World of Warcraft: Subscriptions Drop 100,000 in Q3 to 5.5M Active Subscribers

Subscriptions Drop 100,000 in Q3 to 5.5M Active Subscribers

Ahead of today’s Activision-Blizzard investors’ meeting, it has been revealed in already-published documents that World of Warcraft subscriptions have dropped only 100,000 to 5.5M since the end of Q2 where subscriptions were at 5.6M. By announcing the Legion expansion during August’s Gamescom, it appears that players are retaining subscriptions pending Blizzcon’s WoW panels and a release date.

General: Activision-Blizzard Ponies Up $5.9B for Mobile Games Giant

Activision-Blizzard Ponies Up $5.9B for Mobile Games Giant

Activision-Blizzard has entered into a purchase agreement with King, creators of Candy Crush Saga, that, if approved by share holders, will see nearly six billion US dollars spent in the acquisition. King will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision-Blizzard and places the gaming giant at the forefront of the mobile games market, the fastest growing sector in gaming.