Vivendi Games

France publisherfounded in 1996 closed in 2008-07 status: bought

204
games
16.5
per year
12
years active

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

1998 2
2000 1
2001 10
2002 18
2003 47
2004 39
2005 32
2006 22
2007 13
2008 5
2009 9

198 video games with valid date were considered (97%)

Overall rankings

9
70
43
8
0
3.6
average

Common gametypes

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

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

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