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Activision Blizzard

also referred to as: activision

5 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 6, 2016 by Diego Abba · said 33 times in 5 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Everything said about Activision Blizzard, oldest first

Apr 6, 2016
Assertion Contradicted
Activision generated $1B in five days during a Call of Duty launch
“The last one I received as an award was like, we did a billion in a few, in five days or something like that.”
Diego Abba Apr 6, 2016 ▶ 4:11 Italian Fashion Brand Doing $12m/Year In Transaction Volume EP 227
Aug 5, 2018 neutral
Assertion Supported
CD-ROMs cost 50 cents to manufacture versus $30 for cartridges
“And it cost 50 cents to make the CD, where the cartridge cost 20, 30 dollars.”
Howard Marks Aug 5, 2018 ▶ 11:47 1107 Activision Blizzard CEO: ICO's are Just Like Selling Digital Swords in Mortal Combat!
Aug 5, 2018 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Activision had $40M in revenue and $60M in losses in 1991
“They had about 60, they had about forty million In revenue with sixty million of losses. It's called negative, negative revenue, which means the cost of making those cartridges at that time cost them more than what they sold it for.”
Howard Marks Aug 5, 2018 ▶ 5:16 1107 Activision Blizzard CEO: ICO's are Just Like Selling Digital Swords in Mortal Combat!
Aug 5, 2018 bullish
Opinion
Activision is nearly as big as Disney and could become bigger
“No, Activision is independent. It is nearly as big as Disney, or it could become bigger than Disney, but it's Acclaim, my other game company.”
Howard Marks Aug 5, 2018 ▶ 8:46 1107 Activision Blizzard CEO: ICO's are Just Like Selling Digital Swords in Mortal Combat!
Aug 5, 2018 neutral
Disclosure
Howard Marks bought 30% of Activision for just $400,000 in 1991
“So we bought 30% of the company from one investor was a venture capitalist. We was like, you know what? I'm out. So we paid that, I think, 400 grand.”
Howard Marks Aug 5, 2018 ▶ 4:01 1107 Activision Blizzard CEO: ICO's are Just Like Selling Digital Swords in Mortal Combat!
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