Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II debuts on October 28.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II debuted on October 28.
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Activision Blizzard bookings fall 3% to $1.83B in Q3

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 6 min

Activision Blizzard reported that its bookings for the third quarter ended September 30 fell 3% to $1.83 billion compared to a year ago. But that news was overshadowed by some positive news this morning: In Q4 so far, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has sold more than $1 billion worth in its first 10 days on the market.

Analysts had expected the Santa Monica, California-based company to hit bookings of $1.7 billion for the quarter. Activision confirmed it will have a premium Call of Duty game launching in 2023.

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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.