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1.2 Billion Hours Logged in Black Ops
Activision boast revenue of $1.45 billion the past financial year.
Written by Andy Griffiths, 09 May 2011
Activision has revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops players have amassed over 1.2 billion hours worth of online game time since it launched in November last year.
The news broke during the publisher's annual investors call which also revealed that revenue reached $503 million for the first quarter of the calendar year, substantially improving on last year's figure of $381 million.
An increase in DLC sales and PC revenue is being attributed to the jump.
PCGZine Issue 48
For our latest Call of Duty Black Ops coverage, click here to download PCGZine Issue 48 for free."The Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike content pack shattered Xbox LIVE launch records, surpassing 1.4 million downloads in the first 24 hours alone," stated the Activision head. "To date, Call of Duty: Black Ops players have logged more than 1.2 billion online hours of online gameplay."
"Digital content continues to represent a significant portion of our revenues and increased by about $100 million year over year, enabling us to deliver record first-quarter operating margins and earnings per share."
More information from the investor call is to follow.
Credit: Virtual Strategy.
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