Videogame maker Activision Blizzard's quarterly revenue rises 15 percent

Reuters

Published May 06, 2015 04:25PM ET

Videogame maker Activision Blizzard's quarterly revenue rises 15 percent

(Reuters) - Videogame maker Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) reported a 15 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by robust sales of its first person shooter game "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare".

The company's net income rose to $394 million, or 53 cents per share, for the first quarter ended March 31, from $293 million, or 40 cents per share, a year earlier.

On an adjusted basis, Activision earned 16 cents per share.