his past December, news surfaced of a proposed merger between Activision and Vivendi Games, in a deal valued at 18.9 billion. While the agreement was all but set in stone, the duo made clear that the approval of shareholders was needed to advance the union. Yesterday, Activision held their shareholders meeting, and the results were made public knowledge almost immediately afterwards; an overwhelming 92 percent approved of the arrangement. As a result, starting today Activision Blizzard is official.

According to The Washington Post, some analysts predict that the merger will result in over a billion dollars in profits during the pair’s first financial year, which will boost Activision Blizzard to the top publishing spot worldwide – even surpassing the long time champ Electronic Arts.

So what is in store for the future of Activision Blizzard? No leaked news as of yet, but perhaps we will get some more details next week during Activision’s off-site E3 event.