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Activision Blizzard announced today that they fired their Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann today for cause, meaning he did something to violate his employment contract. While some have speculated that Mr. Neumann is the fall guy for the company's recent missteps (Diablo: Immortal blowback), I suspect that its not related to that at all. The company's CFO doesn't make day [...]
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It's been a rough week for Activison Blizzard. First they received an incredible amount of outrage from Diablo fans upon revealing Diablo: Immortal, a mobile Diablo title developed by their Chinese partner Netease, and now they reported weak earnings on Wall Street. Q3 2018 revenues came in at $1.5B, which was down 10% compared to Q3 2017. In addition, the [...]
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Diablo: Immortal is a mobile MMOARPG developed by Chinese studio NetEase. Diablo: Immortal provides a persistent game world accessible from anywhere right at your fingertips! [singlepic id=74917 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Activision Blizzard Playerbase: High Type: Action MMORPG Release Date: June 02, 2022 Pros: +The first F2P Diablo experience. +Varied Classes. +PC Client. +Authentic Chinese gameplay! Cons: -Extreme pay to [...]
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Activision Blizzard reported their second quarter 2018 earnings report today and surprise surprise, Activision Blizzard is really good at making money. They reported revenues of $1.64 billion for the quarter, up from $1.63 billion for the last quarter last year. Take a look at the company's highlighted statistics from their quarterly investor slidedeck: Hearthstone continues to perform exceptionally well and [...]
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At the end of each Overwatch match, players are shown a short clip titled 'play of the game' which highlights the best play during the match. The few seconds captured are usually pivotal moments in a match that swung the round in one team's favor. The Play of the Game feature has proven to be very successful, with players often [...]
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Activision Blizzard reporting $2 billion in revenue for Q1 2018 which was a record high for the company first quarter. The quarter's success was attributed to strong performance at 3 games in particular - World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Candy Crush. The company reached 374M monthly active users in the company across all of their games. Despite Blizzard's iconic lineup [...]
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Once again Activision Blizzard proved to the world that they're really good at making money. They reported revenues of a bit over $2B in Q4, 2017, beating their own estimate of $1.7B by a landslide. According to Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activsion Blizzard, "This was a record quarter to cap off a record year for Activision Blizzard". For the full [...]
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There have been troubling signs over the weekend that Blizzard has once again upped the ante in their fight against 'toxic' behavior in Overwatch. The trouble began when streamer Fuey500 was banned for (according to him) simply picking Torbjorn, a character that he picks regardless of team composition. Players who 'main' only a single character are often labeled as one-trick [...]
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In a shock announcement today during the Opening Ceremonies of Blizzcon, Blizzard revealed their plans for a Classic World of Warcraft server. Players have been clamoring for a classic, or "Vanilla" server for years now. Many got tired of waiting and took it upon themselves to party like its 2004 via private servers. Some of these fan servers attracted tens [...]
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The opening ceremonies of Blizzcon were especially generous for the World of Warcraft community. Veterans finally got the Classic version they've been clamoring for and everyone else got a new expansion reveal. World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is set after the defeat of the Legion. The rivalry between the Alliance and Horde has reignited now that the mutual enemy [...]
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