Activision Publishing Inc. (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC.)

Company Snapshot

Founded: 2008

Entity Type: Private

Region: U.S.

Headquarter: U.S.

Key Geographics: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific

Corporate Address: 2701 Olympic Boulevard Building B, Santa Monica California 90404 U.S. Tel. +1-(310)-255-2000 www.activisionblizzard.com

Company Overview

Activision Blizzard develops and publishes video games and creates film and television content for esports platforms. The company has its headquarters in California, U.S. The company has more than 9,000 employees and has corporate offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Stockley Park, the U.K.; and Velizy, France. The company has users in 196 countries across the world.

The company’s business is divided into three operating segments: Activision Publishing, Blizzards and King Digital Entertainment. Activision and Blizzards develop, distribute and publish games for consoles, PCs, mobiles and tablet platforms. King develops games for mobile and tablet. Activision’s popular games are Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Skylanders, Overwatch and Hearthstone.

Blizzard is responsible for organizing esports events such as Overwatch League and World Cup, Hearthstone Masters, StarCraft World Championship Series and the World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Blizzard provides the Battle.Net desktop application, which connects users and acts as a platform for shopping games and digital goods. Major League Gaming is one of Activision Blizzard’s brands; it provides an esports platform and online broadcasting professional level competition.