Activision Blizzard is one of the largest gaming companies formed in 2008 through the merger of Vivendi Games and Activision. It owns major franchises like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Candy Crush, and Overwatch. Recent big releases like Overwatch and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 have generated over $500 million each in revenue. The company also owns Major League Gaming and recently opened a movie studio to expand their franchises to film and television.