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JANUARY 2, 2019

Santa Monica-based Activision has fired its CFO, saying on December 31st that it has notified its current Chief Financial Officer, Spencer Neumann, that it intends to terminate his employment. According to Activision, the move is "unrelated to the Company's financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures. "

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard is on the defensive after facing a number of lawsuits and investigations of the company for discrimination and sexual harassment, saying in a letter to employees released by the company to the public that it will have zero tolerance for harassment reported to the firm.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

In further fallout from the controversy over claims of sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard, Coca-Cola and State Farm are reportedly "revisiting" their sponsorship of the Overwatch League and Call of Duty League, Activision Blizzard's e-sports leagues.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

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

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard reported a win in court late Thursday, saying that the United States District Court, Central District of California has invalidated all patent claims asserted by McRO, Inc. activision blizzard patent lawsuit legal mcro planet blue callofduty synchronization uspto' dba Planet Blue.

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JULY 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based videogame maker Activision Blizzard is on the block, with majority owner Vivendi looking to sell the video game business, according to reports this week. Reuters, citing five sources "close to the situation," said that the firm is looking for bidders on Activision.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

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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MAY 6, 2020

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard is seeing a surge in customers, the company said on Tuesday, as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The company just reported results, with sales up 21 percent in the company's first quarter, up to $1.52 billion in Q1. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard Inc. reported third-quarter revenue of $1.2

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

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 destiny videogame sales opening console'

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

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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MARCH 13, 2019

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard is looking to create a new, city-based Call of Duty e-sports league, and has started looking for franchisees willing to pay $25 million to set up a team in their own city, according to a report on Wednesday.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Activision Blizzard’s third-quarter results beat expectations, HP and Intel become sponsors for Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch League and Snapchat adds tracking pixels.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Blizzard tweaks e-sports chats; Disney and Verizon sign deal; Durkin replaces Neumann at Activision Blizzard.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Gimbal acquires part of UberMedia; Bungie terminates Activision contract early, Ring’s security not so secure?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

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

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based Activision is reporting this morning that it has had more than $500M in "sell-through" on its latest title in its first three days of release, saying that it has now set records for most combined players, average hours per player and total number of hours played, on current generation consoles. READ MORE>>

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Activision Blizzard to open Burbank e-sports arena, SpaceX launches mysterious Air Force space plane ahead of Hurricane Irma and Maestro raises $3 Million.

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JUNE 9, 2011

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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MAY 7, 2014

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>>.

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JANUARY 4, 2016

Santa Monica-based Activision has reportedly acquired e-sports organization Major League Gaming , in a deal worth $46M. According to leaked documents sent to shareholders of Major League Gaming, the deal is split between $31M in cash immediately, plus $15M held in escrow.

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JULY 12, 2017

Activision Blizzard Inc. launches pro league for Overwatch, Fifth Wall Ventures powers up accelerator program, Hyperloop One completes full system test in Nevada and interior design app Hutch raises $10 million.

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MARCH 5, 2012

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard said this morning that it has hired a new CFO. The firm said that Dennis Durkin has been named Chief Financial Officer, and will report to CEO Bobby Kotick.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Activision Blizzard Inc. reported solid earnings in the second quarter, but the gains failed to lift the stock price of the embattled Santa Monica-based gaming giant.

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Pricing Activision Santa Monica Report 130

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Activision CEO becomes one of top-paid U.S. executives, Atom tickets partners with Disney for Star Wars Merchandise, and AT&T’s DirecTV launches streaming TV service.

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JUNE 17, 2016

CheckAlt picks up Klik Technologies, Activision Blizzard announces Netflix series, Los Angeles venture capitalist secures startup funds, and more.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing said Tuesday afternoon that it is creating a new, dedicated business unit around its Call of Duty franchise. According to the company, the new unit will be headed by Philip Earl, who currently runs Activision's Asia Pacific region. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

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 Tags: activision blizzard call duty black callofduty videogame content games gaming. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

SpaceX launches communications satellite; Sony bows out of E3 but Activision and Warner Bros. are in; Boring Co. accused of withholding tunnel information

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JULY 1, 2019

Los Angeles is boosting its ever growing presence in the e-sports industry, with a brand new competitive team for Call of Duty , Activision announced on Monday. Activision--based in Santa Monica--said it now has seven teams in its league, including existing teams in Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Paris and Toronto.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2018

LA County weighs electronic voting options; Activision issues Overwatch League changes; Hulu grows revenue 86 percent

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Activision Hulu Sales Report 127

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Bird poaches Uber executives; Activision Blizzard debuts new title and shares surge 8.7 percent; political podcasts coming to pay TV.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

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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AUGUST 8, 2019

The Santa Monica-based video game publisher behind popular games such as “Call of Duty” and “Overwatch” saw its profits decline more than 18% from this time last year, reporting a net income of $328 million.

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JUNE 15, 2020

AT&T is reportedly looking to sell its Warner gaming unit, and is reportedly talking with Take-Two Interactive, Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard to buy the unit for about $4 billion. CNBC--citing "people familiar with the matter"--says no deal has yet been signed. Warner Bros.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Santa Monica-based game maker Activision Blizzard reported Wednesday afternoon that the firm has appointed George L. Activision said the new public policy position was created to "proactively address the complex global legislative issues and regulatory issues likely to face our industry" in the future.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Snap retailing Spectacles for $350 each; Activision Blizzard accused of ignoring deaf gamers; Musk’s toking prompts another investigation

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