3 Things Activision Blizzard's Management Wants You to Know

With Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI) stock up 70% since the beginning of the year, a lot was riding on the game maker's second-quarter performance. This year is a light one for new game releases, so investors were not expecting huge year-over-year increases in revenue and earnings. All that was needed was a sign of strong player engagement levels with existing games and positive comments from management about future growth opportunities -- especially updates on its esports bet, Overwatch League. And investors got exactly that.

Here are three important highlights from Activision Blizzard's latest conference call.

Destiny 2 is one of two highly anticipated releases expected in fall 2017. Image source: Activision Blizzard.

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