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Modern Warfare 2 blows hole in record book...into entertainment history. After hauling in the biggest-ever first-day sales total last week, the game continues to break records. Activision Blizzard, which released the game 10 November, said the latest game in its Call of Duty... In this article: Activision, Modern Warfare 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard, Take-Two Interactive Software, Batman, and Xbox 360 |
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Kansas City Star | 2 days ago
Starwatch Consumer Penney's ends ‘big book' catalogs; Turkey Day travel
...way into entertainment history. After hauling in the biggest-ever first-day sales total last week, the game continues break records. </p><p> Activision Blizzard Inc., which released the game Nov. 10, said the latest game in its “Call...
In this article: J.C. Penney Co., Activision Blizzard Inc., China, Seattle, Plano, and Texas
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Reuters | 2 days ago
UPDATE 1-NetEase Q3 earnings, revenue miss Street estimates
...quarter from 88.3 percent in the second quarter due to additional costs associated with its recent launch of Activision Blizzard's <ATVI.O> hit online game World of Warcraft. Earlier this month, a Chinese regulator ordered NetEase.com to...
In this article: NetEase, Revenue, World of Warcraft, Tencent Holdings, and China
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AP Online | 3 days ago
'Call of Duty' setting entertainment records
...its way into entertainment history. After hauling in the biggest-ever first-day sales total last week, the game continues bust records. Activision Blizzard Inc., which released the game Nov. 10, says the latest in its "Call of Duty"...
In this article: Activision, Activision Blizzard Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., Batman, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Sony, Microsoft, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and The Dark Knight
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L.A. Times - Money & Company | 3 days ago
Video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 gets Hollywood-scale launch
...entertainment reporter Ben Fritz writes today. That represents about 8 million units sold, according to estimates by publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. of Santa Monica. "This provided the entire industry with a shot in the arm," said...
In this article: Modern Warfare 2, Hollywood, Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard Inc., Los Angeles Times, Revenue, Blizzard, YouTube, and Bobby Kotick
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Call of Duty game sells $550 million in five days
"Call of Duty" game sells $550 million in five days Activision Blizzard Inc said its video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" scored record sales of $550 million in its first five days, but the company is still concerned about weak...
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UPDATE 1- Call of Duty game sells $550 mln in 5 days
...game sells $550 mln in 5 days * Sales outpace "Grand Theft Auto IV" * Shares up 5 cents to $11.74. Activision Blizzard Inc <ATVI.O> said its video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" scored record sales of $550 million in its first...
In this article: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision, Activision Blizzard Inc, United States, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, Nintendo Co, Bobby Kotick, Electronic Arts Inc, Sony Corp, and Microsoft Corp
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MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse | 3 days ago
'Call of Duty 2' grosses $550M in first five days
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Activision Blizzard Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!atvi/quotes/nls/atvi (ATVI 11.69, -0.03, -0.26%) said Wednesday that its video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" sold units totaling about $550 million worldwide in...
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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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