Activision Blizzard
also referred to as: activision
3 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 14, 2024 by John Coogan · said 16 times in 10 episodes since 2024 · across every show →
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2026 5 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2025 5 mentions in 4 episodes 1 per episode
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2024 6 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
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Oct 14, 2024 neutral
Coogan: Call of Duty resets aggressive monetization every annual release cycle
“So Call of Duty, the monetization, like, has ramped up a ton, but they reset the, like, the shittiness of the monetization every single cycle. So they're on annual cycle, essentially. Every year they come out with a new game, and every year you buy the game, a…”
Nov 23, 2024 positive
Companies Facing Crises Should Hire Lulu Cheng Meservey
“She was at, she was involved with Activision, which went through a bunch of crazy stuff. She was involved with Substack, so it's like, hire, hire her if you want to, like, drive through the fire, not if you want to, like, you know, try to get around it, right?”
Jul 8, 2026 positive
Thompson: First-Party Console Exclusives Subsidize High-Margin Platform Licensing Fees
“What you do is you limit the economic potential of your studios because you're only building for your platform and you make it back By all the licensing fees you get off the EA's of the world and the Activision's of the world, because 80% of gamers are on your…”