Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American video game holding company. They are based in Santa Monica, California.^[1] The company was founded in July 2008, when Activision merged with Blizzard Entertainment.^[2] Since 2015, it has been one of the stocks that make up the S&P 500.^[3]

Microsoft announced its plans to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion on January 18, 2022. Activision Blizzard would become a division of Microsoft Gaming, while making Microsoft the third largest gaming company after Tencent and Sony.^[4]

1. ↑ Tarver, Evan (March 15, 2016). "Top 5 Mutual Fund Holders of Activision Blizzard (ATVI, FOCPX)". Investopedia. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
2. ↑ Thorsen, Tor; Sinclair, Brendan (May 5, 2009). "Vivendi CEO Activision Blizzard's new chairman". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
3. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (August 27, 2015). "Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard joins the S&P 500". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
4. ↑ Patnaik, Subrat. "Microsoft to buy 'Call of Duty' maker for $68.7 bln in gaming push". Reuters. Retrieved January 18, 2022.