So have you been wondering why Activision Blizzard decided not to take on most of the merged company's products from Vivendi Games this year? In an conference call with analysts on Thursday following the release of their latest financial numbers, the company's CEO Bobby Kotick said those games simply did not have sequel potiential.

The old Activision certainly has exploited games like the Tony Hawk and Call of Duty franchises but most of the Vivendi Games properties didn't have that kind of feel, with Kotick saying, "With respect to the franchises that don't have the potential to be exploited every year across every platform, with clear sequel potential that can meet our objectives of, over time, becoming $100 million-plus franchises, that's a strategy that has worked very well for us". Activision only took on a few of the Vivendi Games titles, including the upcoming open world action game Prototype and an unannounced title.

However those Vivendi Games left out in the cold by the Activision Blizzard merger have found new homes, including The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Dark Athena which went to Atari (which is also rumored to have gotten the Ghostbusters game). Still awaiting a home; Double Fine's Brutal Legend and Massive Entertainment's World in Conflict: Soviet Assault.