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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Tippl Thomas   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Activision Blizzard, Inc. [ATVI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Operating Ofcr & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2012 (Street) SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 02/15/2012   F   14,004 (1) D $ 12.4 794,428 I See footnote. (2) Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 02/15/2012   F   32,806 (3) D $ 12.4 761,622 I See footnote. (2) Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 02/15/2012   F   26,258 (4) D $ 12.4 735,364 (5) I See footnote. (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Tippl Thomas C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD SANTA MONICA, CA 90405			Chief Operating Ofcr & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Thomas Tippl		02/17/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On February 15, 2012, the restrictions lapsed with respect to 30,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock held by Mr. Tippl. Pursuant to the terms of his restricted stock award agreement, he elected to have the Company withhold 14,004 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation.
(2)	These securities are held by the Thomas and Laura Tippl Family Trust.
(3)	On February 15, 2012, 87,500 restricted stock units held by Mr. Tippl vested. Pursuant to the terms of his restricted stock unit award agreement, he elected to have the Company withhold 32,806 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation.
(4)	On February 15, 2012, the restrictions lapsed with respect to 56,250 performance-based restricted shares of the Company's common stock held by Mr. Tippl. Pursuant to the terms of his restricted stock award agreement, he elected to have the Company withhold 26,258 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation.
(5)	Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Tippl (through the Thomas and Laura Tippl Family Trust) held (a) 387,864 shares of the Company's common stock, (b) 60,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock, (c) 175,000 restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive a share of the Company's common stock, and (d) 112,500 performance-based restricted shares of the Company's common stock.

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