The company behind Call of Duty and Candy Crush is soaring after reporting record revenue (ATVI)

Flickr Activision Blizzardis up 17.81% at $46.17 a shareafter reporting fourth-quarter earnings following Thursday's closing bell. The gaming company posted record quarterly revenue despite a slump in sales of its Call of Duty video game. Its multiplayer hero shooter gameOverwatchreached 25 million players globally over 2016 and helpeddrive revenues to a record $6.61 billion for the year ended December 31. Those sales are up 42% compared to 2015, and Activision CEO Eric Hirshbergsaid the Overwat...