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World of Warcraft Franchise Coming To Mobile: What Investors And Gamers Should Know
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 4:04pm | 590A new game is bringing the World of Warcraft franchise to mobile users. Here’s what investors and gamers should know about the Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) announcement. What Happened: Activision Blizzard announced details of the highly anticipated “Warcraft Arclight Rumble...
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Play-To-Earn NFT Trading Card Game Skyweaver Launches With Backing From Alexis Ohanian And Coinbase
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - 1:01pm | 690A free-to-play trading card game offering a unique take on the play-to-earn NFT market is launching to the public Tuesday. About Skyweaver: Free-to-play trading card game Skyweaver comes from Horizon Blockchain Games, a gaming company that co-created the ERC-1155 NFT standard. The cross-...
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Activision Blizzard, Google Partnership Will Put Call Of Duty, Overwatch League Streaming On YouTube
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 3:26pm | 277Google Cloud will be the "preferred" way for players to stream games from Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) and YouTube will be the "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" maker's exclusive streaming partner, the gaming company and Google parent Alphabet...
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Hearthstone Reveals All The 'Descent Of Dragons' Cards
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 4:37pm | 270Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) has revealed the full 140-card set for “Descent of Dragons,” the latest expansion of the digital card game "Hearthstone" that comes out Dec. 10. The 140-card set, the last for this year, was revealed in a livestream Wednesday. The...
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How The Hong Kong Protests Are Landing Companies In Hot Water
Monday, October 28, 2019 - 10:33am | 554Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) is in the spotlight amid accusations that it bowed to political pressure from China. The luxury jeweler removed an Oct. 7 tweet showing a woman covering one eye, leading Chinese consumers to accuse the company of supporting Hong Kong protesters. After a young woman was...
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Blizzard Games Reduces Penalty For Pro-Hong Kong Outburst, But Says Players Need To Stick To Game Talk
Monday, October 14, 2019 - 5:00pm | 755Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) acknowledged Friday that it acted too quickly and harshly in sanctioning an esports competitor who used a livestreamed post-match interview to express solidarity with Hong Kong protesters, but defended the need to regulate player behavior. Blizzard said the...
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Blizzard Games Caught Up In Free Speech Question Over Hong Kong Protests, Bans Gamer Over Remarks
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 3:32pm | 900Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI)'s Blizzard Entertainment banned a professional esports gamer and withheld his prize money after he expressed solidarity with anti-government protesters in Hong Kong during a Taiwanese live stream of a Hearthstone tournament. The controversy follows a...
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Chris Clay, Former Head Of 'MTG Arena,' Joins Blockchain Game 'Gods Unchained'
Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 9:02am | 421Chris Clay, former lead designer for Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS)'s Wizards of the Coast game "Magic The Gathering Arena," has joined the blockchain-based online card game "Gods Unchained" as its new game director. Clay, a 20-year game design veteran, announced his departure...
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Activision Blizzard Has Found Its Next Big Franchise
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 4:52pm | 531In a short six months, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI)'s team-based shooter game "Overwatch" has taken over the online gaming landscape. Massive Audience Appeal Activision Blizzard is no stranger to finding a massive audience in online gaming. The developer's long-...
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Analysts Agree: Activision Has Clear Upside
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 11:29am | 476Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is scheduled to report its second-quarter results after Tuesday's market close. The Estimize community (based on 30 estimates) is expecting the company to earn $0.11 per share on revenue of $675.84 million. The Wall Street's consensus estimate is...
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Barclays On Activision Blizzard: 'There's A Hero Buried In The FX Storm'
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 1:45pm | 374Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) reported solid fourth-quarter results on Thursday, in line with estimates on the revenue front, and slightly ahead on EPS. However, the guidance for 2015 was relatively weak, both on revenue and EPS. A report issued by Barclays on Friday attributed the...