Ten Deals That Shook The Industry2009-09-10Activision's merger with Vivendi and Electronic Arts' continued efforts to swallow up Take-Two are the big news of the day, but the history of the videogame industry is filled with ground-breaking deals between major players - and not all of them end happily.
The joining of Activision and Vivendi is the biggest, and the tussle between EA and Take-Two may very well be the most painfully protracted, but as a report by MCV shows, big deals between industry powerhouses is nothing new. Its list of "Top Ten Deals That Shook The Industry" includes many that are well know, one or two that aren't and a few that some people very likely wish they could take bac...