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Activision Blizzard’s video game sales exceed estimates despite recession fears

Source: Venture Beat
San Francisco : CA : USA | 23 days ago  
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Activision Blizzard, the largest independent maker of video games, announced that it had better-than-expected quarterly earnings for the third quarter. That’s a bit of a surprise since recession fears have dogged the company, as well as rumors that some of its games were not selling well.
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