Black Ops 6 may become a turning point for the Call of Duty franchise, especially given the huge bet Microsoft has made on Activision Blizzard. So it is time to take a closer look at the game’s launch metrics.

It’s been two weeks since the global launch of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile. Let’s take a look at revenue/downloads and compare them to Call of Duty: Mobile.

It appears that nearly half of the 1,900 job cuts recently announced by Microsoft will affect Activision Blizzard employees in California. The Call of Duty maker will lay off a total of 899 workers next month.

Just a few days after Microsoft completed its record-breaking acquisition of Activision Blizzard, regional prices for the company’s games on Steam have skyrocketed in Argentina and Turkey. The changes affected the Call of Duty franchise, as well as some classic titles.

Spyro Reignited Trilogy, a remaster bundle for the classic platformer series from Insomniac Games, has hit a major milestone by selling 10 million copies globally. Let’s take a look at how these figures compare to the original titles.

Activision allegedly faced a data breach at the end of 2022. Anonymous hackers got access to some internal documents, including content roadmaps.

Activision Blizzard has released a financial report for the fourth quarter ended December 31. Although the company’s profits have declined, its bookings have reached new heights thanks to the strong performance of its top-tier franchises.

Activision Blizzard has issued a financial report for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. The company saw its revenue and profit fall year-over-year, largely due to Activision’s weaker performance.

According to the latest report, some insiders at Activision have started to worry that the proposed merger with Microsoft could fall apart. The Xbox maker allegedly didn’t expect this level of scrutiny.

It took Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II only 10 days to reach over $1 billion in revenue. Here is how this figure compares to other games in Activision’s biggest franchise.

Activision Blizzard has faced a new harassment lawsuit. A former female employee accused the company and its manager of blackmail, groping, and demanded that Bobby Kotick resign as CEO.

A federal judge has denied two requests filed by Activision Blizzard. Both were linked to an ongoing harassment and misconduct lawsuit filed against the Call of Duty publisher last year.

Activision Blizzard saw its revenue and profit decline in the second quarter ended June 30. Here are all the highlights from the company’s latest financial report.

Activision Blizzard has shared results of its internal investigation, saying that there was no systematic harassment at the company. Its board has also concluded that the publisher’s executives never intentionally ignored instances of discrimination.

A few weeks after a group of testers at Raven Software voted to form a union, it was officially recognized by Activision Blizzard. The company’s CEO Bobby Kotick has also promised to begin negotiations with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

Following the presentation of Modern Warfare II, Activision Blizzard has shared some stats on the Call of Duty series. It’s been revealed that the franchise has surpassed $30 billion in lifetime revenue.

Members of Raven Software’s QA team have voted to unionize following pressure from Activision Blizzard and a wave of layoffs. This will be the first official union formed at a US-listed game company.

Activision continues its expansion into mobile by formally announcing a version of Call of Duty: Warzone for iOS and Android. No trailers and big reveals — just a short message and the list of open positions.

What does the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard mean for the industry in the long term? Will Activision games become exclusive to Microsoft? How will Sony and Nintendo respond? Is the race on to conquer the Metaverse? Analyst Joost Rietveld is here to explain.