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Vivendi acquires top Latin American game studio

February 20, 2007 Vivendi's Sierra Online division, which already teamed with Wanako on Assault Heroes, will further the partnership. TAGS: Vivendi Universal, product development, Xbox Live, online game, acquisition, Microsoft Xbox, console, games

Blizzard wins lawsuit on video game hacking

September 2, 2005 Players do not have the right to reverse-engineer the company's games to improve their playability, a court rules. TAGS: Vivendi Universal, hacking, DMCA, antipiracy, video game, agreement, games, server, video

Behind the Activision-Blizzard union

December 3, 2007 CEO of World of Warcraft publisher pulls back curtain on $18.9 billion dollar deal that changes the face of gaming. TAGS: Vivendi Universal, Activision Inc., union, Blizzard Entertainment, publisher, Guitar Hero, merger, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, CEO, role-playing game, Electronic Arts Inc., games, console

eMusic sold; unlimited MP3 downloads nixed

October 10, 2003 VUNet sells the music subscription service to an obscure holding company, which will radically change subscriber policies. TAGS: EMusic, Vivendi Universal, subscriber, digital music, equity, copy protection, acquisition, MP3, download, Apple iTunes

Year in review: Games as big business

December 24, 2007 The dollars were flying in 2007, whether it was from gamers grabbing for Halo and Guitar Hero, or Vivendi shelling out for Activision. TAGS: virtual worlds, Vivendi Universal, Guitar Hero, Halo 3, online game, World of Warcraft, Activision Inc., video game, entertainment, games, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp., video, Microsoft Corp.

SpiralFrog inks music deal with Universal

August 29, 2006 Start-up to offer Universal songs for free, hopes to make money by showing ads to users as they download music. TAGS: SpiralFrog, Universal Music Group, EMI Group Plc., Vivendi Universal, music, song

'Warcraft': A world in transition

February 2, 2007 As millions of World of Warcraft players move to the Burning Crusade expansion, the original game may be moot.Images: WoW's 'Burning Crusade' TAGS: World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Vivendi Universal, expansion, transition, U.S.

Blizzard abandons DMCA threat over 'WoW' manual

June 9, 2006 Video game maker drops copyright complaints over eBay sale of "World of Warcraft" guide after advocacy group steps in. TAGS: World of Warcraft, DMCA, auction, video game, Vivendi Universal, eBay Inc., complaint, California, video

Larry Lessig visits 'Second Life'

January 19, 2006 The law professor and author stops by the virtual world to talk about issues raised in his book "Free Culture." Photos: Lessig gets real in a virtual world TAGS: Larry Lessig, Second Life, virtual worlds, avatar, author, audience, Vivendi Universal, DIY, professor, San Francisco

Virtual epidemics may hold scientific promise

October 13, 2005 Some see the recent plague that ran amok in the online game "World of Warcraft" as a valuable tool for examining how a real pandemic might behave. Images: Deadly virtual outbreak TAGS: disease, plague, World of Warcraft, epidemic, behavior, Vivendi Universal, virtual worlds, online game

'Warcraft' maker sued for blocking sales of unofficial guide

March 24, 2006 Florida man says that despite the video game maker's claims, his book does not violate copyright and trademark laws. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, auction, eBay Inc., DMCA, complaint, Vivendi Universal, World of Warcraft, guide, online game, video game, Microsoft Word, video, Microsoft Corp.

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