Activision is a division of Activision Blizzard.
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 to Activision, Inc.
Mediagenic
In 1988, they branched out to other forms of software than video games, and changed the name of their corporate name to Mediagenic.
Under the Mediagenic holding company, they 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
They renamed the company 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, they still produce and publish games under the Activision name while under the Activision Blizzard holding company.
Video games developed by Activision
| Title
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System
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Release
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Added to museum
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Notes
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| Barnstorming
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Atari 2600
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1982
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July 12, 2021
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| Chopper Command
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1982
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May 1, 2020
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| Cosmic Commuter
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1984
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May 1, 2020
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| Crackpots
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1983
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May 1, 2020
|
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| Decathlon
|
Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1983
|
May 1, 2020
|
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| Dragster
|
Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
|
1980
|
May 1, 2020
|
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| Enduro
|
Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1983
|
May 1, 2020
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| Fishing Derby
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1980
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May 1, 2020
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| Freeway
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1981
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May 1, 2020
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| Frostbite
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1983
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May 1, 2020
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| Happy Trails
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MacOS/Windows (Intellivision on Intellivision Rocks)
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1983
|
December 28, 2019
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| H.E.R.O.
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1984
|
May 1, 2020
|
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| Kaboom!
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Flashback Portable (2017) (Atari 2600)
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1981
|
August 30, 2021
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| Keystone Kapers
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
|
1983
|
May 1, 2020
|
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| League of Light
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MacOS/Windows (Intellivision on Intellivision Rocks)
|
2001
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December 28, 2019
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| Megamania
|
Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1982
|
May 1, 2020
|
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| Pitfall!
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
MacOS/Windows (Intellivision on Intellivision Rocks)
Xbox 360 (Atari 2600 on Game Room)
|
1982
|
May 1, 2020
December 28, 2019
December 21, 2010
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| Pressure Cooker
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
Flashback Portable (2017) (Atari 2600)
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1983
|
May 1, 2020
August 30, 2021
|
|
| Return to Zork
|
Windows
|
1993
|
December 29, 2012
|
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| River Raid
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
Flashback Portable (2017) (Atari 2600)
MacOS/Windows (Intellivision on Intellivision Rocks)
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1982
|
May 1, 2020
August 30, 2021
December 28, 2019
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| Seaquest
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1983
|
May 1, 2020
|
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| Stampede
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Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
Flashback Portable (2017) (Atari 2600)
MacOS/Windows (Intellivision on Intellivision Rocks)
|
1981
|
May 1, 2020
August 30, 2021
December 28, 2019
|
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| Starmaster
|
Activision Flashback Blast! (Atari 2600)
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1982
|
May 1, 2020
|
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| Zork Nemesis
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Windows
|
1996
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December 29, 2012
|
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| Zork: Grand Inquisitor
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Windows
|
1997
|
December 29, 2012
|
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| Zork: The Undiscovered Underground
|
Windows
|
1997
|
September 7, 2019
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