Vivendi tops forecasts, sees improving outlook has financial results from the French conglomerate, saying "net profit in the latest quarter slipped to 669 million euros ($851 million) from €695 million a year earlier," and "Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes rose 9.8% to €1.65 billion and were comfortably ahead of the €1.52 billion consensus forecast of analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires." They cite gaming growth as the company's strong suit for the period: "The strongest growth during the quarter came from Activision Blizzard, the group's video-games unit, where earnings jumped 25% to €243 million, fuelled by continued strong sales of its 'Call of Duty' and 'World of Warcraft' games."