Vivendi Games
France publisherfounded in 1996 closed in 2008-07 status: bought
aka(s): Cendant, Vivendi Universal, Vivendi Universal Games, Vivendi, Vivendi Games Mobile, VU Games
Formerly: Vivendi Universal Games (until 2006-04-20 when shareholders agreen on name change)
Divisions:
* Universal Interactive Studios
* Blizzard Entertainment
* Sierra Entertainment
* Sierra Online
* Vivendi Games Mobile
Was merged with Activision in 2007-12 to form Activision Blizzard in 2008-07.
Website: www.vivendi.com/
Notable collaborators: Keith Arem, Dave Wittenberg, Stephen J. Crow, Craig Hubbard and Matt Uelmen
It is known for Adi, Baldur's Gate, City Building Series, Crash Bandicoot, Empire Earth, F.E.A.R., Ground Control, Half-Life, Homeworld, Leisure Suit Larry, No One Lives Forever, Rock n Roll Racing, Simon the Sorcerer, Spyro, Spyro the Dragon, SWAT, The Legend of Spyro, Tribes, Warcraft, World of Warcraft, You Don't Know Jack
Releases per year
Common gametypes
Top platforms
| Xbox | 46 | |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | 36 | |
| PS2 | 35 | |
| GBA | 22 | |
| GameCube | 21 | |
| X360 | 8 | |
| PS | 6 | |
| Nintendo DS | 6 | |
| PS3 | 5 | |
| Wii | 4 | |
| PSP | 4 | |
| GBC | 2 | |
| iOS | 2 | |
| N-Gage | 2 | |
| Mac OS X | 2 |
Vivendi Games best rated games
| Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich | 2005 | win | |
| Homeworld 2 | 2003 | win | |
| SWAT 4 | 2005 | win | |
| World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | 2007 | win | |
| Empire Earth II | 2005 | win | |
| Scarface: The World is Yours | 2007 | wii | |
| Half-Life 2 | 2004 | win | |
| F.E.A.R. | 2005 | win | |
| Aliens versus Predator 2 | 2001 | win | |
| Caesar III | 1998 | win |
Vivendi Games worst games
| Crash Boom Bang! | 2006 | nds | |
| Fight Club | 2004 | ps2 | |
| Fight Club | 2004 | xbox | |
| Enclave | 2002 | win | |
| James Cameron's Dark Angel | 2002 | ps2 |