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Activision Racks Up $500M In Sales Of Destiny

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Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision Publishing reports that it sold more than $500M of its latest title, Destiny , as of day one. Activision claimed that the numbers make Destiny the "most successful new video game franchise launch of all time." Activision said the numbers include retail and first party orders worldwide.

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Call of Duty: WWII Tops $1 Billion In Sales

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Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision says the latest installment in its popular Call of Duty game line, Call of Duty: WWII , has just passed up $1 billion in global sales. Activision says the game is now the number one selling console video game in North America. Activision did not release total sales on Destiny.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II Tops $1 Billion Sales Mark

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Santa Monica-based videogame developer Activision Publishing , which is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, reports that its newly launched title, Call of Duty: Black Ops II , just crossed the $1 billion mark in retail sales. Activision said it reached that retail sales mark just fifteen days after launch.

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Activision Racks Up Over $500M In Opening Weekend For Call of Duty:WWII

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Santa Monica-based Activision reported today that it passed up more than $500M in sell through for the opening weekend of its new title, Call of Duty: WWII. Activision said it sold more than twice as many units in the opening weekend compared with last year's release. READ MORE>>.

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Fans.lu Ties With Game Development Organization

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Los Angeles-based Fans.lu , a developer of an e-commerce storefront to help game companies sell merchandise such as shirts, hats, posters, and more directly to their gamer fans, said over the weekend that it has partnered with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).

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Call of Duty Black Ops Sales Hit $650M

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Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing has updated sales figures for its latest blockbuster release, Call of Duty: Black Ops , saying that the title has now grossed more than $650M in worldwide sell through in the last five days. Call of Duty: Black Ops was developed by Santa Monica studio Treyarch. READ MORE>>.

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Activision Blizzard's Take On Call Of Duty Black Ops: $360M

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Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard reports today that it saw about $360 million in sales Tuesday, in the first 24 hours of the release of its new title, Call of Duty: Black Ops. Activision sold approximately 5.6 The new Call of Duty title was developed by Santa Monica-based Treyarch Studios. READ MORE>>.