09 May

In a document published in anticipation of an investors call earlier today, Activision Blizzard confirmed that the company has achieved better-than-expected financial results for the first quarter of 2011. Looking to the future, Activision stated that it is currently working on an installment in the Call of Duty-franchise that will utilize a micro-transaction based system. The game is specifically targeted at the Chinese market, and it is currently remains unclear if the game will ever be released in other territories.

No release window for the game has been announced, but the game is listed as part of “robust investments” that will be made in the Call of Duty franchise in the near future.

The company also stated that it working on a “best-in-class digital platform surrounding the Call of Duty franchise,” though no additional details regarding this platform are available at this time.

The entire document can be found here.