Activision Blizzard
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Activision Blizzard: Major Investing Opportunity...the music genre sales. Upside from DJ Hero ATVI shares are cheap because they are over-discounting music genre fatigue (Guitar Hero) and the World of Warcraft transition in China to NetEase. Concerning the slowing music genre sales, DJ... In this article: Activision Blizzard, World of Warcraft, DJ Hero, Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, Sony, Microsoft, Balance sheet, Revenue, and Recession |
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Gamespot | May 31, 2009
Starcraft II by end of 2009, Call of Duty expanding to new genres
...new genres Activision Blizzard touches off E3 with a marathon investor call tipping hand on RTS date, PSP Guitar Hero, Call of Duty expanding to new genres, and new James Bond, Tony Hawk, Spider-Man, and Transformers in 2010. LOS...
In this article: Robert Kotick, Guitar Hero, Mike Morhaime, Blizzard, Activision, Call of Duty, and StarCraft II
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IGN | May 31, 2009
E3 2009: Activision Blizzard Reveals Next Steps
E3 2009: Activision Blizzard Reveals Next Steps Corporate conference call points to a 2009 release for Starcraft II, among other major announcements for the company's major franchises. by IGN Staff May 31, 2009 - You might be playing...
In this article: E3, Tony Hawk, StarCraft II, Tony Hawk, Activision, StarCraft, SQL, Guitar Hero, and Diablo
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Gamespot | July 28, 2009
The HotSpot - Comic-Con 2009, Assassin's Creed 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction
...more. Tor Thorsen, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair recap a news-packed first day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, with all the latest from E3 briefings held by Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Electronic Arts. Shaun...
In this article: GameSpot, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo, and Sony
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Variety.com - Videogames News | October 22, 2008
E3 goes big again in 2009 - Entertainment News, Business News, Media - Variety
...it "terrible." Gallagher stressed that non-ESA members will be allowed to display at this year's E3, a clear reference to several major publishers including Activision Blizzard and LucasArts that dropped out of the org earlier this year.
In this article: E3, John Riccitiello, and LucasArts
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Boston Globe -- Technology stories | June 01, 2009
Video game stocks head higher on eve of expo
...Los Angeles to show off the latest games. Though E3 doesn't officially start until Tuesday, Activision Blizzard Inc. already held a presentation Sunday that highlighted the company's game lineup. "Despite the 2009 lineup being the largest...
In this article: Activision, Activision Blizzard Inc., THQ Inc, E3, All rights reserved, Electronic Entertainment Expo, and Metacritic.com
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I4U News | February 03, 2009
E3 Expo 2009 going back to its Roots
...is still floor space available for gaming companies. The highlights of the E3 2009 Expo exhibitors include Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA, Activision Blizzard, Take-Two and Square Enix. How flashy the E3 Expo 2009 will be is not clear yet.
In this article: E3, Sony, Take-Two, Nintendo, Square Enix, Sony PS3, Microsoft, and Entertainment Software Association
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VentureBeat | May 31, 2009
Biggest video game maker Activision Blizzard kicks off E3 announcements with plan for financial domination
Activision Blizzard kicked off the first in a series of E3 press conferences today with a webcast that highlighted the big games that are expected to generate millions and millions of game sales for the company this year. While...
In this article: Blizzard Entertainment, Bobby Kotick, Mike Morhaime, Activision, Guitar Hero, StarCraft II, E3, World of Warcraft, and Battle.net
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Wired: Game Life | February 06, 2009
Blizzard Drops Out of E3 2009
...StarCraft II and any news pertaining to the company's mega-successful MMO. As for what will appear at E3, we expect Activision Blizzard's presence will focus on Activision properties such as the Guitar Hero games and the Call of Duty line.
In this article: Blizzard Entertainment, E3, BlizzCon, Guitar Hero, Diablo III, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Activision
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Gamedaily Biz | February 02, 2009
E3 2009 Reveals Initial List of Exhibitors
...attending so far include: As you can see from the list above, Activision Blizzard is indeed attending E3 this year following the company's decision to ditch the event in 2008 along with its membership in the ESA. There's no word yet on...
In this article: E3, Ncsoft, and Entertainment Software Association
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Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is the American holding company for Activision and Blizzard Entertainment, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. The company is the result of a merger between Activision and Vivendi Games, announced on December 2, 2007 in a deal worth USD$18.8 billion. The deal closed July 9, 2008. The company believed that the merging of the two companies would create "the world’s largest and most profitable pure-play video game publisher". It believes that it is the only publisher that has "leading market positions across all categories" of the video game industry.
In April 2008, the European Commission permitted the merger to take place. The Commission essentially needed to approve that there weren't any antitrust issues in the merger deal. On July 8, 2008, Activision announced that stockholders had agreed to merge. The deal closed on July 9, 2008, and the total transaction was an estimated $18.9 billion. The company does not publish games under its central name and instead uses its subsidiaries to publish games, similar to how Vivendi Games operated before the merger.
- Name:
- Activision Blizzard, Inc.
- Type:
- Public (NASDAQ: ATVI)
- Location:
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Founded:
- 2008
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- ATVI
- Industry:
- Computer and video games
- Key People:
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- Jean-Bernard Levy, Chairman
- Michael Morhaime, President and CEO of Blizzard Entertainment
- Robert Kotick, President and CEO
- Products:
- Revenue:
- $5 billion (2008)
- Parent Company:
- Vivendi
- Subsidiaries:
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