Vivendi Will Not Help Ubisoft After All

Arnaud writes "A rumor saying Vivendi Universal Games could help Ubisoft against Electronic arts began to spread on the web yesterday. This information has been denied by Vivendi: "In view of the rumors reported in the press, Vivendi Universal denies that any negotiations are taking place concerning the takeover of Ubisoft." The amazing thing is how widely reported this rumour was, to the point where the real story was drowned out by the rumour.

That's Interesting

[blueZhift]

Well that's interesting. I would guess though that the French govt will do what it can to prevent or impede any EA takeover of Ubisoft. Not only that, while Vivendi has denied any direct involvement at this point, that doesn't mean they won't take some interest in the matter at some point. I can't help but wonder if companies intentionally start/encourage these rumors as trial balloons. In the end, if Vivendi thinks they can make money on the deal, they'll come into play later, though not necessarily on Ubisoft's side. What the govt does in response to all of this should be fun to watch. Of course the real fun will begin if the U.S. govt decides to get involved given how much we just love the French here in the States!

In an alternate reality...

[Sidoine]

Vivendi said "Yes, we want to buy a lot of Ubi Soft shares. Hurry! Buy Ubi Soft shares, price will rise and we will have to pay you a lot for them."

Well...

[DrZombie]

I used to work at Red Storm Entertainment, and Ubisoft took them over. Is karma just coming around?

// I don't know if ubisoft buying red storm was a good or bad thing, I had already left by then.