Destiny

Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) plans to spend $500 million on its newest franchise, Destiny. This budget includes any and all aspects of the game, from development and distribution to packaging and global promotions. When Activision announced its budget, no one knew how much of it would be spent on...

Is Bungie, the creator of the Halo franchise, on par with Pixar? The two companies may not appear to be related, but they are similar in a handful of ways. Both studios have produced a billion-dollar franchise (Pixar's Toy Story and Bungie's Halo). Both studios were once owned by massive...

Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) could set a new industry record by teaming up with Bungie, the creator of the Halo franchise. Bungie is one of the most respected developers within the video game industry. The company was once owned by Microsoft, which used the Halo franchise to launch and promote the...

This week ended with a shocker: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could buy Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. Investors might remember that this is the same price that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) paid for Nest. Elsewhere, famed VC Fred Wilson gave his prediction for which companies will rule technology. Apple...

Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) is planning to spend a colossal amount of money on just one video game. According to Reuters, the company -- which is famous for producing the Call of Duty franchise -- could spend as much as $500 million on Destiny. Set for release on September 9, 2014, Destiny is...

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) will report its first quarter 2014 results after market close on Tuesday. The popular video-game developer and publisher is expected to earn $0.10 per share on revenue of $688.23 million, based on the consensus estimates. The last time Activision reported...

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