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Benutzer:Mielas/Vivendi Games

2007-04-28T19:17:49Z

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'''Vivendi Games''' (formely known as '''Vivendi Universal Games''') is a global developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Vivendi Games is a 100% subsidiary of [[Vivendi SA]]. Headed by Bruce Hack, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and employs over 3,400 people at 4 separate development divisions:

[[Blizzard Entertainment]], best known for its Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo franchises, has taken the online games market by storm with World of Warcraft, the world's most popular MMO game. With more than eight million customers , World of Warcraft is the only MMO game playing in all key markets including North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, China and Taiwan. Headquarted in Irvine, California, Blizzard employs 250 developers, programmers and writers all dedicated to the creation of games. Blizzard has one wholly owned subsidiary, Swingin' Ape Studios.

Sierra Entertainment is a main publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software. Sierra is renowned for releasing critically acclaimed and award-winning titles that represent a wide variety of entertainment for both console and PC platforms. The studio's top-selling titles include 50 Cent: Bulletproof, created in collaboration with hip-hop music sensation 50 Cent, Crash Tag Team Racing, Robots and F.E.A.R. Operated out of Los Angeles, California, Sierra employs over 700 in development and has four wholly owned studios, High Moon Studios, Radical Entertainment, Swordfish Studios and Massive Entertainment.

Vivendi Games owns the rights to such franchises as [[Warcraft universe|Warcraft]], [[StarCraft]], [[Diablo (computer game)|Diablo]] and [[World of Warcraft]] from Blizzard Entertainment as well as others like [[Crash_Bandicoot_series|Crash Bandicoot]], [[Spyro the Dragon (series)|Spyro]], [[Empire Earth (series)|Empire Earth]], [[Leisure Suit Larry]], [[Ground Control]] and [[Tribes (series)|Tribes]].

[[René Pénisson]] is the chairman for Vivendi Games and [[Bruce Hack]] is the Chief Executive Officer.

In 2004, Vivendi Games sold one of its divisions, [[Knowledge Adventure]] to a group of private investors.

In 2005 Vivendi's revenues made 641 million euros with earnings from operations equaling to 41 million euros.

In 2006 Vivendi Games created a new mobile division '''Vivendi Games Mobile''', which was promised to begin publishing and distributing games in 2006 through mobile carriers and portals.

==See also==
*[[Vivendi]]
*[[List of assets owned by Vivendi]]

==External links==
*[http://www.vivendi.com/ Vivendi.com - Official site of Vivendi]
*[http://vugames.com/ VUgames.com - Official site of Vivendi games], redirects to [[Sierra Entertainment]] [http://sierra.com official site].
*[http://www.vivendi.com/corp/en/subsidiaries/index_games.php Vivendi games at Vivendi.com] — Vivendi Games page at [http://www.vivendi.com/ vivendi.com].

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Benutzer:Mielas/Vivendi Games

2007-04-28T02:32:43Z

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{{Infobox Company
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'''Vivendi Games''' (formely known as '''Vivendi Universal Games''') is a global developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Vivendi Games is a 100% subsidiary of [[Vivendi SA]]. Headed by Bruce Hack, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and employs over 3,400 people at 4 separate development divisions:

[[Blizzard Entertainment]], best known for its Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo franchises, has taken the online games market by storm with World of Warcraft, the world's most popular MMO game. With more than eight million customers , World of Warcraft is the only MMO game playing in all key markets including North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, China and Taiwan. Headquarted in Irvine, California, Blizzard employs 250 developers, programmers and writers all dedicated to the creation of games. Blizzard has one wholly owned subsidiary, Swingin' Ape Studios.

Sierra Entertainment is a main publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software. Sierra is renowned for releasing critically acclaimed and award-winning titles that represent a wide variety of entertainment for both console and PC platforms. The studio's top-selling titles include 50 Cent: Bulletproof, created in collaboration with hip-hop music sensation 50 Cent, Crash Tag Team Racing, Robots and F.E.A.R. Operated out of Los Angeles, California, Sierra employs over 700 in development and has four wholly owned studios, High Moon Studios, Radical Entertainment, Swordfish Studios and Massive Entertainment.

Vivendi Games owns the rights to such franchises as [[Warcraft universe|Warcraft]], [[StarCraft]], [[Diablo (computer game)|Diablo]] and [[World of Warcraft]] from Blizzard Entertainment as well as others like [[Crash_Bandicoot_series|Crash Bandicoot]], [[Spyro the Dragon (series)|Spyro]], [[Empire Earth (series)|Empire Earth]], [[Leisure Suit Larry]], [[Ground Control]] and [[Tribes (series)|Tribes]].

[[René Pénisson]] is the chairman for Vivendi Games and [[Bruce Hack]] is the Chief Executive Officer.

In 2004, Vivendi Games sold one of its divisions, [[Knowledge Adventure]] to a group of private investors.

In 2005 Vivendi's revenues made 641 million euros with earnings from operations equaling to 41 million euros.

In 2006 Vivendi Games created a new mobile division '''Vivendi Games Mobile''', which was promised to begin publishing and distributing games in 2006 through mobile carriers and portals.

==See also==
*[[Vivendi]]
*[[List of assets owned by Vivendi]]

==External links==
*[http://www.vivendi.com/ Vivendi.com - Official site of Vivendi]
*[http://vugames.com/ VUgames.com - Official site of Vivendi games], redirects to [[Sierra Entertainment]] [http://sierra.com official site].
*[http://www.vivendi.com/corp/en/subsidiaries/index_games.php Vivendi games at Vivendi.com] — Vivendi Games page at [http://www.vivendi.com/ vivendi.com].

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Nintendo Research & Development 2

2007-02-28T03:28:20Z

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'''Nintendo Research and Development 2''' (R&D2) was a team within [[Nintendo]] that developed software and peripherals. R&D2 did not develop any software titles for the first decade at Nintendo.

Originally led by [[Masayuki Kamimura]], who previously worked for [[Sharp Electronics|Sharp Electronics Corporation]] using an idea of Sharp's solar technology Kamimura's department went on to develop the popular Nintendo beam gun games, selling over 1 million units. Masayuki Kamimura is often referred to, as [[Masayuki Uemura]] for some reason since his brief mention in the book [[Game Over]].

[[Kazuhiko Taniguchi]] took Kamimura's position in 2004. Nintendo R&D2 was later merged into Nintendo's [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|EAD]].

== Games Developed ==
=== [[Satellaview|BS-X: Satellaview (Super Famicom)]] ===
* [[BS Sutte Hakkun]]

=== [[NES]] ===
*[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]

=== [[Super NES]] ===
*[[Marvelous: Another Treasure Island]]
*[[Sutte Hakkun]]
*[[Sutte Hakkun Event Version]]

=== [[Game Boy Color]] ===
*[[Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble]]
*[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]

=== [[Game Boy Advance]] ===
*[[Super Mario Advance]]
*[[Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World]]
*[[Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island]]
*[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]
*[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords]]

=== [[Nintendo DS]] ===
*[[Daigasso! Band Brothers]]

== External links ==
*[http://games.ign.com/objects/762/762781.html IGN Listing for R&D2]

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Nintendo Research & Development 2

2007-02-28T01:02:53Z

Hero of legend:

'''Nintendo Research and Development 2''' (R&D2) was a team within [[Nintendo]] that developed software and peripherals. R&D2 did not develop any software titles for the first decade at Nintendo.

Originally led by [[Masayuki Kamimura]], who previously worked for [[Sharp Electronics|Sharp Electronics Corporation]] using an idea of Sharp's solar technology Kamimura's department went on to develop the popular Nintendo beam gun games, selling over 1 million units. Masayuki Kamimura is often referred to, as [[Masayuki Uemura]] for some reason since his brief mention in the book [[Game Over]].

[[Kazuhiko Taniguchi]] took Kamimura's position in 2004. Nintendo R&D2 was later merged into Nintendo's [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|EAD]].

== Games Developed ==
=== [[Satellaview|BS-X: Satellaview (Super Famicom)]] ===
* [[BS Sutte Hakkun]]

=== [[NES]] ===
*[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]

=== [[Super NES]] ===
*[[Marvelous: Another Treasure Island]]
*[[Sutte Hakkun]]
*[[Sutte Hakkun Event Version]]

=== [[Game Boy Color]] ===
*[[Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble]]
*[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]

=== [[Game Boy Advance]] ===
*[[Super Mario Advance]]
*[[Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World]]
*[[Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island]]
*[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]
*[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords]]

=== [[Nintendo DS]] ===
*[[Daigasso! Band Brothers]]

== External links ==
*[http://games.ign.com/objects/762/762781.html IGN Listing for R&D2]

{{Nintendo Developers}}

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