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Warcraft and Candy Crush Lead Activision Blizzard’s Q3 Results

November 9, 2018 by segmentnext Leave a Comment

The merged companies of Activision and Blizzard recently published their Q3 statistics following the start of November. While they did meet their quota and slightly exceed it, that was mainly due to the success of Warcraft and Candy Crush. Specifically, they brought in an income that was slightly above the forecast they had originally planned. At the same time, however, the income was less than what they had in 2017’s Q3. Activision Blizzard brought in $1.512 billion, which was down from $1.618 in Q3 2017 but above the company’s forecast of $1.490 billion. Onto the finer details. World of Warcraft was indeed a carrying force for Blizzard Activision’s Q3 success and surpass of the forecast. What with its Battle of Azeroth expansion, which added a new raid and plenty of fresh content to the Blizzard giant. Its fanbase on its own base game was massive enough, so it’s not a surprise that a brand new expansion would only add to the success. The supporting carry for the company’s Q3 success was the Candy Crush Saga. Which Activision had acquired from King Digital. The mobile game market is one of the fastest growing gaming industries nowadays which Blizzard Activision has recognized. Reeling in a big chunk of their Q3 revenue from a mobile game. On the negative side, Destiny 2 remained stagnant throughout the Q3 timeline. This is attributed to the Forsaken DLC not doing well. Forsaken was a massive expansion to Destiny 2 which brought new weapons, Raids, planets and weapons/gear. As well as a new… [Read full story]




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