Profits and revenues at Activision Blizzard slump

Revenues and profits at the main Irish arm of global games giant Activision Blizzard last year slumped as the firm downsized.

Activision Blizzard is the firm behind the blockbuster World of Warcraft and Call of Duty games and its Blizzard Entertainment Ireland arm last year saw profits decline by 18% from €3.45m to €2.83m.

This followed revenues at the Cork City-based firm decreasing by 39% from €38m to €23.2m in the 12 months to the end of December last.