Activision Blizzard Made $1.2 Billion in Microtransactions Alone Last Quarter

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Microtransactions are the gift that keeps on giving for many game publishers, and Activision Blizzard is no exception. The company has published its “better-than-expected” third-quarter 2020 financial results, which reveal that it made $1.2 billion on microtransactions alone.



This is a shocking increase from the same quarter last year, where it “only” managed to make $709 million from microtransactions. The $491 million difference means that profits in this segment went up by 69 percent.



Activision Blizzard’s financial earnings are owed in large part to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and its battle royale component...

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[Paul_Johnson]

Whoopie

 

[Nanobot]

So I guess we can expect more layoffs from them now, lol.

 

[Uvilla]

Disgusting. So more mt for everyone, since its obvious people love them.

 

[Armenius]

If they're making so much off of microtransactions then that means they don't need the "next gen" tax.

 

[Denpepe]

So I guess we can expect more layoffs from them now, lol.

not realy it seems the opposite https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...-hire-2-000-people-to-meet-production-demands

 

[Brian_B]

Now time to lean on markets that are heavily invested in MT:

Activision Blizzard plans major push into mobile gaming

The company behind hits like "Call of Duty" and "Overwatch" plans to bring all of its franchise to mobile over time, per a conference call with investors.

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