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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

2025-05-02
New York Times 2 related

In a case related to its Activision acquisition, Microsoft dropped a law firm that settled with President Trump in favor of a firm that is fighting a Trump EO

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b... Mike Masnick / @mmasnick : Capitulating law firms suggested they had to capitulate to retain clients.  The opposite may be true.  [embedded post] Amanda Marcotte / @ama...

2024-05-30
IGN 15 related

A US federal court awards Activision $14.46M+ in its 2022 civil lawsuit accusing EngineOwning of violating the DMCA by selling Call of Duty cheating software

Owned.  —  A high-profile video game cheat maker has been ordered to pay Activision over $14 million in damages and hand over its domain name.

2024-05-27
Washington Post 27 related

Two lawsuits filed on behalf of the Uvalde shooting victims allege Activision, Meta, and the gunmaker, Daniel Defense, are responsible for “grooming” the gunman

makers of the AR-15 The suit alleges the companies partnered to market the weapon to underage boys on social media and in #CallOfDuty They also say COD is “the most prolific and [image] @washingtonpos...

2024-02-09
Bloomberg 20 related

Filing: Microsoft says Activision had planned layoffs before the merger, responding to the FTC's claims that the layoffs contradict Microsoft's court statements

2024-01-03
BBC 15 related

After UK regulators approved Microsoft's Activision deal in October 2023, Brad Smith rows back his criticism of the UK, saying the CMA had been “tough and fair”

2024-01-02
BBC 6 related

After UK regulators approved Microsoft's Activision deal in October, Brad Smith rows back on criticism of the UK, saying the CMA has been “tough and fair”

Microsoft's president, Brad Smith, has rowed back on criticism he made last year that the UK was “bad for business”.

2023-12-17
New York Times 21 related

California drops its 2021 sexual harassment case against Activision Blizzard saying investigations haven't substantiated allegations; Activision will pay ~$54M

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2023-12-16
New York Times 12 related

California drops its 2021 sexual harassment case against Activision Blizzard saying investigations haven't substantiated allegations; Activision will pay ~$54M

The California Civil Rights Department said in a settlement agreement that no “investigation has substantiated any allegations” against the video game maker.

2023-12-08
Bloomberg 21 related

The UK CMA is considering an antitrust investigation into Microsoft and OpenAI's partnership, and is taking comments until January 3 before making a decision

- CMA seeking views on whether the relationship should be probed  — Move is less than two months since watchdog cleared Activision

2023-12-07
Reuters 3 related

In a US appeals court, the FTC argues that a federal judge held the agency to too high a standard when she ruled that Microsoft's $69B Activision deal was legal

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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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