How we know

21 creators, 5 in the UK, 5 in France and 11 in Germany, with almost 20 million followers between them, briefed to pitch Verdansk as a real-world destination rather than show gameplay. The pull was that the map was returning on mobile only.

Who says so	A Shorty Awards entry, independent of the agency, which is also where the creator split by market comes from. Read it
A second source	Shorty Awards entry for 'Nostalgia In The Crosshairs' independently confirms the campaign and creator count outside Whalar's own site.
What the agency was asked to do	Not published. On record: the launch had to land in the UK, France and Germany at the same time, and the idea rested on players remembering the Verdansk map.
How that happened	Not published. No trade-press, case study, or announcement found describing how the relationship began. The only concrete link found is a LinkedIn/search reference to Whalar and Activision partnering on creator-economy research, but no article URL could be located to confirm the claim, so it is not included as a sourced fact.
Recorded as	Activision (Microsoft)

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