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Jennifer Young

Over 8 billion game hours were spent with Blizzard in 2024

Fans queue at booths for Diablo 4 and Diablo Immortal at Gamescom 2024.

2024 marks the first full year of Activision Blizzard under Microsoft, following the most expensive acquisition in gaming history. Today, Blizzard President Johanna Faries shared a year-end statement reflecting on the company's progress.

Before you get too excited, there are no juicy financials here like the $1 billion and counting made in microtransactions by Diablo 4, this recap reads more like a gaming-themed Spotify Wrapped. Still, it includes some fun analogies, and having attended Gamescom 2024, I can say Xbox’s booth was its biggest yet, thanks largely to Blizzard’s massive presence.

8.34 billion game hours across Blizzard games in 2024

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