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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

2025-10-10
The Verge 18 related

EA's Battlefield 6, coming October 10, is a pivotal moment for the series and for EA, set to go private in a $55B deal, as EA competes with Activision and COD

does what could be the biggest FPS of the year live up to everyone's sky-high expectations? Morgan Park / PC Gamer : Battlefield 6 review-in-progress: A salve for an FPS scene that takes itself too se...

2025-02-25
Dexerto 20 related

Activision confirms on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Steam page that it “uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets”, after fan speculation

Activision has finally admitted to using AI-generated content in its games and Call of Duty players aren't the least bit surprised.

2024-10-25
Financial Times 15 related

Microsoft launches Black Ops 6, the first Call of Duty game to debut on Xbox Game Pass, in the biggest test of its gaming strategy since acquiring Activision

Tech giant hopes ‘Black Ops 6’ will boost Game Pass subscription service as Xbox sales decline  —  Microsoft is seeking to boost …

2024-07-11
The Verge 23 related

Microsoft hikes the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by $3 to $19.99/month for new subscribers and plans a Standard tier for $14.99/month without day-one titles

is Amazon Prime next? Jez Corden / Windows Central : Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases Jennifer Maas / Variety : Xbox Game ...

2024-05-29
The Verge 19 related

Microsoft confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass; Activision typically sells 20M+ copies of a COD game

Tom Warren / The Verge :

2023-08-31
PC Gamer 13 related

Activision partners with Modulate to begin testing ToxMod, an AI-based voice moderation tool for Modern Warfare 2 and other games, in North America

There's a new AI-powered sheriff in town, and its name is ToxMod.  —  Call of Duty is joining the growing number of online games combatting toxicity …

2022-12-13
Stratechery 1 related

A brief history of the 40-year-old video game industry, the rise of Nintendo, the dominance of Sony, and what Microsoft's Activision deal means for competition

The first video game was a 1952 research product called OXO — tic-tac-toe played on a computer the size of a large room:

2016-05-11
TechCrunch 3 related

Facebook says 10K+ developers are building chatbots, analytics are coming, and Activision's Call of Duty bot exchanged 6M messages in its first week

TechCrunch :

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Quarterly Coverage

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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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