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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2021

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-15839

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ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

95-4803544

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

N/A

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(310) 255-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share

ATVI

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

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The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding at July 27, 2021 was 777,708,445.

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ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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	Cautionary Statement	3

PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020	6

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020	7

	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020	8

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	35

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	57

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	58

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	58

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	58

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	59



Item 6.	Exhibits	59

EXHIBIT INDEX		60

SIGNATURE		61

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains, or incorporates by reference, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements consist of any statement other than a recitation of historical facts and include, but are not limited to: (1) projections of revenues, expenses, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, cash flow, or other financial items; (2) statements of our plans and objectives, including those related to releases of products or services and restructuring activities; (3) statements of future financial or operating performance, including the impact of tax items thereon; and (4) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Activision Blizzard, Inc. generally uses words such as “outlook,” “forecast,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “to be,” “plan,” “aims,” “believes,” “may,” “might,” “expects,” “intends,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “estimate,” “future,” “positioned,” “potential,” “project,” “remain,” “scheduled,” “set to,” “subject to,” “upcoming,” and the negative version of these words and other similar words and expressions to help identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to business and economic risks, reflect management’s current expectations, estimates, and projections about our business, and are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict.

We caution that a number of important factors, many of which are beyond our control, could cause our actual future results and other future circumstances to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the ongoing global impact of a novel strain of coronavirus which emerged in December 2019 (“COVID-19”) (including, without limitation, the potential for significant short- and long-term global unemployment and economic weakness and a resulting impact on global discretionary spending; potential strain on the retailers, distributors and manufacturers who sell our physical products to customers and the platform providers on whose networks and consoles certain of our games are available; effects on our ability to release our content in a timely manner; effects on the operations of our professional esports leagues; the impact of large-scale intervention by the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world, including the impact on interest rates; increased demand for our games due to stay-at-home orders and curtailment of other forms of entertainment, which may not be sustained; and volatility in foreign exchange rates); our ability to consistently deliver popular, high-quality titles in a timely manner, which has been made more difficult as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; competition; concentration of revenue among a small number of franchises; our ability to satisfy the expectations of consumers with respect to our brands, games, services, and/or business practices; our ability to attract, retain and motivate skilled personnel; rapid changes in technology and industry standards; increasing importance of revenues derived from digital distribution channels; risks associated with the retail sales business model; the continued growth in the scope and complexity of our business; substantial influence of third-party platform providers over our products and costs; success and availability of video game consoles manufactured by third parties, including our ability to predict the consoles that will be most successful in the marketplace and develop commercially-successful products for those consoles; risks associated with the free-to-play business model, including dependence on a relatively small number of consumers for a significant portion of revenues and profits from any given game; our ability to realize the expected benefits of, and effectively implement and manage, our restructuring actions; difficulties in integrating acquired businesses or otherwise realizing the anticipated benefits of strategic transactions; the seasonality in the sale of our products; risks relating to behavior of our distributors, retailers, development, and licensing partners, or other affiliated third parties that may harm our brands or business operations; risks associated with our use of open source software; risks and uncertainties of conducting business outside the United States (the “U.S.”); risks associated with undisclosed content or features that may result in consumers’ refusal to buy or retailers’ refusal to sell our products; risks associated with objectionable consumer or other third party-created content; reliance on servers and networks to distribute and operate our games and our proprietary online gaming service; potential data breaches and other cybersecurity risks; significant disruption during our live events; risks related to the impacts of catastrophic events, including the susceptibility of the location of our headquarters to earthquakes; provisions in our corporate documents that may make it more difficult for any person to acquire control of our company; risks and costs associated with legal proceedings, including the impact of the complaint filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing alleging violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and the California Equal Pay Act; intellectual property claims; increasing regulation in key territories; regulation relating to the Internet, including potential harm from laws impacting “net neutrality”; regulation concerning data privacy; scrutiny regarding the appropriateness of our games’ content, including ratings assigned by third parties; changes in tax rates or exposure to additional tax liabilities, as well as the outcome of current or future tax disputes; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; impacts of changes in financial accounting standards; insolvency or business failure of any of our business partners, which has been magnified as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; risks associated with our reliance on discretionary spending; and the other factors identified in “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

The forward-looking statements contained herein are based on information available to Activision Blizzard, Inc. as of the date of this filing and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although these forward-looking statements are believed to be true when made, they may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of our future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

Activision Blizzard, Inc.’s names, abbreviations thereof, logos, and product and service designators are all either the registered or unregistered trademarks or trade names of Activision Blizzard, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. All dollar amounts referred to in, or contemplated by, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refer to U.S. dollars, unless otherwise explicitly stated to the contrary.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions, except share data)


	At June 30, 2021		At December 31, 2020
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,209	$	8,647
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $44 and $83, at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	682		1,052

Software development	249		352
Other current assets	747		514
Total current assets	10,887		10,565

Software development	267		160
Property and equipment, net	174		209
Deferred income taxes, net	1,447		1,318
Other assets	583		641
Intangible assets, net	449		451
Goodwill	9,765		9,765
Total assets	$	23,572	$	23,109

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	217	$	295
Deferred revenues	1,058		1,689
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	978		1,116

Total current liabilities	2,253		3,100
Long-term debt, net	3,606		3,605
Deferred income taxes, net	511		418
Other liabilities	916		949
Total liabilities	7,286		8,072
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.000001 par value, 2,400,000,000 shares authorized, 1,206,367,017 and 1,202,906,087 shares issued at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	—		—
Additional paid-in capital	11,621		11,531
Less: Treasury stock, at cost, 428,676,471 shares at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020	(5,563)		(5,563)
Retained earnings	10,821		9,691
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(593)		(622)
Total shareholders’ equity	16,286		15,037
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	23,572	$	23,109

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions, except per share data)


	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net revenues
Product sales	$	568	$	533	$	1,243	$	1,076
In-game, subscription, and other revenues	1,728		1,399		3,328		2,643
Total net revenues	2,296		1,932		4,571		3,719

Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues—product sales:
Product costs	116		137		255		255
Software royalties, amortization, and intellectual property licenses	88		33		200		115
Cost of revenues—in-game, subscription, and other:
Game operations and distribution costs	322		271		619		529
Software royalties, amortization, and intellectual property licenses	29		28		59		74
Product development	335		291		688		528
Sales and marketing	245		242		482		485
General and administrative	189		175		471		343
Restructuring and related costs	13		6		43		29
Total costs and expenses	1,337		1,183		2,817		2,358

Operating income	959		749		1,754		1,361
Interest and other expense (income), net (Note 13)	(43)		22		(14)		30

Income before income tax expense	1,002		727		1,768		1,331
Income tax expense	126		147		272		247
Net income	$	876	$	580	$	1,496	$	1,084

Earnings per common share
Basic	$	1.13	$	0.75	$	1.93	$	1.41
Diluted	$	1.12	$	0.75	$	1.91	$	1.40

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
Basic	777		771		776		770
Diluted	783		776		784		775

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions)


	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net income	$	876	$	580	$	1,496	$	1,084
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	9		4		5		(11)
Unrealized gains (losses) on forward contracts designated as hedges, net of tax	(2)		(10)		27		(9)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—		—		(3)		5
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	7	$	(6)	$	29	$	(15)
Comprehensive income	$	883	$	574	$	1,525	$	1,069

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions)


	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	1,496	$	1,084
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred income taxes	(46)		3

Non-cash operating lease cost	32		32
Depreciation and amortization	61		106
Amortization of capitalized software development costs and intellectual property licenses (1)	187		105


Share-based compensation expense (2)	194		85
Realized and unrealized gain on equity investment (Note 6)	(72)		—
Other	4		(17)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	369		230

Software development and intellectual property licenses	(189)		(190)
Other assets	20		(83)
Deferred revenues	(611)		(192)
Accounts payable	(80)		(113)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(133)		(134)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,232		916
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale investments	44		—
Purchases of available-for-sale investments	(203)		(56)



Capital expenditures	(36)		(32)
Other investing activities	21		—
Net cash used in investing activities	(174)		(88)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock to employees	67		69
Tax payment related to net share settlements on restricted stock units	(173)		(34)
Dividends paid	(365)		(316)






Net cash used in financing activities	(471)		(281)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(16)		(5)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	571		542
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	8,652		5,798
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	9,223	$	6,340

(1)Excludes deferral and amortization of share-based compensation expense.

(2)Includes the net effects of capitalization, deferral, and amortization of share-based compensation expense.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

(Amounts and shares in millions, except per share data)


	Common Stock			Treasury Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2020	1,203	$	—	(429)	$	(5,563)	$	11,531	$	9,691	$	(622)	$	15,037

Components of comprehensive income:
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		619		—		619
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—	—		—	—		—		—		22		22
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock options	1	—		—	—		33		—		—		33
Issuance of common stock pursuant to restricted stock units	4	—		—	—		—		—		—		—
Restricted stock surrendered for employees’ tax liability	(2)	—		—	—		(165)		—		—		(165)
Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and restricted stock units	—	—		—	—		150		—		—		150
Dividends ($0.47 per common share)	—	—		—	—		—		(365)		—		(365)
Balance at March 31, 2021	1,206	$	—	(429)	$	(5,563)	$	11,549	$	9,945	$	(600)	$	15,331
Components of comprehensive income:
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		876		—		876
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—	—		—	—		—		—		7		7
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock options	—	—		—	—		33		—		—		33
Restricted stock surrendered for employees’ tax liability	—	—		—	—		(7)		—		—		(7)
Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and restricted stock units	—	—		—	—		46		—		—		46
Balance at June 30, 2021	1,206	$	—	(429)	$	(5,563)	$	11,621	$	10,821	$	(593)	$	16,286

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

(Amounts and shares in millions, except per share data)


	Common Stock			Treasury Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2019	1,197	$	—	(429)	$	(5,563)	$	11,174	$	7,813	$	(619)	$	12,805
Cumulative impact from adoption of new credit loss standard	—	—		—	—		—		(3)		—		(3)
Components of comprehensive income:
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		505		—		505
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—	—		—	—		—		—		(9)		(9)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock options	1	—		—	—		27		—		—		27
Issuance of common stock pursuant to restricted stock units	1	—		—	—		—		—		—		—
Restricted stock surrendered for employees’ tax liability	—	—		—	—		(31)		—		—		(31)
Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and restricted stock units	—	—		—	—		43		—		—		43
Dividends ($0.41 per common share)	—	—		—	—		—		(316)		—		(316)
Balance at March 31, 2020	1,199	$	—	(429)	$	(5,563)	$	11,213	$	7,999	$	(628)	$	13,021
Components of comprehensive income:
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		580		—		580
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—	—		—	—		—		—		(6)		(6)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock options	1	—		—	—		44		—		—		44

Restricted stock surrendered for employees’ tax liability	—	—		—	—		(3)		—		—		(3)
Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and restricted stock units	—	—		—	—		46		—		—		46
Balance at June 30, 2020	1,200	$	—	(429)	$	(5,563)	$	11,300	$	8,579	$	(634)	$	13,682

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Description of Business and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is a leading global developer and publisher of interactive entertainment content and services. We develop and distribute content and services on video game consoles, personal computers (“PC”s), and mobile devices. We also operate esports leagues and offer digital advertising within some of our content. The terms “Activision Blizzard,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are used to refer collectively to Activision Blizzard, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Our Segments

Based upon our organizational structure, we conduct our business through three reportable segments, each of which is a leading global developer and publisher of interactive entertainment content and services based primarily on our internally developed intellectual properties.

(i) Activision Publishing, Inc.

Activision Publishing, Inc. (“Activision”) delivers content through both premium and free-to-play offerings and primarily generates revenue from full-game and in-game sales, as well as by licensing software to third-party or related-party companies that distribute Activision products. Activision’s key product franchise is Call of Duty®, a first-person action franchise. Activision also includes the activities of the Call of Duty League™, a global professional esports league with city-based teams.

(ii) Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (“Blizzard”) delivers content through both premium and free-to-play offerings and primarily generates revenue from full-game and in-game sales, subscriptions, and by licensing software to third-party or related-party companies that distribute Blizzard products. Blizzard also maintains a proprietary online gaming service, Battle.net®, which facilitates digital distribution of Blizzard content and selected Activision content, online social connectivity, and the creation of user-generated content. Blizzard’s key product franchises include: World of Warcraft®, a subscription-based massive multi-player online role-playing franchise; Hearthstone®, an online collectible card franchise based in the Warcraft® universe; Diablo®, an action role-playing franchise; and Overwatch®, a team-based first-person action franchise. Blizzard also includes the activities of the Overwatch League™, a global professional esports league with city-based teams.

(iii) King Digital Entertainment

King Digital Entertainment (“King”) delivers content through free-to-play offerings and primarily generates revenue from in-game sales and in-game advertising on the mobile platform. King’s key product franchise is Candy Crush™, a “match three” franchise.

Other

We also engage in other businesses that do not represent reportable segments, including the Activision Blizzard Distribution (“Distribution”) business, which consists of operations in Europe that provide warehousing, logistics, and sales distribution services to third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software, our own publishing operations, and manufacturers of interactive entertainment hardware.

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Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim reporting. Accordingly, certain notes or other information that are normally required by U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted if they substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in our annual audited consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Generally, making these estimates and developing our assumptions requires consideration of forecasted information, which, in context of the COVID-19 pandemic, involves additional uncertainty. While there was no material impact to our estimates in the current period, in future periods, facts and circumstances could change and impact our estimates. Additionally, actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for the fair statement of our financial position and results of operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior-year amounts to conform to the current period presentation.

2. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance which is intended to simplify various aspects to accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing an intraperiod allocation, and calculating income taxes in interim periods. The amendment also clarifies and amends certain areas of existing guidance to reduce complexity and improve consistency in the application of Topic 740. Generally the guidance must be applied prospectively upon adoption, with the exception of certain topics which are required to be applied on a retrospective or modified retrospective basis. On January 1, 2021, we adopted this new accounting standard and applied the topics in the manner required by the standard. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

3. Software Development and Intellectual Property Licenses

Our total capitalized software development costs of $516 million and $512 million, as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, primarily relates to internal development costs. As of both June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, capitalized intellectual property licenses were not material.

Amortization of capitalized software development costs and intellectual property licenses was as follows (amounts in millions):


	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Amortization of capitalized software development costs and intellectual property licenses	$	87	$	30	$	199	$	112

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4. Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible assets, net, consist of the following (amounts in millions):


	At June 30, 2021
	Estimated useful lives			Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Acquired definite-lived intangible assets:
Internally-developed franchises	3	-	11 years	$	1,154	$	(1,154)	$	—


Trade names and other	1	-	10 years	78		(62)		16
Total definite-lived intangible assets				$	1,232	$	(1,216)	$	16

Acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Activision trademark	Indefinite							$	386
Acquired trade names	Indefinite							47
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets								$