Dean TakahashiActivision's Eric Hirshberg talks about Call of Duty: Ghosts. Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard reported that its third-quarter earnings beat expectations on Wall Street even as gamers held back on spending before the next-generation game console launches. For the three months ended Sept. 30, Activision Blizzard reported net income of 5 cents a share, up from 3 cents a share on a GAAP basis.