Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard blows past earnings and revenue estimates

Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat expectations for its first fiscal quarter that ended March 31.

The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company said non-GAAP net income was 19 cents a share, up from 17 cents a share a year ago. Revenues were $772 million, compared with $804 million a year ago. Analysts had expected a consensus of 10 cents a share and revenues of $689 million.

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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.