wonderful day, as well as gentlemen, And welcome to the Activision Blizzard’s Q2 2016 Earnings conference call. immediately, All people are in a listen only mode. remember, This national gathering is being recorded today, thurs,this, june 4, 2016.
I would now like to turn the management meeting over to Amrita Ahuja, Senior vice president of Investor Relations. Please just do it, ma’am.
Amrita Ahuja Senior vice chairman Investor Relations
Good afternoon, And thank you for joining us today for Activision Blizzard’s second quarter 2016 business call. around are Bobby Kotick, ceo; thomas Tippl, COO; not to mention Dennis Durkin, CFO. and also for Q Eric Hirshberg, president of Activision; elizabeth Morhaime, president of Blizzard; but Riccardo Zacconi, CEO of king, will often join us.
I would choose to remind everyone that during this call, We’ll be making statements which are not historical facts. These are forward looking statements that are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and concerns. A number of important factors could cause the company’s actual future results and other future circumstances to differ materially from those expressed in any forward looking statements including the factors discussed in the risk factors section of our SEC filings including our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10 K, Which is on file with the SEC and those said on the slides that is showing.
The forward looking statements in this project are based on information available to the company as of the date of this demonstration and while we believe them to be true, They ultimately may be incorrect. The company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward looking statement to reflect events or disorders after today, august 4, 2016.
We will show both GAAP and non GAAP financial measures during this call, but nevertheless, As discussed on our July 29 conference call, Due to updated compliance and disclosure interpretation issued by the SEC staff on May 17, 2016, going forward, We will no longer be able to present non GAAP financial measures excluding the impact of deferrals. due to the fact, This will be the last call where we provide such information. wholesale jerseys On this call and in the foreseeable future, We will continue to provide non GAAP financial measures which exclude the impact of expenses, Related stock based comp, The amount of intangible assets, payments, Including legal fees, Cost repair bills, And accruals related to purchases, Including purchasing of King Digital Entertainment, Expenses tied to debt financings and refinancings and the associated tax benefits.
These non GAAP measures are not intended to be considered in isolation from as an alternative to or superior to our GAAP results. We encourage investors to consider all measures before making an investment decision. ladies PowerPoint overview, Which you have access to with the webcast and which will be posted to the website following the call. knowledge, We may be posting a financial overview highlighting both GAAP and non GAAP results and a one page summary sheet.
and here, I’d like introducing our CEO, Bobby Kotick.
Robert a major. Kotick web design manager, chief executive officer Director
gratitude, Amrita, And thanks for your time all for joining us today. We delivered record second quarter performance with revenues up more than 100% and EPS up more than 300% annually on a non GAAP basis as previously defined. by doing this, We’re raising our full year counsel. Our continued success comes from the efforts of our over 10,000 sales team. Their obsession, Dedication and focus are the reasons we’re able to entertain hundreds of millions of players around the world and deliver value to our stakeholders.
This quarter was a record quarter in large measure due to unique capability we have as a company to create new franchises. The truly radically different team at Blizzard launched Overwatch to incredible audience success. Overwatch already has over 15 million players who spent about 0.5 billion hours playing the game and it has achieved success internationally including in China and Korea, Where Overwatch is now the top game in terms of share of playtime.
We remain focused on the priorities that we have outlined to you before: Building our audiences anywhere int he planet, Growing engagement by continuously getting new content for our audiences, Celebrating our players through initiatives like competitive gaming and making sure we continue to be a great place to work.
Thomas and Dennis will now give out the results of our record quarter. thomas?
Thomas Tippl Chief working with Officer
a big heads up, Bobby. Our creative and commercial teams across our five operating divisions delivered a very secure first half of 2016 with broad based record results. to expand on what Bobby mentioned, Our results are driven by focus a
