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	\|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Dec 2024 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116055426/https://old.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/1h90fn2/amid_the_6_fingered_santa_controversy_i_looked/ <!-- Had to use "old" domain, new domain was buggy --> \|archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref> This content was additionally paywalled, which further upset fans online.<ref name=":0" /> It was not originally disclosed to consumers that this content was in-fact AI-generated, and it was not until [[Valve]] changed [[Steam]]'s disclosure policies that it was confirmed publicly that this content was generated using AI software.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Cole \|last=Martin \|title=Activision is forced to confirm the use of AI in Call of Duty due to Steam's disclosure policy \|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|website=Windows Central \|date=24 Feb 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225051549/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|archive-date=25 Feb 2025}}</ref>		\|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Dec 2024 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116055426/https://old.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/1h90fn2/amid_the_6_fingered_santa_controversy_i_looked/ <!-- Had to use "old" domain, new domain was buggy --> \|archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref> This content was additionally paywalled, which further upset fans online.<ref name=":0" /> It was not originally disclosed to consumers that this content was in-fact AI-generated, and it was not until [[Valve]] changed [[Steam]]'s disclosure policies that it was confirmed publicly that this content was generated using AI software.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Cole \|last=Martin \|title=Activision is forced to confirm the use of AI in Call of Duty due to Steam's disclosure policy \|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|website=Windows Central \|date=24 Feb 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225051549/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|archive-date=25 Feb 2025}}</ref>

	Activision released ''Call of Duty: Black Ops 7'' in late 2025 that contains generative AI in the product. A prominent example of this is the backgrounds for the in-game calling cards, which display art that clearly has been trained on {{Wplink\|Studio Ghibli}}'s animation style and contains the usual errors such as extra digits.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=~~Pirat_Nation~~ \|title=~~Pirat_Nation~~ on X \|url=https://x.com/~~Pirat_Nation~~/status/~~1989339040945233984 \|website=[[X]] \|date=14 Nov 2025 \|access-date=12 Dec 2025~~ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=~~http~~://web.archive.org/web/~~20260105194831~~/https://x.com/~~Pirat_Nation~~/status/~~1989339040945233984~~ \|archive-date=~~5 Jan~~ 2026}}</ref> A user on [[X]] claimed that they were able to refund their copy on Steam despite having completed the campaign, citing a lack of disclosure as to the pervasive usage of AI in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Bricky \|title=Bricky on X \|url=https://x.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 ~~\|website=[[X]] \|date=14 Nov 2025 \|access-date=12 Dec 2025~~ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=~~http~~://web.archive.org/web/~~20260105054435~~/https://x.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 \|archive-date=~~5 Jan~~ 2026}}</ref> For its part, Activision had the required Steam disclaimer on the store listing.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 on Steam \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606480/Call_of_Duty_Black_Ops_7/ \|archive-url=https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Screenshot_20260123_221740.png \|archive-date=2026-01-23 \|website=Steam \|access-date=12 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|url-access=registration \|quote=Our team uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets.}}</ref>		Activision released ''Call of Duty: Black Ops 7'' in late 2025 that contains generative AI in the product. A prominent example of this is the backgrounds for the in-game calling cards, which display art that clearly has been trained on {{Wplink\|Studio Ghibli}}'s animation style and contains the usual errors such as extra digits.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Kume \|date=13 Nov 2025 \|title=Kume on X \|url=https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Kumesicles/status/1988981542488797339 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321131455/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Kumesicles/status/1988981542488797339 \|archive-date=21 Mar 2026 \|access-date=21 Mar 2026 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref> A user on [[X]] claimed that they were able to refund their copy on Steam despite having completed the campaign, citing a lack of disclosure as to the pervasive usage of AI in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Bricky \|date=14 Nov 2025 \|title=Bricky on X \|url=https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321130305/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 \|archive-date=21 Mar 2026 \|access-date=12 Dec 2025 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref> For its part, Activision had the required Steam disclaimer on the store listing.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 on Steam \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606480/Call_of_Duty_Black_Ops_7/ \|archive-url=https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Screenshot_20260123_221740.png \|archive-date=2026-01-23 \|website=Steam \|access-date=12 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|url-access=registration \|quote=Our team uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets.}}</ref>

	===H2M mod bait and switch (''2024'')===		===H2M mod bait and switch (''2024'')===
	On 15 August 2024, the Twitter account for the creators of the H2 Multiplayer Mod (a fan-made mod for ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'') announced they had received and were complying with a cease and desist order on behalf of Activision effective immediately.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=H2 Multiplayer Mod \|title=H2 Multiplayer Mod on X \|url=https://x.com/H2Multiplayer/status/1824167247436542167 ~~\|website=[[X]] \|date=15 Aug 2024 \|access-date=13 Dec 2025~~ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=~~http~~://web.archive.org/web/~~20250829005608~~/https://x.com/H2Multiplayer/status/1824167247436542167 \|archive-date=~~29 Aug~~ 2025}}</ref> This occurred on the day before the mod was supposed to be released. Weeks prior, Activision put ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'' on sale on Steam in order to drive sales in anticipation of the mod's release, as possessing a licensed copy of the game was a prerequisite in order for the mod to function. Fans immediately derided the move as a deliberately timed act, subsequently mass refunding and review bombing ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'' on Steam in protest of the C&D.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cripe \|first=Michael \|title=Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Mod Canceled the Day Before Launch After Activision Sends Devs Cease and Desist \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/modern-warfare-2-multiplayer-mod-canceled-the-day-before-launch-after-activision-sends-devs-cease-and-desist \|website=IGN \|date=15 Aug 2024 \|access-date=13 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817092256/https://www.ign.com/articles/modern-warfare-2-multiplayer-mod-canceled-the-day-before-launch-after-activision-sends-devs-cease-and-desist \|archive-date=17 Aug 2024}}</ref>		On 15 August 2024, the Twitter account for the creators of the H2 Multiplayer Mod (a fan-made mod for ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'') announced they had received and were complying with a cease and desist order on behalf of Activision effective immediately.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=H2 Multiplayer Mod \|date=15 Aug 2024 \|title=H2 Multiplayer Mod on X \|url=https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/H2Multiplayer/status/1824167247436542167 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321130021/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/H2Multiplayer/status/1824167247436542167 \|archive-date=21 Mar 2026 \|access-date=13 Dec 2025 \|website=[[X]]}}</ref> This occurred on the day before the mod was supposed to be released. Weeks prior, Activision put ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'' on sale on Steam in order to drive sales in anticipation of the mod's release, as possessing a licensed copy of the game was a prerequisite in order for the mod to function. Fans immediately derided the move as a deliberately timed act, subsequently mass refunding and review bombing ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'' on Steam in protest of the C&D.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cripe \|first=Michael \|title=Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Mod Canceled the Day Before Launch After Activision Sends Devs Cease and Desist \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/modern-warfare-2-multiplayer-mod-canceled-the-day-before-launch-after-activision-sends-devs-cease-and-desist \|website=IGN \|date=15 Aug 2024 \|access-date=13 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817092256/https://www.ign.com/articles/modern-warfare-2-multiplayer-mod-canceled-the-day-before-launch-after-activision-sends-devs-cease-and-desist \|archive-date=17 Aug 2024}}</ref>

	===Micro-transaction (MTX) overload===		===Micro-transaction (MTX) overload===

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	\|date=20 Dec 2024 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221082811/https://www.destructoid.com/black-ops-6-cosmetics-has-call-of-duty-jumped-the-shark/ \|archive-date=21 Dec 2024}}</ref>		\|date=20 Dec 2024 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221082811/https://www.destructoid.com/black-ops-6-cosmetics-has-call-of-duty-jumped-the-shark/ \|archive-date=21 Dec 2024}}</ref>

	Blizzard is additionally not innocent of pumping their content with MTX, with one of the most egregious examples being ''Overwatch 2''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overwatch 2 \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/overwatch-2 \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2022 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522003401/https://macrotransactions.org/overwatch-2 \|archive-date=22 May 2025}}</ref> The ~~microtransactions~~ among this game has sparked controversy among the community as well.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Star99er		Blizzard is additionally not innocent of pumping their content with MTX, with one of the most egregious examples being ''Overwatch 2''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overwatch 2 \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/overwatch-2 \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2022 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522003401/https://macrotransactions.org/overwatch-2 \|archive-date=22 May 2025}}</ref> The micro-transactions among this game has sparked controversy among the community as well.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Star99er
	\|title=Overwatch’s Aggressive Microtransactions \|url=https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/overwatch%E2%80%99s-aggressive-microtransactions/948993 \|website=Blizzard \|date=26 Jan 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708180127/https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/overwatch%E2%80%99s-aggressive-microtransactions/948993 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> Other Blizzard IPs are also not safe from this either, such as WarCraft,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=World of Warcraft \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/world-of-warcraft \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411171331/https://macrotransactions.org/world-of-warcraft \|archive-date=11 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|first=Jason \|last=Parker \|title=World of Warcraft’s New Microtransactions Are Greedier Than Ever		\|title=Overwatch’s Aggressive Microtransactions \|url=https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/overwatch%E2%80%99s-aggressive-microtransactions/948993 \|website=Blizzard \|date=26 Jan 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708180127/https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/overwatch%E2%80%99s-aggressive-microtransactions/948993 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> Other Blizzard IPs are also not safe from this either, such as ''WarCraft'',<ref>{{Cite web \|title=World of Warcraft \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/world-of-warcraft \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411171331/https://macrotransactions.org/world-of-warcraft \|archive-date=11 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|first=Jason \|last=Parker \|title=World of Warcraft’s New Microtransactions Are Greedier Than Ever
	\|url=https://www.esportstalk.com/news/world-of-warcraft-new-microtransactions-greedier-than-ever/ \|website=EsportsTalk \|date=23 Nov 2021 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906133710/https://www.esportstalk.com/news/world-of-warcraft-new-microtransactions-greedier-than-ever/ \|archive-date=6 Sep 2024}}</ref> Diablo,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Wesley \|last=Yin-Poole \|title=Now Diablo 4 Is Out in the Wild, the True Horror of Its Costly Microtransactions Has Revealed Itself \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/now-diablo-4-is-out-in-the-wild-the-true-horror-of-its-costly-microtransactions-has-revealed-itself \|website=IGN \|date=7 Jun 2023 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608130657/https://www.ign.com/articles/now-diablo-4-is-out-in-the-wild-the-true-horror-of-its-costly-microtransactions-has-revealed-itself \|archive-date=8 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diablo Immortal \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-immortal \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2022 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809175513/https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-immortal \|archive-date=9 Aug 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Diablo IV \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-4		\|url=https://www.esportstalk.com/news/world-of-warcraft-new-microtransactions-greedier-than-ever/ \|website=EsportsTalk \|date=23 Nov 2021 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906133710/https://www.esportstalk.com/news/world-of-warcraft-new-microtransactions-greedier-than-ever/ \|archive-date=6 Sep 2024}}</ref> ''Diablo'',<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Wesley \|last=Yin-Poole \|title=Now Diablo 4 Is Out in the Wild, the True Horror of Its Costly Microtransactions Has Revealed Itself \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/now-diablo-4-is-out-in-the-wild-the-true-horror-of-its-costly-microtransactions-has-revealed-itself \|website=IGN \|date=7 Jun 2023 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608130657/https://www.ign.com/articles/now-diablo-4-is-out-in-the-wild-the-true-horror-of-its-costly-microtransactions-has-revealed-itself \|archive-date=8 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diablo Immortal \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-immortal \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2022 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809175513/https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-immortal \|archive-date=9 Aug 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Diablo IV \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-4 \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2023 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811063956/https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-4 \|archive-date=11 Aug 2024}}</ref> and ''StarCraft''.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=ackmondual \|title=MTX (microtransaction) is beyond suckage \|url=https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/mtx-microtransaction-is-beyond-suckage/22690 \|website=Blizzard \|date=16 Jul 2021 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708180115/https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/mtx-microtransaction-is-beyond-suckage/22690 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>
	\|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2023 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811063956/https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-4
	\|archive-date=11 Aug 2024}}</ref> and ~~Starcraft~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=ackmondual \|title=MTX (microtransaction) is beyond suckage \|url=https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/mtx-microtransaction-is-beyond-suckage/22690 \|website=Blizzard \|date=16 Jul 2021 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708180115/https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/mtx-microtransaction-is-beyond-suckage/22690 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>

	==Patents==		==Patents==

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	===Call of Duty selling AI-generated content (''2024 & 2025'')===		===Call of Duty selling AI-generated content (''2024 & 2025'')===
	[[File:ZombieClaus.jpg\|thumb\|An example of one of the paid AI-generated loading screens for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6]]		[[File:Activision-Blizzard ZombieClaus.jpg\|thumb\|An example of one of the paid AI-generated loading screens for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6]]
	In late 2024, Activision introduced multiple pieces of content to ''Call of Duty: Black Ops 6'' that were AI-generated.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Wesley \|last=Yin-Poole \|title=Call of Duty Fans Give Black Ops 6's Zombie Santa Loading Screen the Finger Amid 'AI Slop' Backlash \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-fans-give-black-ops-6s-zombie-santa-loading-screen-the-finger-amid-ai-slop-backlash \|website=IGN \|date=9 Dec 2024 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209130211/https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-fans-give-black-ops-6s-zombie-santa-loading-screen-the-finger-amid-ai-slop-backlash \|archive-date=9 Dec 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|author=Shaun_LaDee \|title=Amid the 6 fingered Santa Controversy, I looked into some loading screens included in PAID bundles... \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/1h90fn2/amid_the_6_fingered_santa_controversy_i_looked/		In late 2024, Activision introduced multiple pieces of content to ''Call of Duty: Black Ops 6'' that were AI-generated.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Wesley \|last=Yin-Poole \|title=Call of Duty Fans Give Black Ops 6's Zombie Santa Loading Screen the Finger Amid 'AI Slop' Backlash \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-fans-give-black-ops-6s-zombie-santa-loading-screen-the-finger-amid-ai-slop-backlash \|website=IGN \|date=9 Dec 2024 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209130211/https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-fans-give-black-ops-6s-zombie-santa-loading-screen-the-finger-amid-ai-slop-backlash \|archive-date=9 Dec 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|author=Shaun_LaDee \|title=Amid the 6 fingered Santa Controversy, I looked into some loading screens included in PAID bundles... \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/1h90fn2/amid_the_6_fingered_santa_controversy_i_looked/
	\|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Dec 2024 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116055426/https://old.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/1h90fn2/amid_the_6_fingered_santa_controversy_i_looked/ <!-- Had to use "old" domain, new domain was buggy --> \|archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref> This content was additionally paywalled, which further upset fans online.<ref name=":0" /> It was not originally disclosed to consumers that this content was in-fact AI-generated, and it was not until [[Valve]] changed [[Steam]]'s disclosure policies that it was confirmed publicly that this content was generated using AI software.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Cole \|last=Martin \|title=Activision is forced to confirm the use of AI in Call of Duty due to Steam's disclosure policy \|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|website=Windows Central \|date=24 Feb 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225051549/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|archive-date=25 Feb 2025}}</ref>		\|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Dec 2024 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116055426/https://old.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/1h90fn2/amid_the_6_fingered_santa_controversy_i_looked/ <!-- Had to use "old" domain, new domain was buggy --> \|archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref> This content was additionally paywalled, which further upset fans online.<ref name=":0" /> It was not originally disclosed to consumers that this content was in-fact AI-generated, and it was not until [[Valve]] changed [[Steam]]'s disclosure policies that it was confirmed publicly that this content was generated using AI software.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Cole \|last=Martin \|title=Activision is forced to confirm the use of AI in Call of Duty due to Steam's disclosure policy \|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|website=Windows Central \|date=24 Feb 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225051549/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|archive-date=25 Feb 2025}}</ref>

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	\|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Dec 2024 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116055426/https://old.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/1h90fn2/amid_the_6_fingered_santa_controversy_i_looked/ <!-- Had to use "old" domain, new domain was buggy --> \|archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref> This content was additionally paywalled, which further upset fans online.<ref name=":0" /> It was not originally disclosed to consumers that this content was in-fact AI-generated, and it was not until Valve changed Steam's disclosure policies that it was confirmed publicly that this content was generated using AI software.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Cole \|last=Martin \|title=Activision is forced to confirm the use of AI in Call of Duty due to Steam's disclosure policy \|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|website=Windows Central \|date=24 Feb 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225051549/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|archive-date=25 Feb 2025}}</ref>		\|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=7 Dec 2024 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116055426/https://old.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/1h90fn2/amid_the_6_fingered_santa_controversy_i_looked/ <!-- Had to use "old" domain, new domain was buggy --> \|archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref> This content was additionally paywalled, which further upset fans online.<ref name=":0" /> It was not originally disclosed to consumers that this content was in-fact AI-generated, and it was not until Valve changed Steam's disclosure policies that it was confirmed publicly that this content was generated using AI software.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Cole \|last=Martin \|title=Activision is forced to confirm the use of AI in Call of Duty due to Steam's disclosure policy \|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|website=Windows Central \|date=24 Feb 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225051549/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy \|archive-date=25 Feb 2025}}</ref>

	Activision released ''Call of Duty: Black Ops 7'' in late 2025 that contains generative AI in the product. A prominent example of this is the backgrounds for the in-game calling cards, which display art that clearly has been trained on {{Wplink\|Studio Ghibli}}'s animation style and contains the usual errors such as extra digits.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Pirat_Nation \|title=Pirat_Nation on X \|url=https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1989339040945233984 \|website=[[X]] \|date=14 Nov 2025 \|access-date=12 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.is/~~ncB3N~~ \|archive-date=~~15 Nov 2025~~}}</ref> A user on [[X]] claimed that they were able to refund their copy on Steam despite having completed the campaign, citing a lack of disclosure as to the pervasive usage of AI in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Bricky \|title=Bricky on X \|url=https://x.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 \|website=[[X]] \|date=14 Nov 2025 \|access-date=12 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.is/~~utQPB~~ \|archive-date=~~13 Dec 2025~~}}</ref> For its part, Activision had the required Steam disclaimer on the store listing.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 on Steam \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606480/Call_of_Duty_Black_Ops_7/ \|archive-url=https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Screenshot_20260123_221740.png \|archive-date=2026-01-23 \|website=Steam \|access-date=12 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|url-access=registration \|quote=Our team uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets.}}</ref>		Activision released ''Call of Duty: Black Ops 7'' in late 2025 that contains generative AI in the product. A prominent example of this is the backgrounds for the in-game calling cards, which display art that clearly has been trained on {{Wplink\|Studio Ghibli}}'s animation style and contains the usual errors such as extra digits.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Pirat_Nation \|title=Pirat_Nation on X \|url=https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1989339040945233984 \|website=[[X]] \|date=14 Nov 2025 \|access-date=12 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260105194831/https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1989339040945233984 \|archive-date=5 Jan 2026}}</ref> A user on [[X]] claimed that they were able to refund their copy on Steam despite having completed the campaign, citing a lack of disclosure as to the pervasive usage of AI in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Bricky \|title=Bricky on X \|url=https://x.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 \|website=[[X]] \|date=14 Nov 2025 \|access-date=12 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260105054435/https://x.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 \|archive-date=5 Jan 2026}}</ref> For its part, Activision had the required Steam disclaimer on the store listing.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 on Steam \|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606480/Call_of_Duty_Black_Ops_7/ \|archive-url=https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Screenshot_20260123_221740.png \|archive-date=2026-01-23 \|website=Steam \|access-date=12 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|url-access=registration \|quote=Our team uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets.}}</ref>

	===H2M mod bait and switch (2024)===		===H2M mod bait and switch (2024)===
	On 15 August 2024, the Twitter account for the creators of the H2 Multiplayer Mod (a fan-made mod for ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'') announced they had received and were complying with a cease and desist order on behalf of Activision effective immediately.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=H2 Multiplayer Mod \|title=H2 Multiplayer Mod on X \|url=https://x.com/H2Multiplayer/status/1824167247436542167 \|website=[[X]] \|date=15 Aug 2024 \|access-date=13 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.is/~~LdQjC~~ \|archive-date=~~13 Dec~~ 2025}}</ref> This occurred on the day before the mod was supposed to be released. Weeks prior, Activision put ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'' on sale on Steam in order to drive sales in anticipation of the mod's release, as possessing a licensed copy of the game was a prerequisite in order for the mod to function. Fans immediately derided the move as a deliberately timed act, subsequently mass refunding and review bombing ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'' on Steam in protest of the C&D.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cripe \|first=Michael \|title=Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Mod Canceled the Day Before Launch After Activision Sends Devs Cease and Desist \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/modern-warfare-2-multiplayer-mod-canceled-the-day-before-launch-after-activision-sends-devs-cease-and-desist \|website=IGN \|date=15 Aug 2024 \|access-date=13 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817092256/https://www.ign.com/articles/modern-warfare-2-multiplayer-mod-canceled-the-day-before-launch-after-activision-sends-devs-cease-and-desist \|archive-date=17 Aug 2024}}</ref>		On 15 August 2024, the Twitter account for the creators of the H2 Multiplayer Mod (a fan-made mod for ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'') announced they had received and were complying with a cease and desist order on behalf of Activision effective immediately.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=H2 Multiplayer Mod \|title=H2 Multiplayer Mod on X \|url=https://x.com/H2Multiplayer/status/1824167247436542167 \|website=[[X]] \|date=15 Aug 2024 \|access-date=13 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250829005608/https://x.com/H2Multiplayer/status/1824167247436542167 \|archive-date=29 Aug 2025}}</ref> This occurred on the day before the mod was supposed to be released. Weeks prior, Activision put ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'' on sale on Steam in order to drive sales in anticipation of the mod's release, as possessing a licensed copy of the game was a prerequisite in order for the mod to function. Fans immediately derided the move as a deliberately timed act, subsequently mass refunding and review bombing ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered'' on Steam in protest of the C&D.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cripe \|first=Michael \|title=Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Mod Canceled the Day Before Launch After Activision Sends Devs Cease and Desist \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/modern-warfare-2-multiplayer-mod-canceled-the-day-before-launch-after-activision-sends-devs-cease-and-desist \|website=IGN \|date=15 Aug 2024 \|access-date=13 Dec 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817092256/https://www.ign.com/articles/modern-warfare-2-multiplayer-mod-canceled-the-day-before-launch-after-activision-sends-devs-cease-and-desist \|archive-date=17 Aug 2024}}</ref>

	===Microtransaction (MTX) overload===		===Microtransaction (MTX) overload===

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	===Diablo III Always-On DRM (2011) and Error 37 (2012)===		===Diablo III Always-On DRM (2011) and Error 37 (2012)===
	In August of 2011, Blizzard confirmed that Diablo III would require an internet connection to be played even if users wanted to op-out of the multiplayer components.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Garnet \|date=1 Aug 2011 \|title=Diablo 3 requires always-on Internet \|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/69522/diablo-3-requires-always-on-internet \|url-status=live \|access-date=26 Jan 2026 \|website=ShackNews ~~\|url-status=live~~ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250818195914/https://www.shacknews.com/article/69522/diablo-3-requires-always-on-internet \|archive-date=18 Aug 2025}}</ref>		In August of 2011, Blizzard confirmed that Diablo III would require an internet connection to be played even if users wanted to op-out of the multiplayer components.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Garnet \|date=1 Aug 2011 \|title=Diablo 3 requires always-on Internet \|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/69522/diablo-3-requires-always-on-internet \|url-status=live \|access-date=26 Jan 2026 \|website=ShackNews \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250818195914/https://www.shacknews.com/article/69522/diablo-3-requires-always-on-internet \|archive-date=18 Aug 2025}}</ref>

	At launch, many players were unable to play game and received Error 37 which indicated that the servers were busy.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kain \|first=Erik \|date=17 May 2012 \|title='Diablo III' Fans Should Stay Angry About Always-Online DRM \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/17/diablo-iii-fans-should-stay-angry-about-always-online-drm/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Apr 2025 \|website=Forbes ~~\|url-status=live~~ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251024065743/https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/17/diablo-iii-fans-should-stay-angry-about-always-online-drm/ \|archive-date=24 Oct 2025}}</ref>		At launch, many players were unable to play game and received Error 37 which indicated that the servers were busy.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kain \|first=Erik \|date=17 May 2012 \|title='Diablo III' Fans Should Stay Angry About Always-Online DRM \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/17/diablo-iii-fans-should-stay-angry-about-always-online-drm/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Apr 2025 \|website=Forbes \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251024065743/https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/17/diablo-iii-fans-should-stay-angry-about-always-online-drm/ \|archive-date=24 Oct 2025}}</ref>

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	===Starcraft 2 Not including LAN Play (2009)===		===Starcraft 2 Not including LAN Play (2009)===
	In 2009, it was announced that Star Craft 2 would not include local area network multiplayer. This came as a shock since LAN play had been a staple of Blizzard's multiplayer games. Blizzard would justify the decision by stating that using their Battle.net service would be the preferred way to play. <ref>https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250315040559/https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html \|archive-date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=Blizzard Announces No LAN Support For Starcraft II}}</ref>		In 2009, it was announced that Star Craft 2 would not include local area network multiplayer. This came as a shock since LAN play had been a staple of Blizzard's multiplayer games. Blizzard would justify the decision by stating that using their Battle.net service would be the preferred way to play. <ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241115171542/https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan \|archive-date=15 Nov 2024 \|title=StarCraft 2's Non-existent LAN Support Explained, Piracy Cited as Key Reason}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250315040559/https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html \|archive-date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=Blizzard Announces No LAN Support For Starcraft II}}</ref>

	===Diablo III Always-On DRM (2011) and Error 37 (2012)===		===Diablo III Always-On DRM (2011) and Error 37 (2012)===

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	In 2009, it was announced that Star Craft 2 would not include local area network multiplayer. This came as a shock since LAN play had been a staple of Blizzard's multiplayer games. Blizzard would justify the decision by stating that using their Battle.net service would be the preferred way to play. <ref>https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250315040559/https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html \|archive-date=15 Mar 2025}}</ref>		In 2009, it was announced that Star Craft 2 would not include local area network multiplayer. This came as a shock since LAN play had been a staple of Blizzard's multiplayer games. Blizzard would justify the decision by stating that using their Battle.net service would be the preferred way to play. <ref>https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250315040559/https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html \|archive-date=15 Mar 2025 \|title=Blizzard Announces No LAN Support For Starcraft II}}</ref>

	===Diablo III Always-On DRM (2011) and Error 37 (2012)===		===Diablo III Always-On DRM (2011) and Error 37 (2012)===

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	===Starcraft 2 Not including LAN Play (2009)===		===Starcraft 2 Not including LAN Play (2009)===
	In 2009, it was announced that Star Craft 2 would not include local area network multiplayer. This came as a shock since LAN play had been a staple of Blizzard's multiplayer games. Blizzard would justify the decision by stating that using their Battle.net service would be the preferred way to play. <ref>https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan</ref> <ref>https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html</ref>		In 2009, it was announced that Star Craft 2 would not include local area network multiplayer. This came as a shock since LAN play had been a staple of Blizzard's multiplayer games. Blizzard would justify the decision by stating that using their Battle.net service would be the preferred way to play. <ref>https://www.shacknews.com/article/59340/starcraft-2s-non-existent-lan</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250315040559/https://www.tweaktown.com/news/12681/blizzard_announces_no_lan_support_for_starcraft_ii/index.html \|archive-date=15 Mar 2025}}</ref>

	===Diablo III Always-On DRM (2011) and Error 37 (2012)===		===Diablo III Always-On DRM (2011) and Error 37 (2012)===
	In August of 2011, Blizzard confirmed that Diablo III would require an internet connection to be played even if users wanted to op-out of the multiplayer components.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Garnet \|date=1 Aug 2011 \|title=Diablo 3 requires always-on Internet \|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/69522/diablo-3-requires-always-on-internet \|url-status=live \|access-date=26 Jan 2026 \|website=ShackNews}}</ref>		In August of 2011, Blizzard confirmed that Diablo III would require an internet connection to be played even if users wanted to op-out of the multiplayer components.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Garnet \|date=1 Aug 2011 \|title=Diablo 3 requires always-on Internet \|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/69522/diablo-3-requires-always-on-internet \|url-status=live \|access-date=26 Jan 2026 \|website=ShackNews \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250818195914/https://www.shacknews.com/article/69522/diablo-3-requires-always-on-internet \|archive-date=18 Aug 2025}}</ref>

	At launch, many players were unable to play game and received Error 37 which indicated that the servers were busy.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kain \|first=Erik \|date=17 May 2012 \|title='Diablo III' Fans Should Stay Angry About Always-Online DRM \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/17/diablo-iii-fans-should-stay-angry-about-always-online-drm/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Apr 2025 \|website=Forbes}}</ref>		At launch, many players were unable to play game and received Error 37 which indicated that the servers were busy.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kain \|first=Erik \|date=17 May 2012 \|title='Diablo III' Fans Should Stay Angry About Always-Online DRM \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/17/diablo-iii-fans-should-stay-angry-about-always-online-drm/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Apr 2025 \|website=Forbes \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251024065743/https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/17/diablo-iii-fans-should-stay-angry-about-always-online-drm/ \|archive-date=24 Oct 2025}}</ref>

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	In August of 2011, Blizzard confirmed that Diablo III would require an internet connection to be played even if users wanted to op-out of the multiplayer components.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Garnet \|date=1 Aug 2011 \|title=Diablo 3 requires always-on Internet		In August of 2011, Blizzard confirmed that Diablo III would require an internet connection to be played even if users wanted to op-out of the multiplayer components.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Lee \|first=Garnet \|date=1 Aug 2011 \|title=Diablo 3 requires always-on Internet \|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/69522/diablo-3-requires-always-on-internet \|url-status=live \|access-date=26 Jan 2026 \|website=ShackNews}}</ref>
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	At launch, many players were unable to play game and received Error 37 which indicated that the servers were busy.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kain \|first=Erik \|date=17 May 2012 \|title='Diablo III' Fans Should Stay Angry About Always-Online DRM \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/17/diablo-iii-fans-should-stay-angry-about-always-online-drm/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Apr 2025 \|website=Forbes}}</ref>		At launch, many players were unable to play game and received Error 37 which indicated that the servers were busy.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kain \|first=Erik \|date=17 May 2012 \|title='Diablo III' Fans Should Stay Angry About Always-Online DRM \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/17/diablo-iii-fans-should-stay-angry-about-always-online-drm/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=20 Apr 2025 \|website=Forbes}}</ref>

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	Blizzard is additionally not innocent of pumping their content with MTX, with one of the most egregious examples being ''Overwatch 2''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overwatch 2 \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/overwatch-2 \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2022 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522003401/https://macrotransactions.org/overwatch-2 \|archive-date=22 May 2025}}</ref> The ~~microtransactions~~ among this game has sparked controversy among the community as well.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Star99er		Blizzard is additionally not innocent of pumping their content with MTX, with one of the most egregious examples being ''Overwatch 2''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overwatch 2 \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/overwatch-2 \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2022 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522003401/https://macrotransactions.org/overwatch-2 \|archive-date=22 May 2025}}</ref> The micro-transactions among this game has sparked controversy among the community as well.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Star99er
	\|title=Overwatch’s Aggressive Microtransactions \|url=https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/overwatch%E2%80%99s-aggressive-microtransactions/948993 \|website=Blizzard \|date=26 Jan 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708180127/https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/overwatch%E2%80%99s-aggressive-microtransactions/948993 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> Other Blizzard IPs are also not safe from this either, such as WarCraft,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=World of Warcraft \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/world-of-warcraft \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411171331/https://macrotransactions.org/world-of-warcraft \|archive-date=11 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|first=Jason \|last=Parker \|title=World of Warcraft’s New Microtransactions Are Greedier Than Ever		\|title=Overwatch’s Aggressive Microtransactions \|url=https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/overwatch%E2%80%99s-aggressive-microtransactions/948993 \|website=Blizzard \|date=26 Jan 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708180127/https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/overwatch%E2%80%99s-aggressive-microtransactions/948993 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> Other Blizzard IPs are also not safe from this either, such as ''WarCraft'',<ref>{{Cite web \|title=World of Warcraft \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/world-of-warcraft \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411171331/https://macrotransactions.org/world-of-warcraft \|archive-date=11 Apr 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|first=Jason \|last=Parker \|title=World of Warcraft’s New Microtransactions Are Greedier Than Ever
	\|url=https://www.esportstalk.com/news/world-of-warcraft-new-microtransactions-greedier-than-ever/ \|website=EsportsTalk \|date=23 Nov 2021 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906133710/https://www.esportstalk.com/news/world-of-warcraft-new-microtransactions-greedier-than-ever/ \|archive-date=6 Sep 2024}}</ref> Diablo,<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Wesley \|last=Yin-Poole \|title=Now Diablo 4 Is Out in the Wild, the True Horror of Its Costly Microtransactions Has Revealed Itself \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/now-diablo-4-is-out-in-the-wild-the-true-horror-of-its-costly-microtransactions-has-revealed-itself \|website=IGN \|date=7 Jun 2023 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608130657/https://www.ign.com/articles/now-diablo-4-is-out-in-the-wild-the-true-horror-of-its-costly-microtransactions-has-revealed-itself \|archive-date=8 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diablo Immortal \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-immortal \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2022 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809175513/https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-immortal \|archive-date=9 Aug 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Diablo IV \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-4		\|url=https://www.esportstalk.com/news/world-of-warcraft-new-microtransactions-greedier-than-ever/ \|website=EsportsTalk \|date=23 Nov 2021 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906133710/https://www.esportstalk.com/news/world-of-warcraft-new-microtransactions-greedier-than-ever/ \|archive-date=6 Sep 2024}}</ref> ''Diablo'',<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Wesley \|last=Yin-Poole \|title=Now Diablo 4 Is Out in the Wild, the True Horror of Its Costly Microtransactions Has Revealed Itself \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/now-diablo-4-is-out-in-the-wild-the-true-horror-of-its-costly-microtransactions-has-revealed-itself \|website=IGN \|date=7 Jun 2023 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608130657/https://www.ign.com/articles/now-diablo-4-is-out-in-the-wild-the-true-horror-of-its-costly-microtransactions-has-revealed-itself \|archive-date=8 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Diablo Immortal \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-immortal \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2022 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809175513/https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-immortal \|archive-date=9 Aug 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Diablo IV \|url=https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-4 \|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2023 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811063956/https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-4 \|archive-date=11 Aug 2024}}</ref> and ''StarCraft''.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=ackmondual \|title=MTX (microtransaction) is beyond suckage \|url=https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/mtx-microtransaction-is-beyond-suckage/22690 \|website=Blizzard \|date=16 Jul 2021 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708180115/https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/mtx-microtransaction-is-beyond-suckage/22690 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>
	\|website=macrotransactions.org \|date=2023 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811063956/https://macrotransactions.org/diablo-4
	\|archive-date=11 Aug 2024}}</ref> and ~~Starcraft~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=ackmondual \|title=MTX (microtransaction) is beyond suckage \|url=https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/mtx-microtransaction-is-beyond-suckage/22690 \|website=Blizzard \|date=16 Jul 2021 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708180115/https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/t/mtx-microtransaction-is-beyond-suckage/22690 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>

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