{"id":666641,"date":"2026-04-03T06:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/activision-q2-declines-lower-engagement-in-call-of-duty"},"modified":"2026-04-03T06:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:33:20","slug":"activision-revenues-declined-in-q2-due-to-lower-engagement-in-the-call-of-duty-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/activision-revenues-declined-in-q2-due-to-lower-engagement-in-the-call-of-duty-franchise\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision revenues declined in Q2 due to &#8220;lower engagement&#8221; in the Call of Duty franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/activision-revenues-declined-in-q2-due-to-lower-engagement-in-the-call-of-duty-franchise.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Activision released its <a href=\"https:\/\/investor.activision.com\/static-files\/4811b5b4-c6f0-44a5-aff0-1b3b7ccfa39a\">Q2 financials<\/a> for the current fiscal year overnight, noting a decline in net revenue due to &#8220;lower engagement&#8221; in <strong>Call of Duty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For the second quarter, the company reported revenue of $1.64 billion, a year-over-year (yoy) decline compared to $2.30 billion reported during Q2 2021.<\/p>\n<p>That said, segment revenue and operating income grew versus the first quarter of the current fiscal year due to gameplay improvements and seasonal content made available across Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/activision-q2-declines-lower-engagement-in-call-of-duty\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/activision-q2-declines-lower-engagement-in-call-of-duty\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activision released its Q2 financials for the current fiscal year overnight, noting a decline in net revenue due to &#8220;lower engagement&#8221; in Call of Duty. 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