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Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American interactive entertainment company.^[7] Headquartered in Santa Monica, California and founded in 2008^[8] through the merger of Vivendi Games^[9] and Activision, the company is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol NASDAQ: ATVI,^[10] and since 2015 has been one of the stocks that make up the S&P 500.^[8] Activision Blizzard currently includes five business units:^[11] Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, Major League Gaming,^[12] Activision Blizzard Studios,^[13][14] and King Digital Entertainment.^[15]

The company owns and operates additional studios under an independent studios model, including Treyarch, Infinity Ward, High Moon Studios and Toys for Bob,^[11] and its titles have broken a number of release records.^[16] Call of Duty: Black Ops III grossed $550 million in worldwide sales during its opening weekend in 2015, making it the biggest entertainment launch of the year.^[17][18] The company's franchises also include Activision's Call of Duty,^[19]Destiny,^[20] and Skylanders;^[21] Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, StarCraft,^[11] Diablo, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch; and King's Candy Crush Saga, Pet Rescue Saga, and Farm Heroes Saga.^[15] As of September 2017, it is the largest game company in the Americas and Europe in terms of revenue and market capitalization.^[22][23]