Vivendi bought up Activision in 2007 for just under $2 billion so it could merge it with Blizzard for maximum profits. Now it's looking to sell the chimera for more than $8 billion.
Neversoft, the studio behind Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, is brought in to work on the Call of Duty series, but that team's history should be a cautionary tale for Activision.
Beenox and Activision's The Amazing Spider-man shows off Peter Parker's good side at E3, but there are still to many questions about its missions and feel to give it an early thumbs up.