Paelos
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I don't believe so. ATVI has cut costs a lot in order to pump up their profits, but their revenues in 2013 have slid back to just above 2010 numbers.
The difference this year will be the Destiny numbers, and that will pump up revenues back to normal levels. However, none of that has to do with Blizzard (except Hearthstone). They are going to hope to bring in major sales from the xpac, but the market is slowly dwindling every year.
The goose is not laying as many eggs, as Merusk noted. Other parts of ATVI are having to pick up the slack.
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CPA, CFO, Sports Fan, Game when I have the time
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March
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Zowie... that was not at all what I was expecting. What a dreary and bleak sounding game...waking up to go to work each day would be a welcome relief.
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Goreschach
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They should have just gone with galaxy of starcraft.
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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I'm shocked they haven't done a Blizzard Brawler ala SSB.
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Sir T
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At this stage I'm expecting a Zerg V Protos shooter game...
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Hic sunt dracones.
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Maven
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Aliens: Terran Marines?
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rk47
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Blizzard's Friday Night Poker with Jim Raynor and Jayna Proudmoore.
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Colonel Sanders is back in my wallet
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Blizzard's Friday Night Poker with Jim Raynor and Jayna Proudmoore.
Probably. They've got to be looking at more ways to cash in which lighter games like Hearthstone.
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rk47
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World of Warcraft Pinball Extreme The Burning Pinball Crusade
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Colonel Sanders is back in my wallet
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Maven
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Don't forget that Blizzard wants to hook people while they're young. That Megablocks parntership is just one example.
Speak & Spell with Vol'jin!
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Merusk
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Mines of Azeroth. Minecraft w/ Blizzard skins.
Fuck, I might figure out how to mod that anyway.
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The past cannot be changed. The future is yet within your power.
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Rasix
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I am the harbinger of your doom!
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You guys aren't thinking small enough. They're probably developing a shitty iOS free to play kingdom builder. It'll be out before Christmas.
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-Rasix
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Rendakor
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I'm surprised we haven't seen mobile ports of the old Warcrafts yet.
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"i can't be a star citizen. they won't even give me a star green card"
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Lantyssa
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Speak & Spell with Vol'jin!
"Dat's a cat, mon! Da cat go 'mou'. Cat. Say - Eeh - Tay."
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Merusk
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You guys aren't thinking small enough. They're probably developing a shitty iOS free to play kingdom builder. It'll be out before Christmas.
Blizzard Clash of Clans ripoff would do well.
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The past cannot be changed. The future is yet within your power.
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Venkman
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Come come, we can think smaller than that! easy enough to do Match 3 Orcs, something like http://gameslikefinder.com/cavemania/. I'd go with something Diablo-y though. Heck, I'd be surprised if they didn't already have a feature complete Diablo mobile app already. Perfect game and business model for 7"+ tablets.
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