www.blizzard.com<\/a>), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry\u2019s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s track record includes ten #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company\u2019s online-gaming service, Battle.net\u00ae, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active users.<\/p>\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:\u00a0 Information in this press release that involves Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.\u00a0 Blizzard Entertainment generally uses words such as \u201coutlook\u201d, \u201cwill,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cmight,\u201d \u201cremains,\u201d \u201cto be,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cbelieves\u201d, \u201cmay\u201d, \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d future,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cpositioned,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201cremain,\u201d \u201cscheduled,\u201d \u201cset to,\u201d \u201csubject to,\u201d \u201cupcoming\u201d and similar expressions to help identify forward-looking statements.\u00a0\u00a0 Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales of Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next-generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Blizzard Entertainment, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third-party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard\u2019s success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined company\u2019s ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated.\u00a0 Other such factors include additional risk factors identified in Activision Blizzard\u2019s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.\u00a0 The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.\u00a0 Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect.\u00a0 These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Blizzard Entertainment or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
September 4, 2008 Blizzard Entertainment\u00ae Soundtracks Now On iTunes IRVINE, Calif. — Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that a wide selection of music from its popular games has been added to the iTunes store. Much of this music was originally available only in collector\u2019s editions of the games, or at special events such as the<\/p>\n
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