Activision Blizzard Merger Pushes Through

Well, it's a done deal. Activision Blizzard is now officially a single entity, appearing in Nasdaq as AVTI.

GameDaily reports the deal officially closes on July 9 and the new company will trade on the Nasdaq under Activision's ATVI ticker. This instantly makes Activision Blizzard the new alpha dog in the industry with a value of $18.9 billion -- EA now trails with $14.1 billion.

My only concern regarding the combined front is how it will affect World of Warcraft. WoW players have been happy (more or less) with how Blizzard has handled the game so far and would like to see things remain that way. While Blizzard has assured players before that the merger will have no bearing in the game, doubt remains. But hey, if it means we'll get StarCraft 2 or Diablo 3 faster, I'm all for it.

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