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List of franchises owned by an American video game holding, Activision Blizzard Subcategories This category has the following 25 subcategories, out of 25 total.
Activision Blizzard owns the Call of Duty and StarCraft franchises, both of which have been popular as esports. [ 6 ] [ 88 ] On October 21, 2015, Activision Blizzard announced the upcoming establishment of a new esports division. [ 7 ]
With it, Microsoft gained ownership of several franchises under Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, and King, including Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, Overwatch, and Candy Crush. As of 2023, the acquisition is the largest video game acquisition by transaction value in history.
The game series earns Activision Blizzard billions each year, with the latest installment, 2022's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II," clearing $1 billion in sales in its first 10 days on the market.
UPDATED: Microsoft closed a $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard on Friday after getting the green light from regulators in the U.K., nearly two years after it was first announced.
Activision Blizzard is the largest game publisher in North America. In addition to the hit “Call of Duty” franchise, the company also offers “World of Warcraft,” “Diablo,” and ...
This is a list of video games published or developed by Activision, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard. Lists. List of Activision games: 1980–1999;
The name was retained when Activision Blizzard became an independent company in 2013, while Blizzard itself has been an independent subsidiary company throughout. [3] [4] Since the late 1990s, Blizzard has focused almost exclusively on the Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch series.