Activision Inc.

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• U.S. Video Game Sales Up 10 Percent

  Reuters - 2008-12-11

  By Jennifer MartinezSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 10 percent in November from a year earlier, market researcher NPD said on Thursday, as Nintendo Co Ltd reported its Wii console and DS hand-held system both set U.S. sales records in the month.NPD...

  Tags: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Console, Handheld, Unit, Nintendo Wii, November, Sales, Activision Blizzard, Activision Inc., Microsoft Corp., NPD, US

• Tech Roundup: Apple iPod, Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Activision

  BNET - 2008-12-05

  Apple's forecast on iPod movement is off, leading to product shortages and fewer sales; consumers focus on bargains; Google tightens its belt, including cutting research; when Google called off the Yahoo deal, a DoJ anti-trust lawsuit was only a few hours away; IBM, Microsoft, and Google, among others, still plan...

  Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Activision Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Games, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Erik Sherman

• Gaming Roundup: N-Revolution; Red Bull/Sony Home; Giant Realm; Army/Second Life; JumpStart; GH5

  Content Next - 2008-12-05

  —Imagine shutters N-Revolution gaming mag : UK-based magazine publisher Imagine is pulling the plug on N-Revolution, its Nintendo-focused title. But don't blame this one on the economy—Imagine is folding the mag because its core gamer target doesn't seem to be Nintendo's focus anymore. "[It] has become increasingly obvious...

  Tags: Brand, Social Media, Gamer, PlayStation Home, Brand Republic, Army, Games, Personal Technology, Tameka Kee, Activision Inc., Sony Corp.

• Massive Installs New Leader; Seals Extended Ad Deals With Activision Blizzard

  Content Next - 2008-12-03

  Microsoft's Massive in-game ad division has a new leader: former Xbox Live GM JJ Richards. As ClickZ notes, Richards is a natural fit for the new position—he helped initiate MSFT's acquisition of Massive in 2006, and has helped grow Xbox Live into a viable community (not to mention a...

  Tags: Game, Advertisement, Leader, Activision Inc., Richards, Battle.net, Advertising, Upfront, Companies, Entertainment, Gaming, Tameka Kee, THQ Inc.

• Vivendi Games Mobile Europe Shut Down

  Content Next - 2008-11-24

  Vivendi (EPA: VIV) Games Mobile Europe is no more. Mobile Entertainment reports that European partners have received "Dear John letters" that effectively ends their contracts with the publisher. A snippet of the letter that ME has seen reads, "I regret to inform you that, following the completion of the...

  Tags: Mobile, Vivendi Universal, Activision Inc., Games, Personal Technology, Companies, Countries, Europe, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming, Dianne See Morrison

• Gaming Roundup: Trion/SciFi; WoW's New Record; LiveGamer P2P; GameHouse Relaunches; In-Game Ads

  Content Next - 2008-11-21

  —Trion and Sci Fi staff up forthcoming game/TV project : MMO and virtual world developer Trion World Network and The Sci Fi Channel are building out the team for their as yet unnamed videogame/TV show hybrid: Blizzard Entertainment and Carbine Studios vet Kevin Beardslee will serve as senior development...

  Tags: World Of Warcraft, Gamer, Games, Personal Technology, Tameka Kee, Activision Inc., RealNetworks Inc.

• Ubisoft buys Activision subsidiary Massive

  Strategy Eye - 2008-11-13

  Ubisoft has acquired Swedish games studio Massive Entertainment from its parent company, Activision Blizzard, for an undisclosed sum. Activision has been looking to sell the asset for three months after Activision's recent merger with Vivendi made the unit surplus to needs, reports Digital Spy. ...

  Tags: UbiSoft Entertainment, Activision Inc., Sales Strategy, Games, Asset Management, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Andrew McDonald, Activision, UbiSoft, Vivendi

• Ubisoft Takes Massive Off Activision's Hands

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-12

  Seth Gilbert submits: When a couple moves in to live together, the old wagon-wheel coffee table or never worn clothes get tossed. Some things just don’t fit together. Others have to go to make room for the new. The same process applies to corporate mergers.  Overlapping jobs or assets that...

  Tags: UbiSoft Entertainment, Vivendi Universal, Activision Inc., Seeking Alpha, Seth Gilbert, Games, Mergers & Acquisitions, Asset Management, Personal Technology, Investment, Finance, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Software

• Activision: A Bright Light in the Dark Consumer World?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-11

  Market Folly submits: I am long a specialty retail play. I had to slap myself out of the stupor for owning one in an environment I have dubbed as a consumer recession. What am I long - how about some Activision Blizzard ATVI? I was fortunate/unfortunate enough (we'll know later)...

  Tags: Activision Inc., Seeking Alpha, Market Folly, Software

• Activision Blizzard F2Q09 (Qtr End 9/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-05

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions And your first question will come from Tony Gikas of Piper Jaffray. Tony Gikas - Piper Jaffray Maybe you could just start out by giving us a little bit of visibility on the Vivendi businesses that were sold or discontinued that you mentioned....

  Tags: U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc., Call Transcript, Business, Activision Inc., Jeetil Patel, Earnings, Guitar, Seeking Alpha

• Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-05

  Activision Blizzard ATVI is expected to report Q2 earnings Wednesday Nov. 5 after market close, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm ET. Guidance The consensus estimate is 4c for EPS and $632.1M for revenue, according to First Call. This is the first quarter of combined results for the...

  Tags: non-GAAP, Activision Inc., Earnings, Seeking Alpha, GAAP, Financial Accounting, Finance, theflyonthewall.com, Software

• Activision Working on Popular "Guitar Hero" Spinoff

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-29

  Seth Gilbert submits: On February 8th, Activision ATVI now Activision Blizzard trademarked the name “DJ Hero” with the US Patent and Trademark office. The name was reserved for “game software” and “interactive video game programs; computer game discs; downloadable software for use in connection with computer games; video game controllers;...

  Tags: Video Game, Activision Inc., Video, Guitar, Seeking Alpha, Seth Gilbert, Games, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Software

• Disney-ABC, Activision Publishing and AMD Chief Executives to Deliver Industry Insider Addresses at the 2009 International CES

  - 2008-10-21

  Top Leaders from Television, Gaming and Semiconductor Industries Join 2009 CES Program ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Consumer Electronics Association CEA([R]) today announced that Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney-ABC Television Group; Mike Griffith, president and CEO, Activision Publishing and Dirk Meyer, president and CEO of AMD...

  Tags: ABC Inc., Activision Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Consumer Electronics Association, Disney Corp., entertainment, industry, Strategy

• Did the Video Game Industry Finally Spring a Leak?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-14

  Seth Gilbert submits: The video game industry has been on fire. For twenty seven months, a streak almost unfathomable in electronics retail, the U.S. marketplace returned double digit year over year percentage growth via NPD. Every month had yielded a more than 10% gross sales improvement, every month until now....

  Tags: Software, Activision Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp.

• Videogame Shares Falling, Weak Sales Data To Blame

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-12

  Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Video game shares are trading lower on Friday following a disappointing reading on August sales from market research firm NPD. As a number of analysts noted this morning, NPD reported that August console game sales rose 13% year-over-year, while hardware sales rose just 3%. ...

  Tags: Software, Activision Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., GameStop Corp., THQ Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.

• Ride Out the Recession with Activision Blizzard

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-08

  Asif Suria submits: Have you ever played a computer game that is so addictive and all consuming ...

  Tags: Activision Inc., Software, Gadgets

• Gaming the Recession

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-24

  Guy Bennett submits: When the economy falls, the demand for escapist entertainment rises. History has proven this over and over again. During “The Great Depression” (1929 – 1939) 25% of American families had no income and 40% of factory workers were unemployed. In 1930 there were 200,000 evictions in...

  Tags: Software, Gadgets, Activision Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.

• Activision Blizzard F1Q09 (Qtr End 6/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-03

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions First we’ll go to Jeetil Patel at Deutsche Bank Securities. Jeetil Patel - Deutsche Bank Congratulations on the deal close and welcome aboard to the new team, but a couple of questions; can you I guess talk about the $1.2 billion pro forma number...

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• Alfresco Picked by Activision for Customer Web Portals and Intranet Collaboration

  - 2008-06-16

  Alfresco Software , Inc., the leader in open source enterprise content management ECM, today announced that Activision has selected Alfresco document management, collaboration and Web content management products for the company's new Internet customer and corporate intranet portals.

  Tags: Activision Inc., collaboration, Intranet, portal, Web portal

• Break out of the Stadiums and onto the Streets in Activision's Upcoming Monster Jam: Urban Assault

  - 2008-06-10

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today the upcoming release of Monster Jam: Urban Assault. The genre-defining monster truck action in the original hit Monster Jam[R] has destroyed the stadium barriers and players will now be able to wreak havoc on city streets around the world. The...

  Tags: Activision Inc., Monster

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