Activision Blizzard
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 Headquarters in Santa Monica | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | United States  |
| Products | Spyro The Dragon Call of Duty Guitar Hero and more |
| Revenue | 1,349,000,000 United States dollar (2007) |
| 1,670,000,000 United States dollar (2022) | |
| 1,513,000,000 United States dollar (2022) | |
Number of employees | 9,000 (2016) |
| Parent | Vivendi (2008–2013) Microsoft Gaming (2023–present) |
| Subsidiaries | Activision Blizzard Entertainment King |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American video game holding company. They are based in Santa Monica, California.[1] The company was founded in July 2008, when Activision merged with Blizzard Entertainment.[2] Since 2015, it has been one of the stocks that make up the S&P 500.[3]
Microsoft announced its plans to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion on January 18, 2022. Activision Blizzard would become a division of Microsoft Gaming, while making Microsoft the third largest gaming company after Tencent and Sony.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Tarver, Evan (March 15, 2016). "Top 5 Mutual Fund Holders of Activision Blizzard (ATVI, FOCPX)". Investopedia. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ↑ Thorsen, Tor; Sinclair, Brendan (May 5, 2009). "Vivendi CEO Activision Blizzard's new chairman". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (August 27, 2015). "Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard joins the S&P 500". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ Patnaik, Subrat. "Microsoft to buy 'Call of Duty' maker for $68.7 bln in gaming push". Reuters. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
