Activision Blizzard
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Game developer's newest 'Call of Duty' helps veterans find jobs...organizers announced. Activision Blizzard, which produces the popular Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk franchises, said its Call of Duty Endowment (CODE) will support other groups that assist veterans with their careers. Unemployment may have... In this article: Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, Paul Rieckhoff, Department of Veterans Affairs, Unemployment, Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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Independent.co.uk - Gadgets & Tech | November 06, 2009
Guitar Hero brings higher revenue for Activision
...for Activision Video game publisher Activision Blizzard reported a quarterly profit that matched analysts' estimates and revenue that was higher than expected, led by sales of the company's latest "Guitar Hero" offering. Activision, the...
In this article: Revenue, Activision, Guitar Hero, Bobby Kotick, Market capitalization, Enterbrain, NPD, Santa Monica, and Wall Street
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IGN | October 26, 2009
Guitar Hero Becomes First Videogame to Surpass One Million Facebook Fans
...Facebook Fans Facebook loves Guitar Hero. October 26, 2009 - SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero is the first console videogame franchise to surpass 1 million Facebook fans demonstrating the...
In this article: Guitar Hero, Facebook, Guitar Hero 5, The NPD Group, Vampire Weekend, SQL, Santa Monica, California, Official Xbox Magazine, and MySQL
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Fool.com: The Motley Fool | November 06, 2009
This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves
...of her No Doubt bandmates. The pop rockers are suing Activision Blizzard for the way they can be depicted on Band Hero -- the latest installment in the Guitar Hero franchise that hit the market this week. No Doubt agreed to submit their...
In this article: Best Buy, EBay, Nasdaq, Microsoft, DVD, Diedrich Coffee, Sonic Solutions, and Gwen Stefani
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Gamespot | November 05, 2009
Activision Blizzard posts $15 million profit, revenue up $23 million
...and Charttrack/Gfk. In a statement accompanying the announcement, Activision Blizzard's famously outspoken CEO Bobby Kotick credited Guitar Hero 5 and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 as the quarter's biggest two debut games. Also helping fill...
In this article: Activision, Bobby Kotick, Revenue, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft
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The State | November 06, 2009
Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook
...game is displayed at a Micro Center store in Santa Clara, Calif. Activision Blizzard Inc. releases quarterly earnings at the close of the market Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. - Marcio Jose Sanchez /AP Photo In this photo made Monday, Nov. 2,...
In this article: Activision, Revenue, Activision Blizzard Inc., Bobby Kotick, World of Warcraft, Micro Center, Guitar Hero, and Thomson Reuters
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Throw This Stock Away
...Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) App Store. My concerns for Activision Blizzard lie beyond the Call of Duty franchise, given that its Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft workhorses are appearing vulnerable these days. World of Warcraft could get shut...
In this article: Nasdaq, Apple, Take-Two Interactive, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero, App Store, World of Warcraft, Netease.com, and Robert Kotick
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Seeking Alpha | October 20, 2009
Activison: Call of Duty Projected to Do Big Business
...Diablo, Tony Hawk, Wolfenstein. Through licenses the company releases games of Spider Man, Transformers, Cabelas Hunting, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, X Men, Shrek, Madagascar, James Bond, and several others. I currently hold shares of...
In this article: Call of Duty, Amazon, Xbox 360, Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2, GameStop, Activision, and StarCraft
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Kotaku | November 05, 2009
Guitar Hero, WoW & World At War Give Activision Better Than Expected Q3 [Business]
...the company. Activision Blizzard had kind words for the Guitar Hero and Call of Duty franchises, which apparently many of you bought over the last three months, helping Acti-Blizz zoom past its projected $700 million quarter. CEO Robert...
In this article: Guitar Hero, World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Activision, Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty, Call of Duty, and U.S.
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USATODAY.com | July 12, 2009
Activision Blizzard stock: Video games can be too exciting
...flipping through your video-game collection. Activision Blizzard publishes some of the most popular video games, including Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk and the acclaimed Call of Duty series. The company's Modern Warfare 2 war simulation, due...
In this article: Activision, Blizzard, S&P 500, USA Today, Discounted cash flow, Modern Warfare 2, Warcraft, and Tony Hawk
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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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