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Activision Raises Outlook On CoD, WoW Success
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, 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.
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In Other News...
Rumor is that another "DLC" Map Pack release is in the works which we'll probably see like last time, issued with the next 1.5 patch.
Locally, a new "hotfix" version 1.11 of AWE5 is now out which includes our requested fix for the Gas Nade. I'll get the update in place this weekend, should be a small single file download for clients. I'll also see if I can figure out the weird COD4 connection problems..but will need some help testing that.
I've also poked around and found that at least one WW mapper is working on a dedicated tank battle map. No time-frame on the release but it IS in the works as many players are interested in the concept.
Lastly, for any of ye olde "Duke Nukem" fans, seems the coffin lid at last has slammed shut on any hope for the future. Sad, but not unexpected....R.I.P. Duke.
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Mamba, out
