Mr Kotick's greatest coup was the merger of Activision with the gaming arm of Vivendi, a French media conglomerate, completed last year.

科迪克的绝顶高招要属去年完成的合并动视公司和威望迪游戏分支，威望迪是法国的一个媒体集团。

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Since Meretzky worked on "Videogame Tycoon, " the idea has only grown more relevant, with Vivendi seizing control of Activision (nasdaq: ATVI - news - people ) last year and Electronic Arts launching its hostile bid for Take-Two.

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Vivendi said it is considering potential deals to sell some of its stake in videogame unit Activision-Blizzard, as it looks to refocus toward media assets.

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