Activision Blizzard Reports Better-Than-Expected Q3 Results

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) released its earnings numbers for the three months through September 2013 this afternoon after the market closed on Wall Street. The company showed earnings per share of 8 cents for the third quarter of the year on revenue totaling $657 million. Stock in Activision Blizzard trended up a fraction on Wednesday's market to finish the day at $16.53 per share.

Analysts following Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) were looking for earnings per share of 4 cents from this afternoon's earnings report. The same analysts were looking for revenue totaling $594 million for the third...