{"id":495641,"date":"2025-11-15T18:27:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T18:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2187932"},"modified":"2025-11-15T18:27:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T18:27:47","slug":"activision-blizzard-active-users-fall-as-square-enix-rises-through-the-ranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/activision-blizzard-active-users-fall-as-square-enix-rises-through-the-ranks\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision Blizzard active users fall, as Square Enix rises through the ranks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/activision-blizzard-active-users-fall-as-square-enix-rises-through-the-ranks.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New figures released by Activision Blizzard show another decline in its monthly active user numbers. In contrast, Square Enix has seen its numbers rise.<\/p>\n<p>Across each division under the Activision Blizzard umbrella, there has been a fall in players. In December 2021, Activation saw its player count fall from 119m to 107m, while Blizzard&#8217;s numbers went from 26m to 24m. This follows a previous trend that saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-03-as-blizzards-internal-troubles-continue-the-companys-games-continue-to-shed-players\">developer&#8217;s MAUs fall by 13 percent<\/a> in November 2021. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-04-activision-blizzard-maus-fall-as-square-enix-rises-through-the-ranks\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-04-activision-blizzard-maus-fall-as-square-enix-rises-through-the-ranks\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New figures released by Activision Blizzard show another decline in its monthly active user numbers. In contrast, Square Enix has seen its numbers rise. Across each division under the Activision Blizzard umbrella, there has been a fall in players. In December 2021, Activation saw its player count fall from 119m to 107m, while Blizzard&#8217;s numbers went from 26m to 24m. This follows a previous trend that saw the developer&#8217;s MAUs fall by 13 percent in November 2021. 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