Activision Blizzard Q2 2020 Earnings Call
The Activision Blizzard earnings call is this afternoon. We’ve highlighted some of the written results below.
The Activision Blizzard earnings call is this afternoon. We’ve highlighted some of the written results below.
- Activision had 125 million MAUs in the second quarter, up from 102 million in Q1 and still down from 128 million in Q4 2019.
- Blizzard had 32 million MAUs in the second quarter. This is the same as Q1 and Q4 2019.
- World of Warcraft reach and engagement once again increased sequentially, as shelter-at-home conditions further boosted the franchise’s strong trajectory.
- The Shadowlands expansion saw an enthusiastic response from players in its public testing, with pre-sales accelerating even further ahead of its release in the fourth quarter.
- World of Warcraft engagement is the highest in a decade at this point ahead of an expansion.
- Building on the success of Battlegrounds and recent live operations, the Hearthstone pipeline includes expansions, new engagement features and a new game mode planned for the coming quarters.
- Overwatch engagement grew year-over-year, including among returning players.
- Diablo Immortal, developed for mobile in partnership with NetEase, is due to expand internal testing with a company playtest in the coming weeks.