Call of Duty League: How Activision reimagined its city-based esports structure
Taking lessons from the success of the Overwatch League, Activision has revamped the structure of its esports competition in the newly re-christened Call of...
BlizzCon seems like a disaster waiting to happen
World of Warcraft and Overwatch publisher Blizzard Entertainment is in a mess. It punished Hearthstone esports competitor Blitzchung for speaking out in support of...
Sensor Tower — Call of Duty: Mobile breaks first-week record with 100 million downloads
Call of Duty: Mobile has reached 100 million downloads one week after its October 1 launch, according to market analyst Sensor Tower. This is more...
Call of Duty: Mobile marches past 35 million downloads
Activision Blizzard announced today Call of Duty: Mobile has surpassed 35 million downloads less than a week after its launch. The mobile version of...
Sensor Tower — Call of Duty: Mobile already achieves 20 million installs
Call of Duty: Mobile has reached 20 million installs and has earned $2 million so far, according to market analyst Sensor Tower. The mobile...
Sensor Tower — Call of Duty: Mobile has 3 million installs and rising
Call of Duty: Mobile came out today, and it’s already seen 3 million installs according to market analyst Sensor Tower. This mobile version of...
The DeanBeat: After all these years, Hollywood still doesn’t get games
NBCUniversal made a big mistake this week by deciding to shut down the game publishing business that Chris Heatherly spent almost three years building....
Blizzard nets more Hearthstone and World of Warcraft players while Overwatch keeps stable
World of Warcraft and Hearthstone had more players in the second quarter of 2019 than in the first, but Overwatch was flat. All three...
Activision bets on higher results with dual launch of Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Mobile
Activision Blizzard reported strong earnings for the second quarter, and the company said it expects to drive its core Call of Duty franchise higher...
Activision Blizzard sees uptick in live games from Blizzard and King in strong Q2
Activision Blizzard reported today that its earnings for the second quarter ended June 30 beat Wall Street’s expectations on both earnings and revenues. But...