Diablo

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to put X’s livestream scaling to the test tonight at 11 PM with a quirky “Diablo” challenge.  What Happened: Musk, the visionary entrepreneur who reportedly bombarded X employees with constant demands during the initial days of the...

Video game giant Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) made lots of headlines Wednesday with shares falling in response to an announcement that its pending acquisition by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) was being blocked by regulators in the United Kingdom. As shares sold off Wednesday,...

Video game giant Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal year financial results after the market close Monday. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: Activision Blizzard reported fourth-quarter GAAP net revenue of $2.33 billion, down from $2.16 billion year-...

Video game company Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) reported third-quarter results after the market close Monday. Here are the key highlights and an update on a pending acquisition of the company by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). What Happened: Activision Blizzard reported third-quarter...

A 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...

One of the big headlines last week was the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). The deal marks the largest in Microsoft’s history and will create the third-largest video game company by revenue if approved. Investors who bet on...

Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) delayed and cancelled the last couple BlizzCon events due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is now pausing plans for the next one.  What Happened: Blizzard announced Tuesday it is pausing the next BlizzCon. “We’ve decided to take a step back...

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) has been in the spotlight in recent weeks with the company accused of sexual harassment and a “frat boy” work environment. The company announced changes to its management team Tuesday. What Happened: Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra were...

Analysts react to the first-quarter earnings from Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) on Tuesday night. The Activision Blizzard Analysts: Raymond James analyst Andrew Marok reiterates an Outperform rating and $120 price target. KeyBanc analyst Tyler Parker reiterates an Overweight rating and ...

Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) reported revenue of $2.28 billion in the first quarter, coming in higher than last year’s $1.79 billion and also beating the company’s guidance of $2.02 billion. The company reported non-GAAP eps of 98 cents in the quarter. Digital revenue was...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) may be struggling, but it received a vote of confidence from a still-bullish analyst this week.  The Analyst Morgan Stanley Brian Nowak maintains an Overweight rating and lowered his price target from $72 to $60. The Thesis The last six months have...

Activision 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...

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) will report its first quarter 2014 results after market close on Tuesday. The popular video-game developer and publisher is expected to earn $0.10 per share on revenue of $688.23 million, based on the consensus estimates. The last time Activision reported...

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), the company behind Call of Duty, Skylanders and the ill-fated Guitar Hero franchise, is seeking independence from Vivendi (OTC: VIVHY). The company had hoped to buy back roughly 429 million shares -- worth $5.83 billion -- from Vivendi earlier this year....