A look back at Microsoft’s takeover of Activision-Blizzard in 5 figures

300 millions

This is the number of copies of the games in the series Call of Duty sold on PC and consoles, since its debut. Call of Duty : Black Ops remains the franchise’s best-selling installment, with over 30 million copies sold worldwide. These figures do not include downloads of Call of Duty Warzone and of Call of Duty Mobile, two free to play episodes, available on PC, consoles and mobiles.

13

This is the number of studios closed or sold by the group in recent years. If Activision-Blizzard displays a turnover that makes you dizzy, the company is also known for its toxic management. The slightest fiasco leads a studio to its closure. Bizarre Creations (Project Gotham Racing, Blur), Luxoflux (Vigilante 8, True Crime) et Radical Entertainment (Prototype, Crash of the Titans) paid the price. Others have done better, like the Swedish studio Massive, bought by Ubisoft, to which we owe the two The Division.

$8.5 billion

This is the group’s estimated turnover in 2021. If the publisher is releasing significantly fewer games than a few years ago, its strategy, which consists of concentrating its efforts on just a few franchises, is working perfectly. The group’s turnover increased by nearly 20% last year. In 2021, Activision-Blizzard even raised its ambitions, revising its objectives for the year, following the excellent results recorded during the first half.

18

This is the number of years since the game World of Warcraft was born. Blizzard’s MMORPG remains one of the most played MMORPGs on the planet. It is one of the publisher’s cult franchises and, undoubtedly, one of the oldest online games still playable today: nearly 5 million players still roam the world of Azeroth.