“Our third quarter results exceeded our prior outlook for both revenue and earnings per share. Recent launches have enabled significant growth in the size of our audiences for our Call of Duty and World of Warcraft franchises. As we introduce mobile and free-to-play games based on our franchises we believe we can increase audience size, engagement and monetization across our wholly owned franchises. With a strong content pipeline and momentum in mobile, esports and advertising, we are confident we will remain a leader in connecting and engaging the world through epic entertainment.”

- Bobby Kotick, Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard

Highlights

Blizzard Entertainment

Had 33 million monthly active users (MAUs) in Q3 2019.

The release of World of Warcraft: Classic drove the biggest quarterly subscription increase in WoW history worldwide.

drove the biggest quarterly subscription increase in WoW history worldwide. The Overwatch League™ concluded with a sell-out crowd of over 11,000 fans watching the San Francisco Shock defeat the Vancouver Titans in the Grand Finals at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia in September.

Overwatch Season Two average minute audience grew 18% year-over-year.

Activision

Had 36 million monthly active users (MAUs) in Q3 2019.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reach and revenue from in-game purchases grew considerably compared to Call of Duty: WWII in Q3 2018.

reach and revenue from in-game purchases grew considerably compared to in Q3 2018. Call of Duty: Mobile reached over 100 million downloads in the first month, topping the mobile app download charts in over 150 countries and regions, with a 4.9-star rating in the U.S. iOS store.

reached over 100 million downloads in the first month, topping the mobile app download charts in over 150 countries and regions, with a 4.9-star rating in the U.S. iOS store. Year to year sales on PC grew by over 50% (Activision has noted elsewhere that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the highest selling game in the CoD franchise in this console generation, with over $600 million in sales within the first three days).

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