Activision's infinite 'Call of Duty' boost

If you care about money, the economy and corporate America, earnings season matters. Activision Blizzard annually gets a boost from its blockbuster video game franchise Call of Duty, the latest edition of which hits Friday. The arrival of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, expected to be the biggest-selling video game of the year, comes just hours after the Santa Monica, Calif.-based game publisher reports its third-quarter earnings upon today's market closing. Having seen Activision Blizzard's stock hit all-time highs in recent days --topping out with an intraday high Oct. 25 of $45.55 -- Wall Street analysts expect the No. 1 U.S. game publisher to surpass its own forecasts of Q3 revenue of $1.49 billion and earnings of 6 cents per share. Analysts polled by S&P Global Market Intelligence expect $1.56 billion and 8 cents per share.