2008

Net revenues: $2.9 billion

Net income: $345 million

Key events

- Activision becomes #1 publisher in U.S. and Europe (in dollars) for first time

- Activision consummates merger with Vivendi Games to form juggernaut Activision Blizzard

- Guitar Hero III #1 selling game (in dollars) in U.S. and Europe, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare #2 selling game in U.S. and Europe (in units)

- Activision acquires Bizzarre Creations (developer behind Project Gotham Racing)

- Call of Duty and Guitar Hero both surpass $1 billion in lifetime revenues