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Activision Blizzard posts Q4 loss but full-year profit
Activision Blizzard is reporting Q4 losses of USD72m despite its Guitar Hero World Tour title selling globally more than any other game. The company says the loss is due to costs incurred in the USD19bn merger between Santa Monica-based Activision and Blizzard Entertainment, the gaming arm of French firm...
Tags: Activision Inc., Activision Blizzard, Gaming Industry, Games, Personal Technology, Blizzard Entertainment, Jasper Jackson, Electronic Arts Inc., Visa Inc.
Articles 2009-02-12
Tech Roundup: Game Companies Hunt Pirates, Bad Oracle Consultants, Green Google Investments, and More
Activision Blizzard chases individual game pirates -- Clearly some in the gaming community have been watching the RIAA a bit too closely. Activision Blizzard has been suing individuals who have pirated its game Call of Duty 3. Out of six people so far pursued, three settled for $100,000, one for...
Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Piracy, Consulting, Clean Technology, Activision Blizzard, IPO, Games, Investment, Financial Services, Personal Technology, Finance, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2008-10-01

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Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard ATVID is expected to report Q1 earnings after market closeThursday, July 31, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET. Guidanc The consensus estimate is 19c for EPS and $598.08M for revenue, according to First Call. Big changes this quarter as Activision Blizzard was formed earlier this...
Tags: Software
External links 2008-07-31
Ten Reasons I'm Buying Activision Blizzard
Asif Suria submits: In my previous blog post Taking Profits in Towerstream TWER, I mentioned that I would reinvest half the proceeds from Towerstream into the gaming industry leader Activision Blizzard ATVI, making the company not only the largest position in the SINLetter Model Portfolio but also the largest...
Tags: Software, Asif Suria, Activision Inc.
External links 2009-11-18
Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard
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
External links 2008-11-05
Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard ATVI is expected to report pro forma Q3 earnings after the market close on Wednesday, February 11, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm ET. Guidance The consensus estimate is 29c for EPS and $1.59B for revenue, according to First Call. Note that Activision completed its merger...
Tags: Software, theflyonthewall.com, Activision Inc.
External links 2009-02-11
Activision-Blizzard Q2: Company Beats Its Own Forecast
Video game maker Activision-Blizzard ATVI Wednesday evening announced Q2 sales in line with estimates and profit a penny ahead of estimates. The shares rose in after-hours trading. Activision’s sales, on a non-GAAP basis, in Q2 were $801 million, in line with estimates, with profit per share of 8...
Tags: Software, Tiernan Ray, Activision Inc.
External links 2009-08-05
Analyst Reports for Activision Blizzard Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Intel Corporation and Walter Industries Inc.
MaybachFinancial.com is one of the fastest growing independent and unbiased research firms in the world. Through our numerous partnerships with many of the top investment minds in the world, we provide research on companies making a move in the markets. Investors seeking genuine analyst opinions on their investments for Activision...
Tags: analyst, Electronic Arts Inc., FINANCE, Intel Corp., Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Walter Industries Inc.
Research articles 2008-10-17
Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard ATVI is expected to report Q2 earnings after the market close on Wednesday, August 5, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm ET. Guidance by theflyonthewall.com
Tags: Software, theflyonthewall.com, Activision Inc.
External links 2009-08-05
Activision Blizzard Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Activision Blizzard, Inc. ATVI Q2 2009 Earnings Call August 5, 2009 4:30 pm ET
Tags: Software, Activision Inc.
External links 2009-08-05
Zacks Releases Four Powerful "Buy" Stocks: Activision Blizzard, Baxter International, UGI Corp. and Fuel Systems Solutions
CHICAGO -- Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry's leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum, and Value....
Tags: Zacks Investment Research Inc.
Research articles 2009-02-06
Zacks Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard, IntercontinentalExchange, Terex, Coca-Cola, Applied Materials
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week's list includes Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) and Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX). To see more earnings analysis, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=3207. Every day, Zacks.com makes 4 stock picks available, free of charge....
Tags: Zacks Investment Research Inc.
Research articles 2009-02-09
Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard ATVI is expected to report Q3 earnings after the market close on Thursday, November 5, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm ET. Guidance The consensus estimate is 4c for EPS and $724.04M for revenue, according to First Call. On the company's last...
Tags: Software, theflyonthewall.com, Activision Inc.
External links 2009-11-05
Massive Installs New Leader; Seals Extended Ad Deals With Activision Blizzard
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.
External links 2008-12-03
No Doubt Sues Activision over 'Band Hero'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band No Doubt sued video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc over the use of their likeness on its new "Band Hero" product, accusing the company of turning the rockers into a virtual karaoke act. No Doubt and Activision had a contract allowing the company to...
Tags: Thomson Reuters Corp., Activision Inc.
News items 2009-11-05
Activision Blizzard F1Q09 (Qtr End 6/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
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...
Tags: Activision Inc.
Earnings calls 2008-08-03
Activision Blizzard Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions And our first question will come from Tony Gikas. Tony Gikas - Piper Jaffray As it relates to shifting Starcraft into 2010, does that mean that we will get two key Blizzard releases next year? And a second question, if you don’t mind,...
Tags: Call Transcript, Activision Inc., Jeetil Patel, Earnings, Pricing Strategy, Question, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-08-05
Ubisoft buys Activision subsidiary Massive
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
Articles 2008-11-13
Activision Working on Popular "Guitar Hero" Spinoff
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
External links 2008-10-29
Ubisoft Takes Massive Off Activision's Hands
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
External links 2008-11-12
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