Rock Band: I Am a Golden God!

Quite a franchise, that Rock Band. According to new stats from the NPD Group, the music videogame has surpassed $1 billion in North American retail sales, making it the No. 1 title of 2008 by revenue across all game genres. Not bad for a product that’s been around just 15 months.
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Activision off Post Earnings; Kaufman Downgrades

Activision Blizzard (ATVID) shares are trading lower following the company’s fairly complex June quarter report and 2008 outlook. Complicating the picture is the logistics of the merger of Activision and Blizzard. The company posted stand-alone results for Activision for the quarter, but gave guidance for the combined companies.