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

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 4, 2016
1 min

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...

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Overwatch has more than 15 million players

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 4, 2016
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Publisher Activision Blizzard revealed today that it has more than 15 million people playing its Overwatch shooter across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The beloved team-based action game debuted in April, and it has quickly established itself as one of the most popular releases in the $99.6 billion gaming market.

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Esports’ ticket to going mainstream: big brands, bigger audience

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 3, 2016
3 min

Despite how big esports might seem, it’s still just a very big niche. That’s according to Mike Sepso, the vice president of publisher Activision’s...

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Here’s our agenda for GamesBeat 2016: The Platform Awakens — with 93 speakers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 26, 2016
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I’ve worked for months to recruit, and sometimes re-recruit, 93 speakers for GamesBeat 2016, our game conference that runs August 1-3 at the beautiful...

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June 2016 NPD: Interactive gaming-toy sales plummet 21% in June

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 22, 2016
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Gamers are spending less on those “toys-to-life” statues. Interactive gaming toys dragged down the accessories sector of U.S. game sales in June, according to industry-tracking...

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Pokémon Go creator John Hanke of Niantic to speak at GamesBeat 2016

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 14, 2016
11 min

John Hanke has come a long way with Niantic Labs, the creator of the mobile gaming sensation Pokémon Go. That augmented reality game is...

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Here’s a handsome boy (Jon Snow actor Kit Harington) in a face scanner for Call of Duty

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 23, 2016
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It’s sad to think that one day Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow on the HBO fantasy epic, will grow old...

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How Activision will make Call of Duty into a bigger esports draw

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 22, 2016
6 min

Call of Duty is already one of the most popular game franchises on Earth, with more than $15 billion in sales over the past...

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Infinity Ward explains its dazzling ship assault demo for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 19, 2016
5 min

At Sony’s press event at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Activision showed off its hands-on combat for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Fans have...

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Activision Blizzard’s first TV show Skylanders Academy to debut on Netflix

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 16, 2016
2 min

Activision Blizzard Studios announced today that its first television show, Skylanders Academy, will debut in the fall of 2016 on Netflix. The show is...

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