Cataclysm is about to be released and helps Blizzard make a profit
Posted by meilleursDofuskamas on February 4th, 2020
World of Warcraft boosts Vivendi profits
Vivendi Universal has announced a 12.1 percent increase in profits for your second quarter of 2006, thanks partially to the continued success of Blizzardâs World of Warcraft.
Company revenues have risen by 4.824 billion Euro, a growth on 4.585 billion Euro the prior year.
Pre-tax profits reached 1.298 billion Euro, up from 1.158 billion Euro in 2005, together with the company citing Blizzardâs MMORPG as well as Canal+ pay TV as particularly strong performers.
Earnings for VU Games have started 29.6 percent, from 125 million Euro in 2005 to 162 million Euro for your three months ended June 30th. Pre-tax profits for VU Games have started 5 million Euros through the previous period, to arrive at 39 million World of Warcraft Classic Gold Euros.
Chairman of Vivendiâs management board, Jean-Bernard Levy, commented: âIn the initial half of 2006, Vivendi yet again achieved substantial improvement in operating performance, thereby demonstrating it has been following a right strategy. This was true of the whole businesses, with regards to both revenue and earnings.â
Vivendiâs overall post tax profit for Q2 2006 reached 1.16 billion Euro, in comparison with 756 million Euro the prior year.
Cataclysm to file for in China next month
Seven months after its Western release, World Of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm is going to be released in mainland China on July 12.
"We've always appreciated Chinese gamers' passion and support for World of Warcraft, and we're excited they can soon have the ability to enjoy every one of the great new content this expansion can give," commented Mike Morhaime, CEO of Blizzard Entertainment. I know that sometimes you need a lot of WOW Classic Gold in the game. If you are bored about farming gold, you can buy WOW Classic Gold online, and ZZWOW is always your best choice.
The late release is surely an improvement on previous expansion packs, with The Burning Crusade launching eight months as soon as the West and The Wrath of Lich King, that has been rejected twice through the Chinese government, released 23 months following the West.
At time Blizzard credited the Chinese discharge of The Wrath of Lich King, with assisting to push player numbers above 12 million.
World of Warcraft has already established a troubled history in China, facing objections from China's General Administration of Press and Publication, and moving operators from The9 to NetEase.
