So you have just merged two of the biggest gaming publishers into one massive mega-company in Activision Blizzard. What do you do for an encore? Variety's gaming blog site has some info on what the merger between Activision and Vivendi Games will do in the future. One is that Vivendi's Sierra Entertainment brand will likely face some cuts in both upcoming games and in their many internal development studios. Some of those games and studios might be sold off to other game publishers. Decisions on those items are expected to be made in about 30 days.

While we have already reported on Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward getting a new contract, the Variety blog also reports that executives at Blizzard have also signed long term contracts with the new Activision Blizzard which should ensure their participation in upcoming projects. In fact Activision first wanted to buy Blizzard by itself before deciding on the merger with the entire Vivendi Games lineup.