Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) Failed to Disclose Material Facts Affecting Their Revenue to the Investing Public

According to the complaint against the company for alleged violations of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 between August 2, 2018 and January 10, 2019, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) on April 29, 2010 announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Activision Publishing, Inc. entered into an agreement with Bungie, Inc., giving Activision exclusive rights to publish and distribute video games developed by Bungie for the next ten years. This partnership resulted in the financially successful Destiny franchise, a series of science fiction-themed video games. As recently as November 8, 2018, Activision filed a quarterly report with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q listing Destiny as among the company's "key product franchises" and stating that it had "established a long-term alliance with Bungie to publish its game universe, Destiny." During an earnings call the same day, the company was asked about the "health of the Destiny franchise" but failed to mention any rift between itself and Bungie that could lead to a premature split of the partnership. Then, on January 10, 2019, Activision and Bungie announced the end of their business relationship, and that Bungie would "assume full publishing rights … for the Destiny franchise. Going forward, Bungie will own and develop the franchise." On this news, Activision's stock fell close to 10%, and has yet to recover.

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