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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pitfall!]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pitfall! (video game)|Pitfall!]]'' | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[River Raid]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[River Raid (video game)|River Raid]]'' | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Australia-exclusive compilation including ''[[Pitfall!]]'', ''[[Barnstorming]]'', ''[[Grand Prix]]'', and ''[[Laser Blast]]'' in one [[ROM cartridge]]. | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Australia-exclusive compilation including ''[[Pitfall! (video game)|Pitfall!]]'', ''[[Barnstorming]]'', ''[[Grand Prix]]'', and ''[[Laser Blast]]'' in one [[ROM cartridge]]. | ||
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[[Category: Mergers and acquisitions in 2023]] | [[Category: Mergers and acquisitions in 2023]] | ||
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[[Category: Subsidiaries and divisions of Activision Blizzard]] | [[Category: Subsidiaries and divisions of Activision Blizzard]] | ||
[[Category: Subsidiaries and divisions of Microsoft]] | [[Category: Subsidiaries and divisions of Microsoft]] |
Latest revision as of 08:54, 23 October 2024
Activision | |
Type | Subsidiary of Activision Blizzard |
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Founded | 1979 (Computer Arts) 1979 (Activision) 1988 (Mediagenic) 1992 (Activision) |
Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, US |
Key people | Jim Levy, founder David Crane, founder Larry Kaplan, founder Alan Miller, founder Bob Whitehead, founder |
Industry | video games |
Products | Video games |
Number of people | not disclosed |
Website | http://www.activision.com/ |
Activision is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, which itself is a subsidiary of the Microsoft gaming division, Microsoft Gaming.
Computer Arts, Inc.
Computer Arts, Inc. was founded in 1979 by Jim Levy and former Atari programmers David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead.
Activision, Inc.
Shortly after its foundation, in 1979, Computer Arts, Inc. was renamed Activision, Inc.
Mediagenic
In 1988, it branched out to other forms of software than video games, and its corporate name was changed to Mediagenic.
Under the Mediagenic holding company, the company continued to produce and publish games as Activision. Following a lawsuit that resulted in Mediagenic having to pay millions in damages, an investor group consisting of Robert Kotick and Brian Kelly purchased Mediagenic in 1990.
Activision Blizzard
The company was renamed back to Activision in 1992. In 2008, Activision was merged with Vivendi Games to form the holding company Activision Blizzard.
In 2013, Activision Blizzard purchased most of Vivendi's shares of the Activision Blizzard stock to become an independent company. As in the Mediagenic years, it still produces and publishes games under the Activision name while under the Activision Blizzard holding company.
Microsoft acquisition
Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard in 2023.
Activision video games
To view games from other developers that Activision published, see games published by Activision.