Some shareholders were apparently not too pleased when Activision and Vivendi made known their plans to form a merger, and filed an injunction suit in an attempt to stop the development in its tracks. All was for naught, however, when the court denied the request to intervene in the planned merger. More details in the full article.

With EA's deadline for Take-Two Interactive coming up fast, a lot of people are eagerly waiting for Take-Two's reply to the game publishing giant's takeover bid. Whatever happens, though, it seems like Rockstar Games president and co-founder Sam Houser actually sees a few good things about an alliance with EA.

(Editor's Note: Never gonna give you up... Never gonna let you down... Never gonna - blargh. Noooo!!!)

Ready to lock yourself in come the 29th? Grand Theft Auto 4 is just around the bend, so if you're planning to pick one up, be ready to cut off the lines to your social life for the next couple of days. Before then, we'll help you prepare with all the things you may have missed out on during the week. It's twice the fun and twice the surprises here in QuickPeek 44. And we promise, no one will be Niko Bellic'ed.

* Article originally posted Apr 26, 2008 at 12:53PM

Electronic Arts has decided to wait a bit more for Take-Two Interactive to reconsider its offer for acquisition. The Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) publisher now has until the 16th of May to say yes to the giant's proposal. However, EA has lowered its per-share purchase rate by 24 cents. All the details follow after the jump!

The latest news regarding the Vivendi and Activision merger has come in. It looks like the new company called Activision Blizzard has been given the go-signal by the European Commission. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

She may have missed small details before, but we found it hard to resist telling you guys about Surfer Girl's latest batch of rumors. This time, an announcement of Diablo 3 was mentioned and other intriguing  games were brought to light. Head over to the full article to find all the details.

The touted merger between Vivendi Universal and Activision sounds real sweet, but for labels other than Blizzard, things may not be as enticing. A recent report over at the Variety Blogs suggests that the veteran developers may see a lot of changes in the near future. Find out why in the full article up ahead.

Merging firms is one way of increasing one's chances of survival in the gaming industry. Apparently, Sega won't be swaying to that direction anytime soon, according to an interview with Simon Jeffrey, chief executive of the U.S. arm of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. Details after the jump!

It was big news when Activision made plans of acquiring Blizzard last year. For this year, CEO Bobby Kotick has announced the plans made by the company for popular game titles such as Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft. Details in the full article.

Don't panic: Take-Two officials have turned down Electronic Arts' offer, and it has remained that way for the moment. But further investigation into the superstar publisher's efforts to acquire Take-Two Interactive has unearthed an official document proposing the recent deal. And the proposal has outlined potential factors aimed at Take-Two's uneasy investors which might actually convince them to support the acquisition - from a profit-business perspective. More at the full story.