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   Activision: 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' Sets Five-Day Sales Record

   5:36 am 11/17/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The video game has grossed more than $775 million worldwide.Read more

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   Activision: 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' Day One Sales Reach Record $400 Million in North America, U.K. 
 


   5:49 am 11/11/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   With more than 6.5 million units sold within 24 hours, the video game giant says it had the biggest entertainment product launch ever.

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   Activision Blizzard, Take-Two Post Strong Numbers (Video)

   4:28 pm 11/8/2011

   • by Paul Bond

   Rollout of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" to be accompanied by major marketing push that began with a "Monday Night Football" commercial starring Jonah Hill and Sam Worthington.Read more

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   Call of Duty Elite Will Generate $50 Mil in 2012, Says Analyst

   8:35 am 9/7/2011

   • by John Gaudiosi

   New premium online subscription service for the Activision games will go live November 8 with "Modern Warfare 3" launch.Read more

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   Vivendi Second-Quarter Earnings Rise 12% on Video Game Strength

   6:23 am 8/31/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Universal Music's earnings before interest, taxes and amortization were up 7.7 percent assuming constant currencies before restructuring charges.Read more

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   Kanye West to Close Activision's Call of Duty XP in L.A.

   7:13 am 8/24/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The hip hop star will give his first public performance since the release of “Watch the Throne” at the event for fans of the first-person shooter game franchise next weekend.Read more

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   'Change-Up' Star Jason Bateman, Will Arnett Creating 'Call of Duty Elite' Content

   4:04 pm 8/3/2011

   • by John Gaudiosi

   The duo's production company is working on original video programming for Activision's new online service.Read more

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   Activision Blizzard Rides 'Black Ops' to Record Quarter

   12:55 pm 8/3/2011

   • by Paul Bond

   With the next installment of the "Call of Duty" franchise, CEO Bobby Kotick has his eyes set on breaking a record set by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2."Read more

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9. First-Quarter U.S. Video Game Spending Rose Thanks to New Revenue Streams

   6:10 am 7/11/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   NPD Group, which previously reported a slight decline for new physical sales, says spending rose 1.5 percent to $5.9 billion when including digital downloads, used and rented games, mobile games, social network games and game subscriptions.Read more

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    'Moneyball': Activision Blizzard's Bobby Kotick Plays Baseball Mogul in Film (Video)

    12:33 pm 6/22/2011

    • by Paul Bond

    Watch the CEO, who is making a play for MySpace, portray Brad Pitt's boss in a clip from Columbia's upcoming movie.Read more

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