Destiny Reaches 16 Million Registered Users, Call of Duty Franchise Hits $11 Billion

Two of Activision's shooter franchises have achieved new milestones. As part of the company's latest earnings report, the publisher on Thursday announced that Destiny has now reached more than 16 million registered users, up from 9.5 million last quarter.

"Active" Destiny players are spending, on average, more than three hours in the game every day, Activision added. Overall, Activision calls Destiny the "most successful launch of a new video game franchise in history." The game was also the top-selling new IP for 2014.

Meanwhile, Activision's other major shooter series, Call of Duty, has now reached total lifetime revenue of more than $11 billion in retail sales since the game originally launched in 2003. The most recent entry in the series was November 2014's Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

Some other highlights from Activision's earnings report today:

Fourth Quarter Earnings (Three Months Ended December 31, 2014):

  • $2.21 billion in revenue, down from $2.27 billion during the same quarter a year prior.
  • $698 million in profit, up from $621 million in profit during the same quarter last year.

Full-Year Earnings (12 Months Ended December 31, 2014):

  • $4.8 billion in revenue, compared to $4.3 billion for the year prior.
  • $1 billion in profit, compared to $999 million last year.
  • Net revenue from digital channels was $2.2 billion, accounting for a record 46 percent of the company's total net revenue.

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