Is Activision Blizzard's "Call of Duty" Too Engaging?

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) is heading into the holiday shopping season with some huge advantages, including its biggest base of engaged players to date. That was the main takeaway from the video game publisher's third-quarter report, which in late October revealed strong selling momentum and improving earnings power ahead of its next major Call of Duty franchise release.

In a conference call following that report, CEO Bobby Kotick and his team explained why they see that brand helping push sales to over $2 billion in Q4, setting Activision up for a strong finish to a record fiscal year -- despite some potential headwinds.

Let's look at some highlights from that presentation.

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