3. ACTIVISION BLIZZARD – Revenus of Approx. $5.9 BILLION
In 2008 the merge between Activision and Blizzard Entertainment happened and so one of the biggest gaming companies was born.
What started as a simple idea of making adventure strategy games modeled after role playing games, became one of the best performing gaming company out there.
Activision Blizzard was one of the first companies to introduce LAN gaming, the feature that allows you to connect computers together with your friends to create a massive battle without the need to be online.
But they made their success with franchises like Call of Duty, Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft. They had the brilliant idea to turn the classic Warcraft games into the best-selling MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) game around in World of Warcrafts.
Their recent release called Hearthstone, another game based on Warcraft, became an instant hit. Activision Blizzard’s games were great success, especially World of Warcraft which charges a monthly fee for online game play, made them one of the biggest in the world.
Not only they’re making amazing games, their latest project Overwatch was an incredible success which further secures them as one of the strongest players in the game – pun intended. Earlier this year they have acquired King, the makers of Candy Crush for 5.9 Billion dollars!
A while back we took a look at just how much money Candy Crush is making and the number is unbelievable. Back to Activision! As they own some of the biggest games in the world right now, they decided to purchase an entire E-Sports League.
