Blizzard, as one half of the Activision-Blizzard colossus, is a much bigger company than Runic Games and Diablo 3 had a larger budget (in terms of both development and advertising) and a lot more name recognition than Torchlight 2.
Vivendi said it is considering potential deals to sell some of its stake in videogame unit Activision-Blizzard, as it looks to refocus toward media assets.
Santa Monica-based videogame leader Activision Blizzard ( ATVI, 13) is pulling off a tough hat trick.
The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard this afternoon reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter.
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At PAX East 2013 in Boston, Blizzard Entertainment (a division of Activision Blizzard Publishing) is offering gamers the first chance to get hands-on gameplay with the new cross-platform free-to-play (F2P) game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.
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Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Take-Two, Epic Games and GameStop were among the major players represented when the meeting took place earlier this afternoon.
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That game was designed to look as good and play as well as traditional video games from Electronic Arts or Activision Blizzard, but be distributed and played online in real-time.
Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
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Activision Blizzard competes with game developers such as Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive Software and casual gaming mainstays such as Zynga.
Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) is on deck to release its first-quarter earnings report after the close of trading tonight, and the video game publisher may have a hard time impressing Wall Street.
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Activision Blizzard shares are trading higher after hours Thursday after the video game publisher reported better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter.
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Other competitors in the technology sector include: Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Majesco Entertainment Co. (COOL), and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO).
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