Activision raises Q1 fiscal outlook thanks to WoW, MW2 map pack

by Alexander Sliwinski on Apr 15th 2010 10:46AM

Activision Blizzard raised its March quarter sales outlook today, expecting approximately $1.1 billion in revenues. CEO Bobby Kotick noted that the company is doing well due to continued demand for World of Warcraft (naturally) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. He also stated that the company benefitted from the "record breaking launch" of the Modern Warfare 2 "Stimulus" map pack, which he claimed was originally expected to debut in the June quarter.

Kotick remains cautiously optimistic about the next couple of quarters due to the economy and because "the majority" of Activision Blizzard titles aren't expected to launch until autumn. The company plans to announce the financial details of its better-than-expected March quarter on May 6.

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Tags: Activision, activision-blizzard, bobby-kotick, business, call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2, dlc, financial, Microsoft, modern-warfare-2, stimulus-package, world-of-warcraft, Xbox-360

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enjoy the COD success while it lasts Kotty

Enjoy your avatar while it lasts, Kinsey

Today's Douche of the day goes too...Hooch

Hooch is no douche, he just crazy.

What the hell Hooch? That's the best damn flag I've ever seen.

I didn't say it was bad. :)

Some racist redneck who thinks canada doesn't deserve beautiful women will report it!

I'd be curious to see how the PS3 numbers look compared to these. Everyone I know with a PS3 keeps up on gaming news and most aren't even playing MW2 anymore cause of all the stuff Activision pulled. It seems to me that your average kid with an xbox probably doesn't read up on gaming news or even care they just want to kill things with thier friends..... It really is a shame that the majority of the new generation of gamers doesn't really seem to care. Now if your a gamer and your in school still and you do care and your reading this than I'm glad that you care but the vast majority doesn't seem to.

:shakes fist:

I for one voted with my pocket and didn't buy the DLC...

But 5 people I knew bought it...=/

Captain Planet, you're a superhero. You can surely do something more about it than shake your fist!

;Shakes dong;

Sorry Hooch, though I am proud of my bulge, you have to understand...

...that's what Kotick wants.

grrr, shake harder, boy!

After having read that, you're one jesus I wouldn't want to high-five.

"But 5 people I knew bought it...=/"

I am glad you said knew and left those friends behind. :)

But, but.. all those people leaving Infinity Ward..

I thought Activision was DOOOOOMED.

No, everyone who leaves Infinity Ward is one less employee to pay.

Wait... did those employees get their bonus for MW2?

Even after Activision kills the goose, there are still a few golden eggs laying around.

http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

Damn no flash having iPhone.....I really wanted to click that

iMobileCinema is your friend Chris...

Curse those bastards and the lemmings they cater to!

Wait...,,is this an Apple article?

I bet money Kotick sells more of his stock in his own company in the upcoming months.

Anybody agree?

You have an asshole of a guy like Bobby Kotick making a shit-ton of money. There's gotta be a "sell your soul to Satan"-like movie script in there somewhere. Just don't tell him, cause he'll probably try to cash in on that too.

By the way, doesn't this guy here look like Bobby?
http://www.heebmagazine.com/files/photos/237/large/4727.jpg

suck my jagon kotick

I don't see much similarities, that's too handsome to be Kotick

too bad you lost your hardcore audience

They sold 2.5M copies of the map pack. There are apparently a lot of people claiming they've turned their back on Activision who didn't actually do so.

$15 for 3 new maps. And people then wonder why Activision seems to think they can get away with milking their franchises.

I guess I'm really only gauging the "hardcore" audience from the comments here.

They expect to make more money because they so far have 11 less wages to pay every month.

I hope it was just oversight that the title wasn't:

Activision raises Q1 fiscal outlook thanks to gouging the shit out of its customers

Record Map pack sales show that they don't mind.

Just finishing that sentence for ya, superklye. :)

Games Bought/wanted;
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Just got for $40),
Prototype,
Call of Duty,
Call of Duty 2,

Damn thing: Summary: Only boought/want 7 games, Singularity is the ONLY upcoming game that interests me. Purely cause I liek the Raven Dev - due to Wolverine. With 9 key-IW people gone; I doubt i'll EVER buy a future CoD title.. or activision title.

"record breaking launch" of the Modern Warfare 2 "Stimulus" map pack"

Just like the release of MW2. Boycott! Boycott! Then everyone buys it.

Yeah but the problem was with the MW2 release was that the boycotters were PC gamers, and since the DLC is not on PC yet, well, they sadly haven't got anything to boycott about.

Truth be told though, the only people that really boycott are those who are perhaps more savvy consumers and read reviews and opinions and use those to form their beliefs. The MW fanbase is lacking those, due to the majority of it being male teenagers who use their parents money. It's a bit of a generalisation, but that group will always buy anything MW related.

Hmm, they should release MW energy drinks if they really wanted to cash in.

They'd make a fortune! Wasn't the Monster M80 drink or something supporting MW1 for a while?

Controversy of any form sells products -- because if you read about it or see it, you'll buy it.

All this 2010 goodness will just make 2011 and beyond look even worse, as shareholders ask why are revenues down?

Enjoy your free ride Activision.

Confuses me as to why anybody would but a holo sight on a UMP45 (pic).

God dammit, people.

Just...ugh.

The fall of Activision is taking way too long.

"Kotick remains cautiously optimistic..." because Activision is becoming a greedy behemoth and pissing off it's customers.

Activision has lost my business for the rest of the year.

New COD? F.uck it, I'll support the new Medal of Honor.
New Guitar Hero titles? F.uck it, I'll support Rock Band.

Yet everyone who made the DLC possible is leaving. I can't wait to see next quarters sales. Better yet, I can't wait to be able to say... SUCK IT KOTICK

I never thought I'd see the day where another company makes EA look good.

I for one hate seeing activision and blizzard in the same sentence. Its like combining "puppies" with "people who eat puppies and make a profit out of it."

Pulls at my heart strings every time...

None of the people who bought the map pack care about the studio, man.

Activision profits up due to not paying bonuses or keeping the ailing iw open?

I'm happy I didn't have to used any of my own money to buy MW2 the game and the Map packs lol.. they were all purchased by game stop gift cards that I collect from erewards by simply doing surveys lol.. hey you got to get your money back from these blood sucking companies rigth?

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