Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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 *
KOTICK ROBERT A
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Activision Blizzard, Inc. [ATVI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2008
(Street)


SANTA MONICA, CA 90405		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options $ 3.8672 10/08/2008   J(1)   173,300   (2) 04/29/2014 Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share
173,300
$ 0 1,177,172 (3)
I
By 75260G Trust
Employee Stock Options $ 3.8672 10/08/2008   J(1) 173,300     (2) 04/29/2014 Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share
173,300
$ 0 173,300
D (4)
 
Employee Stock Options $ 6.664 10/08/2008   J(1)   280,340   (2) 06/20/2015 Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share
280,340
$ 0 0
I
By 75260G Trust
Employee Stock Options $ 6.664 10/08/2008   J(1) 280,340     (2) 06/20/2015 Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share
280,340
$ 0 679,374 (5)
D (4)
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KOTICK ROBERT A
C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
SANTA MONICA, CA 90405		   X     President & CEO  

Signatures

/s/ Robert A. Kotick 02/17/2009
**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) Reflects transfer of Employee Stock Options by 75260G Trust to 10122B Trust.
(2) The option was exercisable in full as of the date of this Form 5 filing.
(3) This amount was previously reported as covering 675,236 shares at an exercise price of $7.7344 per share (all of which were held by the 75260G Trust), but was adjusted to reflect the 2-for-1 split of the Company's common stock that occurred on September 5, 2008.
(4) Represents options held by the 10122B Trust.
(5) This amount was previously reported as covering 339,687 shares (140,170 of which were held by the 75260G Trust) at an exercise price of $13.328 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the 2-for-1 split of the Company's common stock that occurred on September 5, 2008.

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