December court filing: Activision revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops III cost $450M+ to make, Modern Warfare cost $640M+, and Black Ops Cold War cost $700M+
The biggest development budgets ever disclosed by a game company, buried in a court filing (but found by Game File), along with updated sales figures.
Activision drops team entry fees for its professional Call of Duty League, and will return prior collected fees, as the esports industry faces profit challenges
The teams, including ones owned by sports-business billionaires Robert Kraft and Stan Kroenke, will no longer be required to pay …
Candy Crush shows little sign of disappearing after 10 years, with estimated earnings similar to the Star Trek or Superman franchises, sans the cultural impact
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Activision Blizzard reports Q1 revenue down 22% YoY to $1.77B, net income down 36% to $395M, Activision MAUs down 33% to 100M, and Blizzard MAUs down 19% to 22M
Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz :
Sony's shares fell 13% on Wednesday, its biggest drop since October 2008, wiping $20B off its valuation, after Microsoft announced its Activision deal
Sony Group Corp. shares fell 13% in Tokyo on Wednesday, their biggest drop since October 2008, after PlayStation rival Microsoft Corp. announced …
Analysis: Apple's operating profits from games in FY 2019 totaled $8.5B, $2B more than the combined profits of Sony, Activision, Nintendo, and Microsoft
Activision beats expectations in Q2 with revenue of $2.29B, up 19% YoY, and net bookings of $1.92B, down only 7% YoY, notes risks of the sexual harassment suit
Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat Wall Street's and its own expectations with 19% revenue growth to $2.29 billion for the second quarter ended June 30.
Activision Blizzard reports Q1 revenue of $2.28B, up 27% YoY; Activision had 150M+ MAUs, with Call of Duty MAUs growing 40% YoY
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Activision Blizzard beats Q4 estimates with $2.01B in revenue, up 49% YoY; stock up 9%+
so why won't it share the actual number? Fortune : Activision Announces $1 Billion Stock Repurchase as its Revenue Climbs Anya George Tharakan / Reuters : Activision sales top Street; Co hikes dividen...
Zynga reports Q3 revenue of $196M, net income of $3M, up from last year's Q3 loss of $57.1M; MAUs fall to 75M from 103M a year ago
but also delays two major games Zynga : Zynga Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results Tom Dotan / The Information : Will Candy Crush Melt In Activision's Mouth?