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Returning To Roots? Overwatch 2 Season 10 Redefines Monetization With Free Heroes, More
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 8:22pm | 380The upcoming season of Overwatch 2 will introduce a new hero named Venture, who will be available for free to all players upon launch, marking a departure from the previous model of locking new heroes behind paywalls or progression. This shift also extends to all previously released heroes, which...
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Overwatch 2's Steam Premiere Hit By Criticism: Receives 90% Of Negative Reviews
Friday, August 11, 2023 - 4:41pm | 426The Steam launch of Activision Blizzard Inc's (NASDAQ: ATVI) Overwatch 2 faced significant issues, as a large number of players left negative reviews. Despite breaking into Steam's top five best-sellers by revenue and achieving a peak concurrent player count of 75,000 players, only 10...
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Activision Blizzard Q4 Earnings Highlights: Net Bookings Record, Call Of Duty Performance, Microsoft Deal Update And More
Monday, February 6, 2023 - 5:39pm | 789Video game giant Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal year financial results after the market close Monday. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: Activision Blizzard reported fourth-quarter GAAP net revenue of $2.33 billion, down from $2.16 billion year-...
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Activision Blizzard Q3 Earnings: Revenue And EPS Beat, Call Of Duty Sales Record, Microsoft Acquisition Update And More
Monday, November 7, 2022 - 5:42pm | 626Video game company Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) reported third-quarter results after the market close Monday. Here are the key highlights and an update on a pending acquisition of the company by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). What Happened: Activision Blizzard reported third-quarter...
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Activision Blizzard Pauses BlizzCon: What Investors Should Know
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 - 12:03pm | 536Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) delayed and cancelled the last couple BlizzCon events due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is now pausing plans for the next one. What Happened: Blizzard announced Tuesday it is pausing the next BlizzCon. “We’ve decided to take a step back...
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'Overwatch 2' Chief Chacko Sonny Is Leaving Blizzard: Why This Could Be A Big Deal For Activision
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 12:22pm | 523The departures of leading game developers and creators continues for Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI). The latest departure could impact one of the company’s highest anticipated games. What Happened: Overwatch Executive Producer Chacko Sonny is leaving Blizzard Entertainment. He...