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Call of Duty Nets $3 Billion for Activision Blizzard

L.A. Business Journal

Blockbuster video game franchise “Call of Duty” continues to deliver big returns for Santa Monica publisher Activision Blizzard Inc.

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Activision Blizzard Beats Earnings Outlook in Third Quarter

L.A. Business Journal

Activision Blizzard Inc. billion in net revenue. outperformed earnings projections in the third quarter, reporting $1.95

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Activision Says Call Of Duty Hauls In $3 Billion In 12 Months

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Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision says its Call of Duty franchise has surpassed $3 billion in net bookings over the last 12 months. According to Activision, over 200 million people played Call of Duty this year, with November the biggest month ever for monthly players and hours played.

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Activision Blizzard To Slash Almost 800 Employees

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Santa Monica-based game developer Activision Blizzard says it is slashing 8 percent of its staff, or nearly 800 employees, as a part of a restructuring effort at the company. The move comes even as Activions Blizzard reported record net revenues in 2018 of $7.50 bllion, up from the $7.02 billion it had in revenues for 2017.

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 9: Activision Blizzard Announces Third Quarter Earnings

L.A. Business Journal

SpaceX requests lower launch threshold; Activision nets $1.7 billion third quarter revenues; Tastemade to release a book

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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

TechCrunch LA

Existing investors like SeventySix Capital, The Strand Partners, Stadia Ventures, Hersh Interactive Group, and Transcend Fund, as well as early Zoom employees Richard Gatchalian and Aaron Lewis, also participated. .

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Activision Blizzard Sees Higher Than Expected Sales In Q1

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Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision Blizzard said late Tuesday that it saw better than expected financial results for the first quarter of 2014. The company reported net revenues of $1.111 billion, compared with an earlier expectation of only $885M in sales. billion in sales. READ MORE>>.