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NINJIO Adds Activision Blizzard Exec To Board

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Westlake Village-based NINJIO, a provider of cybersecurity awareness training services and content, says it has added Activision Blizzard executive Brett Wahlin to the company's board of directors.

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Report: Activision's Kotick Eyes MySpace

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A report today from AllthingsD says that an investor group, which includes Santa Monica-based Activision 's Bobby Kotick, is in the last legs of negotiating a deal to acquire MySpace , the beleaguered, once-high flying social network. to a bevy of buyers, with no deals yet inked. to a bevy of buyers, with no deals yet inked.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Tops $1 Billion In Sales

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Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing said this morning that its new title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 , has just topped $1 billion in sales. Activision Publishing, which is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, said it took only 16 days for the company to hit the milestone. READ MORE>>.

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Call of Duty Elite Hits One Million Members

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Santa Monica-based Activision reports that its Call of Duty Elite online networking service for players of Call of Duty has hit one million memberships, just six days after launch. Users who signed up for the Elite service had issues logging in and using the service, after it was overwhelmed with new players.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Released

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Santa Monica-based videogame maker Activision said today that it has officially released its latest title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The new title was developed for Activision by studios Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games. The new Call of Duty Elite service will cost $49.99 READ MORE>>.

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China Roundup: Tencent’s new US gaming studio and WeChat’s new paywall

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” Call of Duty: Mobile is developed by Tencent and published by Activision Blizzard (Image: Call of Duty: Mobile via Twitter) . When it comes to making money, TiMi has from the outset been a strong proponent of game-as-a-service whereby it continues to pump out fresh content after the initial download.

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Popbase helps YouTube stars build closer relationships with their fans

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They dominate the media, have accrued millions of fans on social networks and have branched into retail, fashion, production and more. Creators take a 60 percent cut of all revenue with the remainder going to Binary Bubbles, the Los Angeles-based startup behind the service.

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