Vivendi posts huge profits due to World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade

Vivendi SA is a video game developer; formerly known as Vivendi Universal”>Vivendi Games is known throughout the world for its four main divisions: Blizzard, Sierra, Sierra Online, and Vivendi Games Mobile. They have pointed out Blizzard‘s World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade as the main reason for the company’s increased revenue.

Vivendi has posted a whopping 117% revenue increase from last year because of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade expansion. The company has also given word regarding their first quarter profits which has been pegged at € 771 million, a substantial gain of 22.8% from their last posting. It only goes to follow that the net income of the media conglomerate has also risen by 32% to € 932 million.

The company has given an official statement in its annual report regarding their increase in revenue saying that “the strong increase is primarily driven by the successful January release of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.” Vivendi definitely has a lot to be happy about but how long will this boom last?

Via Game Informer

Vivendi SA is a video game developer; formerly known as Vivendi Universal”>Vivendi Games is known throughout the world for its four main divisions: Blizzard, Sierra, Sierra Online, and Vivendi Games Mobile. They have pointed out Blizzard‘s World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade as the main reason for the company’s increased revenue.

Vivendi has posted a whopping 117% revenue increase from last year because of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade expansion. The company has also given word regarding their first quarter profits which has been pegged at € 771 million, a substantial gain of 22.8% from their last posting. It only goes to follow that the net income of the media conglomerate has also risen by 32% to € 932 million.

The company has given an official statement in its annual report regarding their increase in revenue saying that “the strong increase is primarily driven by the successful January release of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.” Vivendi definitely has a lot to be happy about but how long will this boom last?

Via Game Informer