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Vivendi SA, owner of the world’s largest video-games company, raised its full-year targets after first-half profit beat analysts’ estimates, aided by demand for titles such as “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft.”

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Increased monetization of online shooters is coming, and gamers adamantly opposed to emerging business models should probably get used to the idea. Recent speculation about charging subscription fees for online shooters came about when Activision CEO Bobby Kotick — who has before mentioned a Call of Duty MMO — openly mused this summer how he “would have Call of Duty be an online subscription …

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COD and Blizzard more than make up for it. Poor sales of Bizarre’s racer Blur and Raven Software’s shooter Singularity between April and June were offset by the continued gargantuan success of Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, publisher Activision Blizzard has said. “Singularity fell short of meeting what is an exceptionally high bar within the shooter genre,” said chief financial officer …

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Downloads for Call of Duty and World of Warcraft offset poor sales for some of the video game maker’s new offerings. Despite launching four new games last quarter, video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. continued to see a pair of older titles account for most of its business in its most recent quarter.

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Video-game publishing giant Activision Blizzard Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit increased by 12% from last year, driven by strong demand for Call of Duty franchise and World of Warcraft as well as lower expenses. However, the company’s shares lost nearly 7% in after-hours, reflecting the investors’ disappointment over the revenue figures and weak outlook.

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