Microsoft and Activision Blizzard also announced today an extension of Microsoft's acquisition of the gaming publisher with a new deadline of October 18 to complete the transaction.Ī life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. While we continue to have concerns about the economy and growing industry competition, we remain focused on the long-term opportunities ahead and completing our merger with Microsoft." "Most importantly, we continue to set new standards of excellence for workplace culture and provide joy and connection to hundreds of millions of players around the world. "We delivered a 50% year-over-year increase in net bookings, operating income growth over 70%, earnings per share growth over 80%, and a record quarter for Blizzard with over $1 billion in net bookings for the first time. "This quarter, our talented teams delivered strong performance for our players and shareholders," said Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. EMEA accounted for $660 million (30%) of the total revenue and Asia Pacific $269 million (12%). Other accounted for $114 million (5%) of the total revenue.Īmericas accounted for the majority of revenue for Activision Blizzard having generated $1,278 million (58%) of the total revenue. Mobile grossed $943 million (43%) in revenue for the quarter, compared to $594 million (27%) for PC and $556 million (25%) for consoles. The gaming publisher now earns more from mobile than consoles or PC. Revenue for the quarter increased 34 percent year-on-year to $2.21 billion, while net income more than doubled to $587 million. Now add the individual values of each party you own to your score.By William D'Angelo, posted on 01 August 2023 / 3,145 ViewsĪctivision Blizzard has released its earnings report for the second quarter of 2023, which ended June 30, 2023. Swap parties with other players to make pairs and charge double! When you trade party cards, make sure you swap presents too. Trade parties with other players for cash if you're bankrupt. If you own two parties of the same color, charge double when anyone lands on either of them. To try a slightly more challenging game, add these extra rules to your game. On your next turn, pay M1 to the Bank, then roll and move as usual. Move your Cupcake mover to the Jail space. You're not in Jail - you're just visiting! Return the used card to the bottom of the pile.Ĭongratulations! When you land on a Party Box space you get to open the box in the center of the board and keep any money that's inside.Ĭlose it up and put it back on the board when you're done. If you have to pay money, put it in the Party Box. Take the top Chance card, read it out and follow the instructions. If you land on a party that has your present, do nothing, enjoy your party! Go:Įvery time you pass GO, collect M2 from the Bank. Pay them the price on the space as a gift. Party with present: When you land on a party with another player's present on it, you're a guest at their party. Put one of your presents on the colored band at the top of the space so everyone knows it's your party. Take the party card from the space, pay the Bank the price written on it and keep the card in front of you. Party with no present: When you land on a party that no-one else owns, you must buy it. Win! When someone's bankrupt, the game ends. Party on! Keep taking turns to roll and move around the board until someone goes bankrupt (runs out of money).īankrupt? If you don't have enough money to pay in full, you're bankrupt - you don't pay any of the money you owe and the game ends immediately. Once you've followed the instructions for that space, it's the next player's turn. Where did you land? See 'The Spaces' section below for what to do on that space. If you roll this, take the top Chance card, read it out and follow the instructions. Roll the die and move your Cupcake mover that number of spaces clockwise from GO. If you roll highest, you go first (or if you won the party card challenge, you go first). Who goes first? Take turns to roll the die. It's up to the Banker to look after all the money that goes in and out of the Bank. Put together the Party Box (see back page for assembly) and place it on its space in the center of the board.Įach choose a Cupcake mover and place it on GO.Įach take eight presents that match the color of your Cupcake and keep them in front of you.Ĭhoose one player to be Banker (adults are good for this). Shuffle the Chance cards and place them face-down on the Chance space in the center of the board. Place the party cards on the board using the Kids' party card challenge (below). Open the gameboard and put it in the center of the table. Be the player with the most money and parties when the first player goes bankrupt.
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