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Activision Blizzard develops and publishes video games. Activision Blizzard is the American holding company for Activision and Blizzard Entertainment, majority owned by French corporation Vivendi SA. The company is the result of a merger between Activision and Vivendi Games in 2008, a deal worth US$18.8 billion. Well known games the company publishes include Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. The merger made Activision Blizzard one of the fastest growing software companies of the Software Top 100. In 2009, Activision Blizzard was the second largest video game company in the world.
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| Company information |
| Headquarters |
Santa Monica, California, United States
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| Primary business sector |
Gaming Software |
| Secondary business sectors |
PC games, non-PC games |
| Type |
Public (NASDAQ: ATVI) |
| Employees |
7,000 |
| Website |
http://www.activisionblizzard.com |
Software Top 100 position (2009)
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8
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| Previous Software Top 100 position |
12 |
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Financial information
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| Total revenues 2008 (mln US$) |
5,032 |
| Software revenues 2008 (mln US$) |
4,622 |
| Software revenues 2007 (mln US$) |
2,674 |
| Software revenue growth (%yoy) |
73% |
| Percentage of total revenues |
92% |
Company investor relations url
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http://investor.activision.com |
| Financial year end |
December 31st |
Software revenue calculation
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Total revenue excluding distribution
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| Other research remarks |
2008 revenues found in: http://www.vivendi.com/vivendi/IMG/pdf/IR_presentation_march_2009-2.pdf |
© 2003-2009 SOFTWARE TOP 100 |
http://www.softwaretop100.org |
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