Game company revenues double

THE main Irish arm of video game giant, Activison Blizzard doubled revenues and pre-tax profits in 2009, new figures show.

New filings with the Companies Office show that the numbers employed at Blizzard Entertainment Ireland Ltd’s European Centre in Cork almost doubled from 362 to 703 in 2009.

The dramatic growth in the company is underlined by revenues doubling from €15.5m to €30.9m with pre-tax profits increasing from €1.32m to €2.8 million in the 12 months to the end of December 2009.