It looks like the Activision - Vivendi merger has also affected Psychonauts creator Tim Schafer 's new third-person action title, Brutal Legend . Talking to MTV Multiplayer, Schafer said that further announcements about the game have been put on hold until after "the dust settles from this whole [ Activision Blizzard ] merger thing". Those looking for updates during E3 will also be disappointed as Schafer has confirmed that Brutal Legend will be a no-show. The Activision-Vivendi merger will be made final today , so we can probably look forward to learning more stuff about Eddie Riggs and the axe of the heavy metal gods soon. Brutal Legend is being tracked for a release this year on PS3 and Xbox 360 . ...