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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Email Print Reprints Read Short on votes, deficit panel delays decision 30 Nov 2010 Obama and Republicans agree to negotiate on taxes 30 Nov 2010 South Korea plans new drills as China avoids blaming North | 2:31am EST Exclusive: Afghan officials free top Taliban fighters 30 Nov 2010 Analysis: Hard case for U.S. against WikiLeaks's Assange 30 Nov 2010 Discussed 66 Saudi king urged U.S. to attack Iran: WikiLeaks 64 South Korea names security adviser as defense minister 62 U.S., South Korea begin joint military exercises Watched Bejeweled bra exposed in NY Thu, Oct 21 2010 Row over vote orgasm video Fri, Nov 19 2010 World reacts to WikiLeaks release Mon, Nov 29 2010 Analyst Research Report Title Price Trading Report for (NYT). A detailed report, including free correlated market analysis, and updates. 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Full Article | Full Coverage Factbox: Climate talks seek to avoid hype in Cancun More Green Business headlines Activision cool to mobile, social games Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook By Gabriel Madway NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc sees little financial opportunity in the young but growing markets for mobile and social games, and expects growth to come from expanding the reach of its existing video game... Related News Activision CEO sees growth in current game slate Tue, Nov 30 2010 EA to winnow game slate again Tue, Nov 30 2010 Tiger needs wins for EA deal to make sense Mon, Nov 29 2010 EA packaged games business to shrink Mon, Nov 29 2010 Video, newspapers aim to avoid music fate Fri, Nov 26 2010 Analysis & Opinion “Call of Duty” drops A-bomb on video game business Startup ditches dating site for video games Related Topics Technology » iPad » Media » Stocks Bobby Kotick, Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard, speaks at the Reuters Global Media Summit in New York November 30, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid By Gabriel Madway NEW YORK | Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:18pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc sees little financial opportunity in the young but growing markets for mobile and social games, and expects growth to come from expanding the reach of its existing video game portfolio. Activision Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said that as the customer base of the $50 billion video game industry continues to grow, the company's blockbuster franchises like "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" still have the ability to reach new gamers. "The place where you have the opportunities for growth is within the communities of franchises we control," Kotick told the Reuters Global Media Summit on Tuesday. Kotick saw less potential in games played on smartphones like Apple Inc's iPhone and those played on social networks like Facebook, where start-up Zynga has been dominant. "We don't view the App Store as a really big opportunity for dedicated games," Kotick said. He said tablets like the iPad may be attractive to Activision as a gaming platform in the future, but not yet. Social games -- which are free to play -- attract a huge number of users, Kotick acknowledged, but it's more difficult to translate that into revenue. "It's a different question assessing it as a business opportunity. Right now we don't see an opportunity for us to participate in that market," he said. Kotick's view contradicted those expressed by rival game publishers and major media executives from the New York Times Co and Walt Disney Co. Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello told the summit on Monday that his company is investing heavily in mobile and Internet-based games. Activision is the largest stand-alone game publisher in the world. The company was formed in 2008 through the merger of Activision with Blizzard, the former games unit of France's Vivendi SA, which still owns more than half the combined company. BIG HOLIDAY QUARTER Expectations are high for Activision's fourth quarter. The publisher launched its latest "Call of Duty" title in November, and it became the fastest-selling game of all time. 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