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Original Post Date: 8/3/11

Looks like they posted their 2nd Quarter results about 15 minutes earlier than the call. [LINK]

That's probably how a lot of websites release call information while it's still ongoing.. they just read ahead to all of the future announcements. :)

It looks identical to last quarter's release information.. everything is the exact same "Better than expected results.." and bragging about Black Ops, Cataclysm and Starcraft 2.

I wasn't even paying attention, but apparently Cataclysm launched in China on July 12th. There's nothing much else of interest in the company outlook, so I'm hoping something interesting might be mentioned on the call. I really hope it won't just be about the new Diablo 3 details that have already been released.

There's also another note; "Since Blizzard Entertainment has not confirmed a launch date for its next global release, the company's calendar year outlook at this time does not include a new game from Blizzard in 2011." Time will tell.

* They also claimed that Skylanders will be as big as Pokemon.

* There's worry about Starcraft 2, they're not making as much money as expected hence the new Starcraft 2 Starter Edition.

* Subscriptions have dropped again, they're now at 11.1 million subscribers worldwide which is back at what they were in 2008.

* Good comment on the new RMT Auction House; Mike Morhaime stated that their players WANTED THE FEATURE which is why they're doing it.

* They're working hard to ship Diablo 3 by the end of the year, but they're not making any commitments.

* They will be expanding World of Warcraft into new countries, but they're not allowed to say which yet. Michael Morhaime said; "There are other countries that we're looking at beyond these as well, but I don't have anything that I can talk about."