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Activision Blizzard Announces Better-Than-Expected Third Quarter CY 2009 Financial Results
> > SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced better-than-expected financial results for the third quarter 2009. > For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, Activision Blizzard’s GAAP net revenues were $703 million, as ...
Activision Blizzard Announces Better-Than-Expected Third Quarter CY 2009 Financial Results
investor.activision.com — - Company Calendar Year Financial Outlook Remains Unchanged - SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov 05, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via... COMTEX News Network/ -- Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced better-than-expected financial results for the ... (more) Activision Blizzard Announces Better-Than-Expected Third ...
PS3 Game Sales Insert Foot in Kotick’s Mouth
playstationlifestyle.net — Over the past year, Bobby Kotick , CEO of Activision Blizzard , has frightened and angered many... gamers, particularly PS3 fans. A few months ago, before the September price cut, he publicly threatened (whether his words had substance is another story) Sony to cut the price of the PS3, or ... (more) PS3 Game Sales Insert Foot in Kotick’s Mouth
No Doubt Suing Activision Over Band Hero Appearance [UPDATE]
No Doubt Suing Activision Over Band Hero Appearance [UPDATE]
gameinformer.com — Following in the footsteps of Courtney Love’s complaints concerning the use of Kurt Cobain’s likeness in Guitar... Hero 5, The L.A. Times music blog is reporting that the band members of No Doubt are suing Activision because their ... (more) No Doubt Suing Activision Over Band Hero Appearance [UPDATE]
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Activision Blizzard Financial Reporting
Blue's NewsActivision Blizzard Announces Better-Than-Expected Third Quarter CY 2009 Financial Results offers the latest financial reporting from Activision Blizzard, where the third quarter turned out to be better than anticipated: For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, Activision Blizzard’s GAAP net revenues were $703 million, as compared to the company’s prior GAAP net revenue outlook of $680 million. On a non-GAAP basis, the company’s net revenues were $755 million, as compared with its prior non-GAAP net revenues outlook of $700 million. For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, ...

Activision-Blizzard makes lots of money, no update on Blizzard earnings
WoW.com — ... Activision-Blizzard has released their third-quarter numbers for the financial year of 2009, and as you might expect for the company in charge of Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and World of Warcraft, business is brisk. They were expecting to make around $700 million, and ended up making around $50 million more than that. It's good, we guess, to be the king. ...

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