Vivendi Games
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Vivendi Games (formerly known as CUC Software, Cendant Software, Havas Interactive, Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing and Vivendi Universal Games) was an American video game publisher and holding company based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1996 as CUC Software, the publishing subsidiary of CUC International, after the latter acquired video game companies Davidson & Associates and Sierra On-Line. Between 1997 and 2001, the company switched parents and names multiple times before ending up organized under Vivendi Universal (later renamed Vivendi). On July 10, 2008, Vivendi Games merged with Activision to create Activision Blizzard.
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Company type | Division |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | July 24, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-07-24) in Torrance, California |
Defunct | July 10, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-07-10) |
Fate | Merged with Activision |
Successor | Activision Blizzard |
Headquarters | , US |
Area served | North America, Europe |
Key people | Bruce Hack (CEO) |
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