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Activision Blizzard, Inc. Quincey Layaou Section 6 2/22/10. Company Background. Click for some c ompany statistics . Products. Activision Blizzard produces some of the popular console games Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Tony Hawk.
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Activision Blizzard, Inc. QuinceyLayaou Section 6 2/22/10
Company Background Click for some company statistics. Quincey Layaou - Section 006
Products Activision Blizzard produces some of the popular console games Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Tony Hawk. They own the franchises to popular games such as Crash Bandicoot, StarCraft, Diablo, and Warcraft. They produce the world’s number one subscription based MMORPG, World of Warcraft Quincey Layaou - Section 006
Statistics Activision Blizzard, Inc. earned $5 billion in revenue in 2008. They currently employ 7,000 workers world-wide. #1 North American third-party console and handheld game publisher as of August, 2009. Back to Company Background Quincey Layaou - Section 006
Stock Trend Stock trend for the 2 years from February 12, 2008 to February 12, 2010. Quincey Layaou - Section 006
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Recent Company News • Activision Blizzard are riding out a current slump in new game sales by relying on income from downloadable content from their hit games such as Guitar Hero. • They reported a $286 million loss in the last quarter. • Missed out on opportunity to obtain Harmonix, developer of Rock Band. • Recently laid-off 200 employees from their studio based in Santa Monica, CA. Quincey Layaou - Section 006
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