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Activision

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148 articles decelerating

Activision has appeared in 148 articles since 2015-11. Coverage peaked in 2023Q4 with 20 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Call of Duty, CMA.

Articles
148
mentions
Velocity
-50.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-1.500
velocity change
Sources
32
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-03-04
The Verge 5 related

A top Call of Duty leaker, TheGhostOfHope on X, says he'll stop after Activision “legally demanded” he “stop leaking and disseminating confidential information”

2025-07-09
TechCrunch 8 related

Source: Activision took down Call of Duty: WWII after hackers exploited a flaw in a specific PC version, which led to some players having their computers hacked

Campaign Mode: Incident Commander  —  Multiplayer Mode: Everyone's On Call  —  DLC: Zero-Day at Dawn [embedded post] Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / @lorenzofb : NEW: We confirmed that Activision took...

2023-11-10
Bloomberg 23 related

After critics pan Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, sources blame the game's rushed 16-month development, compared to three years for other titles

Game is the first in the series after Microsoft's big acquisition.  —  The latest entry in Activision Blizzard's popular Call …

2023-07-28
TechCrunch 12 related

Analyses: hackers infect players of an old Call of Duty game with a worm that spreads in online lobbies; Activision turns off multiplayer for the game on Steam

Hackers are infecting players of an old Call of Duty game with a worm that spreads automatically in online lobbies, according to two analyses of the malware.

2022-04-04
Wall Street Journal

How Brad Smith helps Microsoft avoid government scrutiny by being amicable with regulators while directing negative attention at the company's Big Tech rivals

President Brad Smith has taken an amicable role with regulators.  Rivals say he also directs negative attention toward them. Tweets: @om , @carnage4life , @carnage4life , @wavesblog , @ryanlawler , @a...

2021-12-26
Wall Street Journal

Ahead of the holidays, the biggest game releases from EA, Take-Two, and Activision have received poor reviews, capping a difficult year for the industry

Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal :

2021-12-25
Wall Street Journal

Ahead of the holidays, the biggest game releases from EA, Take-Two, and Activision have received poor reviews, capping a difficult year for the industry

Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal :

2021-12-24
Wall Street Journal

Ahead of the holidays, the biggest game releases from EA, Take-Two, and Activision have received poor reviews, capping a difficult year for the industry

Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal :

2021-10-14
The Verge 27 related

Activision announces the Ricochet anti-cheating system for Call of Duty: Warzone, which uses a PC kernel-level driver and ML to examine player behavior

Activision is cracking down on Call of Duty cheaters  —  Activision and Raven Software are finally cracking down on cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone. Source: Activision Support .

2021-04-03
VICE 8 related

Activision warns PC players of Call of Duty: Warzone that a popular “cheat” is actually malware and installing it allows hackers to take over a user's machine

Security researchers at the gaming company published a report that details a hacking campaign that used malware hidden inside a cheat for the popular online game.

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Narrative

Activision has appeared in 277 Techmeme articles since November 2015. The biggest stories include A look at Microsoft's deal with Ubisoft, which now gets the cloud gaming rights for Call... and Microsoft plans to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7B in cash, or $95/share, closing in.... Frequently covered alongside Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, FTC, CMA, and Call of Duty. Coverage has shifted toward competition, enterprise themes and away from regulation, consumer.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise -20pts; safety +43pts; consumer -40pts
2024Q3enterprise +33pts; safety -43pts; funding +19pts
2024Q4enterprise -33pts; funding +17pts; competition -33pts

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