Activision Blizzard reaffirmed its position as the dominant video game publisher by reporting another strong quarter on Wednesday, one day after its rival, Electronic Arts, reported widening losses and shrinking revenue.

Activision Blizzard, based in Santa Monica, reported profits of $195m, up from $28m a year earlier. The drastically improved results are thanks to the success of Activision’s union with Blizzard, the Vivendi Games unit with which it completed a merger one year ago.