Activision Blizzard has announced "better-than-expected financial results" for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, with $981 million
in revenue and $189 million in profits,wow gold once again led by brands such as Call Of Duty and World Of Warcraft.
The results, which significantly outpaced analyst estimates, had an alternate version, taking into account financial deferrals for
online games such as World Of Warcraft. But these calculations were still positive, with $724 million in revenue and $111 million
in profit.
According to the company, Call of Duty and Guitar Hero remained two of the top-five best-selling franchises in the U.S. and Europe.
In particular, Guitar Hero World Tour was the #1 best-selling third-party title in the U.S. across all platforms in dollars,
according to The NPD Group.
In the U.S. and Europe,wow gold Guitar Hero World Tour was the #1 best-selling third-party title in dollars for the Nintendo Wii and the
only third-party game to rank as a top-five best seller for the platform, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack and Gfk.
PopCap Games' VP of video game platforms Greg Canessa has left the company, accepting a position with World of Warcraft developer
Blizzard Entertainment. Though what Canessa will be working on has yet to be revealed, an unnamed source told Joystiq that it is an
"unannounced project in the online space."
One of Canessa's main responsibilities at PopCap was bringing the company's casual properties to platforms outside of the PC world,
including Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network,wow gold as well as portable platforms like the Nintendo DS and iPhone. Prior to
that role, Canessa was the general manager for XBLA.
As for PopCap, the developer says that Canessa's departure won't affect its expansion plans.
