Topic: Activision Inc.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick told Reuters that stores may face a shortage of its new children's game this holiday season and tried to cast doubt on a rival's upcoming game that analysts say could eat into ...
(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard revealed it has lost almost a million users for its "World of Warcraft" cash cow, dampening enthusiasm for its blockbuster "Call of Duty" franchise and wiping 3 percent off its share price.The largest U.S. video games publisher raised ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top executive at Activision Blizzard, the largest video game publisher in the United States, defended the company's strategy of investing only in a few big hits.Earlier this week, the company said it was disbanding the unit that ...
Activision Blizzard said it is bringing the curtain down on a "Guitar Hero" music videogame franchise that lets players pretend to be rock stars.The Southern California-based company on Wednesday also revealed plans for a seven percent reduction in staff, with members of ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's first-quarter outlook missed Wall Street expectations and it said it would disband the unit that makes Guitar Hero music games, sending its shares down 8 percent.The company forecast revenue of $640 million in the first ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard said on Wednesday it would it would disband the unit that makes its Guitar Hero games, citing declining popularity for music-themed video games.The company, whose first-quarter outlook was below Wall Street expectations, said it would disband ...
Activision targets game rival Electronic Arts in $400 million lawsuit over poached employeesActivision Blizzard Inc., the video game maker behind the smash-hit shooter "Call of Duty: Black Ops," on Tuesday added a new target in its lawsuit against two former executives: rival ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc expects to drive growth by expanding the reach of its existing game portfolio but sees less opportunity in new markets for mobile and social games.Activision Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said that as the $50 billion ...
Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) reported strong third quarter 2010 results, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents.. Total costs and expenses on a non-GAAP basis were $687.0 million in the third quarter, down 4.1% from $716.0 million in the prior-year quarter. ...
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is a publisher of online and console games, with locations in North America, Europe , Asia and Australia . Our Company The merger of Activision and Blizzard Entertainment created Activision Blizzard, Inc. on July 10 , 2008 . Barron's ...