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1. Activision Blizzard Stock Falls After the Bell on Weak Guidance

   3:22 pm 5/8/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   The maker of video games beat the expectations of analysts in the first quarter, though 1.3 million subscribers abandoned "World of Warcraft." Read more

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   Disney Delays 'Infinity' Video Game by Two Months

   3:34 pm 3/14/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   The decision, which didn't seem to bother Wall Street, was made to take advantage of the fall retail season, an executive says.Read more

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   Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg Talks ‘Destiny’ (Q&A)

   9:19 am 2/17/2013

   • by John Gaudiosi

   Activision has teamed up with Halo developer Bungie on a brand-new shooter called Destiny, which gives the Call of Duty publisher another huge potential franchise aimed at the mass market.Read more

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   Activision ‘Skylanders’ Developers Discuss What’s Next For $1 Billion Game Franchise (Q&A)

   11:03 am 2/11/2013

   • by John Gaudiosi

   At New York City's Toy Fair, the company talks about next steps for the popular toy/video game hybrid -- which, after outselling all other lines in 2012, Disney was quick to emulate. Read more

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   Biden Meets With Video Game Industry, Says There's 'No Silver Bullet' on Solving Violence

   1:26 pm 1/11/2013

   • by Tina Daunt

   Top gaming reps on Friday met with Vice President Joe Biden and others to discuss voluntary steps to reduce violence in video games. Read more

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   Analysts Predict Reversal of U.S. Video Games Sales Slump

   5:06 am 11/23/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   With the U.S. holiday sales season kicking off this weekend, Wall Street predicts solid year-end trends and a stronger first half of 2013.Read more

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   Vivendi Stock Rises After Earnings Outperform

   3:30 am 11/14/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Analysts laud the company for buying itself more time to evaluate its strategy and possible asset sales, including sales of labels it purchased in its recent EMI deal.Read more

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   'Angry Birds' Fly to Consoles and Nintendo 3DS Courtesy of Activision

   3:34 pm 7/11/2012

   • by John Gaudiosi

   Rovio has licensed its Angry Birds game for consoles through Activision.Read more

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   Comic-Con 2012: Activision Expanding Marvel Relationship With New Game Debut in San Diego

   9:02 am 7/11/2012

   • by John Gaudiosi

   Game publisher also promoting "The Amazing Spider-Man," "Transformers: Fall of Cybertron" and new James Bond game "007 Legends" at annual convention.Read more

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    Activision Invades China with Brand New 'Call of Duty Online' Game (Video)

    6:18 am 7/3/2012

    • by John Gaudiosi

    Tencent will introduce a free-to-play version of the popular shooter to Chinese gamers through a multi-year licensing agreement.Read more

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