BRIEF-Activision Blizzard Posts Qtrly Adjusted. Earnings Per Share $0.76

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard:

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.65; QTRLY ADJUSTED. EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.76; QTRLY GAAP REVENUE $2.41 BILLION VERSUS $1.99 BILLION

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - SEES CY 2021 NET REVENUES $8,225 MILLION

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - QTRLY NET BOOKINGS $3.05 BILLION VERSUS $2.71 BILLION

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - SEES CY 2021 GAAP EPS $2.83; SEES CY 2021 NON-GAAP EPS $3.34

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - NET BOOKINGS IS EXPECTED TO BE $8.45 BILLION FOR 2021 AND $1.75 BILLION FOR Q1

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD QTRLY OVERALL ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS WERE 397 MILLION

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD QTRLY NET BOOKINGS FROM DIGITAL CHANNELS WERE $2.34 BILLION VERSUS $1.88 BILLION; QTRLY IN-GAME NET BOOKINGSC WERE $1.32 BILLION

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - IMPACT OF GROWTH INITIATIVES FOR CALL OF DUTY, WORLD OF WARCRAFT AND CANDY CRUSH, EXPECTED TO DRIVE STRONG RESULTS IN 2021

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - SEES Q1 GAAP NET REVENUES $2,015 MILLION

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - PREMIUM & FREE-TO-PLAY EXPERIENCES SUSTAINED OVER 100 MILLION MONTHLY ACTIVE PLAYERS FOR CALL OF DUTY FRANCHISE IN 2020

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - SEES Q1 GAAP EPS $0.59; SEES Q1 NON-GAAP EPS $0.84

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - IN Q4, ACTIVISION HAD 128 MILLION MAUS AND NET BOOKINGS FOR CALL OF DUTY FRANCHISE GREW BY A DOUBLE-DIGIT PERCENTAGE YOY

• ACTIVISION BLIZZARD - WORLD OF WARCRAFT MAUS GREW YOY, CONTRIBUTING TO OVERALL BLIZZARD MAUS OF 29 MILLION IN Q4

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