Activision reports record Q2 on the strength of Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush

15 million Overwatch players can’t be wrong.

Activision Blizzard generated $1.57 billion in revenues durings its second quarter. That is up from $1.04 billion during the same period in 2015, and it also bested the $1.43 billion that Activision predicted earlier this year. As is the trend for the gaming industry, the bulk of those sales were digital. The publisher generated more than $1 billion through its digital channels, which is a record for the company in the growing $99.6 billion gaming industry. Earnings were down year-over-year from 29 cents per share in Q2 2015 to 17 cents per share, but that was also well ahead of the guidance.