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Game Publishers Have Pushed to Cut Discs Since 2007, Infinity Ward Veteran Says
DecryptSaturday, October 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Robert Bowling, who spent six years working on Call of Duty, told Decrypt that Activision suggested cutting discs nearly two decades ago.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Crypto
- Market relevance
- High
- Why it matters
- Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. Robert Bowling, who spent six years working on Call of Duty, told Decrypt that Activision suggested cutting discs nearly two decades ago. Watch liquidity and volatility around Game Publishers Have and Pushed — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.
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What happened
Robert Bowling, who spent six years working on Call of Duty, told Decrypt that Activision suggested cutting discs nearly two decades ago.
Why it matters
Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.
Background
Decrypt reported on this under crypto. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.
Timeline
Decrypt published: Game Publishers Have Pushed to Cut Discs Since 2007, Infinity Ward Veteran Says
Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.
Economic impact
Watch liquidity and volatility around Game Publishers Have and Pushed — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.
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