Activision Blizzard beats expectations as Q4 revenue grows 21% to $2.41 billion Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 4, 2021 5 min Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat Wall Street’s expectations with 21% revenue growth to $2.41 billion for the fourth quarter ended December 31.... Continue Reading 5 min
Call of Duty hits $3 billion in bookings in 2020, Warzone with Cold War moved to December 16 Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 4, 2020 2 min Call of Duty hit new records in the past year as net bookings crossed $3 billion, according to Activision Blizzard. Meanwhile, the new Call... Continue Reading 2 min
Razer Kishi controller brings console precision to iPhone games Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 16, 2020 2 min Razer is launching the Kishi Universal Gaming Controller for the iPhone. Finally, I’ve got something that gives me an unfair advantage in a Call... Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: What we’ve learned about pandemic gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 7, 2020 6 min The second-quarter earnings results from major game companies over the past two weeks have taught us more about how gamers are responding to the... Continue Reading 6 min
Sensor Tower — Call of Duty: Mobile passed 250 million downloads in 8 months Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 23, 2020 1 min Call of Duty: Mobile has hit 250 million downloads since its debut on October 25, according to mobile measurement firm Sensor Tower. Players on... Continue Reading 1 min
Activision delays new seasons for Call of Duty amid unrest Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2020 1 min Activision announced that it has delayed new seasons for its Call of Duty games amid unrest in the U.S. The nationwide protests erupted and... Continue Reading 1 min
Call of Duty: Warzone hits 60 million downloads in less than 2 months Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 5, 2020 2 min More than 60 million players have parachuted into Call of Duty: Warzone in the past 52 days since its launch, according to Activision Blizzard.... Continue Reading 2 min
Call of Duty Mobile has passed 150 million downloads Posted byby Mike Minotti February 6, 2020 1 min Call of Duty has been popular on consoles and PC for years. Now the shooter franchise is a hit on Android and iOS thanks... Continue Reading 1 min
Tencent’s TiMi J3 studio cracked the code on adapting Call of Duty for mobile Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 16, 2020 5 min Mobile games are expected to generate $86 billion in 2019, or 2.4 times the revenue for PC and console games, according to App Annie.... Continue Reading 5 min
App Annie: The biggest apps and games of 2019 Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2019 3 min No doubt you’ve heard of Facebook Messenger, the top non-game app of 2019 in terms of downloads. But how about Free Fire, the battle... Continue Reading 3 min