Activision Acquires
Game Developer Vicarious Visions (thanks
Frans) announces that Activision
has acquired Vicarious Visions, the primarily console developer. Word is:
"Vicarious Visions has developed five games that have sold more than one
million-units each and is currently co-developing the highly anticipated DOOM
3(TM) for the Xbox with id Software, as well as Spider-Man 2, which will be a
launch title for the upcoming PSP platform. In addition, they have developed
such popular titles for the Game Boy Advance as Shrek 2(TM), Shrek 2: Beg for
Mercy(TM), DreamWorks' Shark Tale(TM) and Tony Hawk's Underground 2 and
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro(TM) for the PlayStation game console."