Activision Blizzard admits its player base is collapsing
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Activision Blizzard’s most recent earnings report confirms what many of us already knew - that their player base is collapsing at an alarming rate. The number of players lost this year alone is staggering so we are running through the details and how Activision Blizzard plans to recoup its losses.
In other news Xbox had a record-breaking March, more PlayStation games are on their way to PC, Ubisoft is shutting down servers for over 90 games, and PlayStation has a new preservation team.
This week’s 5-Second review makes Brian think twice about his favorite outdoor activities and the Coming Soon section has giant robots, dying moms, big samurai energy, and lots of space marines.
Thanks for watching everyone and have a great weekend.
00:00 - Activision Blizzard admits its player base is collapsing
05:37 - Xbox had a great March
06:46 - More PlayStation games on PC?
07:44 - Ubisoft shuts down servers for lots of older games
08:18 - PlayStation starts ‘game preservation’ team
09:23 - 5-Second Review
09:44 - Coming Soon
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SOURCES
[Eurogamer] Activision lost a third of its players
https://www.eurogamer.net/activision-lost-a-third-of-its-active-players-in-past-year
[Eurogamer] Call of Duty Warzone to be revealed later this year
https://www.eurogamer.net/new-call-of-duty-warzone-to-be-revealed-later-this-year
[GameSpot] Activision Blizzard loses 60 million players in the past year
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-blizzard-loses-60-million-monthly-active-users-in-past-year/1100-6502758/
[Games Radar] CoD Modern Warfare 2 is said to be the most advanced experience in the franchise
https://www.gamesradar.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-said-to-be-most-advanced-experience-in-franchise-history-according-to-activision/
[Twitter] Diablo Immortal status and release date
https://twitter.com/DiabloImmortal/status/1518553373477412866?s=20&t=vp5p7F8PVBbUvJXV_r1N_w
[Geekwire] US Regulators seek more info on Microsoft's acquisition
https://www.geekwire.com/2022/u-s-regulators-seek-more-info-on-microsofts-68-7b-activision-blizzard-acquisition/
[Twitter] Mat Piscatella March NPD thread
https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1518583633891659776?s=20&t=Ou7PbyD_sd6eVMMSxT0ucA
[Sony Jobs] Senior Director, PC Planning and Strategy job post
https://boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/4460967004
[VGC] PlayStation to bring a whole slate of games to PC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-is-bringing-a-whole-slate-of-games-to-pc-including-days-gone/
[Ubisoft] Ubisoft shuts down servers for 90 games
https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/help/article/multiplayer-and-online-services-availability-in-ubisoft-games/000064576