资料来源：http://www.worldofraids.com/，以下为原文，如果不愿看E文，请直接拉到底部看中文翻译……
The announcement was made 1 hour ago; our favorite game and the incoming expansion (WotLK) shouldnt be affected by the merger of Blizzard and Activision
We‘re pleased to announce that along with the other companies that make up Vivendi Games, we are merging with Activision to form a new global entertainment organization called Activision Blizzard (pending shareholder and regulatory approval). Similar to our previous arrangement, Blizzard Entertainment will now operate as a division of this new organization.
There will be no changes to our games, our websites, our personnel, or our day-to-day operations as a result of the deal. However, this combining of resources will benefit all of the companies involved and will further strengthen Blizzard‘s ability to continue delivering high-quality content for our players around the world for many years to come. To learn more about this exciting new development, please read our Activision Blizzard FAQ.
Blizzard and the other companies that make up Vivendi Games will combine with Activision to form a new public company called Activision Blizzard
Joining forces with Activision will create a stronger and more diversified company that we anticipate will benefit and strengthen both brands
Activision will be renamed Activision Blizzard, Inc and will continue to be a publicly listed company traded on NASDAQ. You will be able to buy stock in the combined company.
The transaction is subject to approval of Activision shareholders, customary closing conditions, and regulatory approvals. Pending approval, the companies expect the transaction to be completed by mid 2008.
不用逐字逐句翻译了吧，大概说一下讲了些什么好了：
Blizzard以及威望迪旗下所有公司和Activision合并，改名Activision Blizzard。Blizzard旗下的游戏，《魔兽世界》还有未来的《巫妖王之怒》不会受到这次变动影响。Activision和Blizzard将是各自独立的部门，不会对彼此产生影响。所有相关的东西的包括网站、LOGO、人员以及日常业务，都不会改变。也就是说我们不用担心《巫妖王之怒》会因此变成《毁灭战士》=。=
那么合并的目的，自然是为了双赢，以创造一个更强大和更多元化的公司，并有利于加强双方的品牌。同时，你现在可以在纳斯达克购买新公司的股票了……
整个合并工作大概会在2008年中期完成。然后为了以示庆祝会推出《巫妖王之怒》。（好吧，最后这句是我加的……）
一些相关资料：
Activision：美国动视有限公司(Activision)是全球顶级的互动娱乐软件出版商之一，其2004年的财政收入达112亿人民币元(14亿美元)。美国动视同时拥有针对不同目标市场的、各种类型的娱乐软件，遍及目前流行的所有硬件平台和操作系统。对应持续增长的各类消费群体，美国动视也创建、认证、获得了许多具有很高知名度的娱乐软件品牌，包括——《使命召唤》(Call of Duty)、《毁灭战士》(DOOM)、《雷神之锤》(Quake)、《电影大亨》、《滑板天王》(Tony Hawk)、《蜘蛛侠》(Spider-Man)、《怪物史莱克》(Shrek)、《X战警》(X-Men)，《迫切任务》(True Crime)、《神奇四侠》(Fantastic Four)和《马达加斯加岛》(Madagascar)等，其产品囊括了动作、冒险、运动、竞速、角色扮演、模拟、战略等多种类型。
