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Vivendi Games

1998 / 1996 tot 2 2000 / 1996 tot 3 2001 / 1996 tot 13 2002 / 1996 tot 31 2003 / 1996 tot 79 2004 / 1996 tot 118 2005 / 1996 tot 150 2006 / 1996 tot 172 2007 / 1996 tot 184 2008 / 1996 tot 189 2009 / 1996 tot 198
Founded in 1996 closed in 2008-07
Status: bought
Country: France

205
games
12
active years
16.5
per year
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 [company]Activision Blizzard[/company] in 2008-07.

Website: www.vivendi.com/

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

19982
20001
200110
200218
200348
200439
200532
200622
200712
20085
20099
198 video games with valid date were considered (96.5%)

Overall rankings

8
72
41
9
0

Common gametypes

action/reflex27%shooter16%platformer13%adventure11%racing/driving8%other23%

Top platforms

Xbox 47
Windows 36
PS2 35
GBA 22
GameCube 21
X360 8
Nintendo DS 6
PS 6
PS3 5
Wii 4
PSP 4
GBC 2
iOS 2
N-Gage 2
Mac OS X 2
Half-Life 2 (Windows)
Half-Life 2
WIN 2004-11-15
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus (Windows)
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
WIN 2004-06-18
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (Windows)
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
WIN 2003-03-10
Aliens versus Predator 2 (Windows)
Aliens versus Predator 2
WIN 2001-10-22
Hulk (GameCube)
Hulk
GC 2003-05-27
Crash Tag Team Racing (PlayStation Portable)
Crash Tag Team Racing
PSP 2005-11-10
F.E.A.R. (Windows)
F.E.A.R.
WIN 2005-10-18
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (Windows)
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
WIN 2004-10-05
Diva Starz: Mall Mania (Game Boy Color)
Diva Starz: Mall Mania
GBC 2001
Nexus – The Jupiter Incident (Windows)
Nexus – The Jupiter Incident
WIN 2004-11-05
Hulk (Windows)
Hulk
WIN 2003-05-27
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D (Zeebo)
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D
ZEBO 2009-05-25

Vivendi Games best rated games

Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich2005win
Homeworld 22003win
SWAT 42005win
Empire Earth II2005win
Scarface: The World is Yours2007wii
Half-Life 22004win
Caesar III1998win
Aliens versus Predator 22001win
F.E.A.R.2005win
The Simpsons: Hit & Run2003gc

Vivendi Games worst games

Crash Boom Bang!2006nds
Fight Club2004ps2
Fight Club2004xbox
Enclave2002win
50 Cent: Bulletproof2005xbox

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