FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   ZACCONI RICCARDO 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/23/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Activision Blizzard, Inc. [ATVI] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer, King 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 84,453 (1) D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Stock Options (2)	  (3)	11/12/2023	Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share	903,251	$ 12.39	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (2)	  (4)	02/15/2025	Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share	192,392	$ 26.41	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ZACCONI RICCARDO C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD SANTA MONICA, CA 90405	Â	Â	  Chief Executive Officer, King	Â

Signatures

/s/ Riccardo Zacconi		02/25/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 23, 2016, the Company acquired King Digital Entertainment plc ("King"). In connection therewith, Mr. Zacconi's restricted stock units, representing the right to receive King ordinary shares, were converted to 84,453 restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive a share of the Company's common stock, for a nominal price of 0.00014 per share, which vest quarterly in 12 equal installments, beginning May 16, 2016.
(2)	On February 23, 2016, the Company acquired King. In connection therewith, Mr. Zacconi's options to purchase King ordinary shares were converted into options to purchase the Company's common stock.
(3)	One-half of these options vest on February 22, 2019 as follows: one-third if, and only if, the operating income objective for King for 2016 was met or exceeded; one-third if, and only if, the operating income objective for King for 2017 was met or exceeded; and one-third if, and only if, the operating income objective for King for 2018 was met or exceeded. The other half of these options vest as follows: one-third on each of February 22, 2017, 2018 and 2019, in each case if, and only if, the EBITDA objective for King for the prior year was met or exceeded.
(4)	These options vest quarterly in 12 equal installments, beginning May 16, 2016.

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