Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard beat quarterly bookings estimates on Wednesday (Apr 25), as it reported results a day earlier to allay concerns about its business after Britain block
Shares of the company were trading 10 per cent lower, showing little reaction to the earnings report.
"We remain confident that our deal with Microsoft benefits competition, consumers and job creation in markets around the world, especially in the UK," Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said.
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