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Activision Blizzard generates $1.57 billion in Q3 revenue as Overwatch explodes

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Activision Blizzard, one of the world’s biggest game publishers, beat earnings expectations for its third quarter ended September 30.

The company said non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) revenues for the third quarter are $1.57 billion, up 58 percent from $990 million a year earlier. Non-GAAP earnings per share are up 145 percent from a year earlier. That’s pretty impressive, considering the company’s big games won’t make a real impact until the next reporting period. Big releases during the quarter included World of Warcraft: Legion and continued success from the team-shooter Overwatch, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft digital card game, and King’s Candy Crush Saga on mobile.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.