Activision Blizzard has reported its fourth quarter and full year financial results ending December 31, 2009, with the headline news that the company has posted the strongest quarter from a third party publisher in the industry's history.

The company's CEO, Bobby Kotick, delivered the news in a call to investors, and also noted that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 became the company's third title in two years to surpass the $1 billion revenue mark.

In total the publisher posted GAAP revenues for the year of $4.3 billion - up from $3.0 billion in 2008 - amounting to a profit of $113 million - up from a loss of $107 million in 2008.

Additionally, it was revealed that the company produced the highest digital revenues in the business, taking about $1.3 billion in total - undoubtedly driven by the ongoing success of World of Warcraft.

The call is still ongoing - more to follow.

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