Activision
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Activision's 'Jurassic: The Hunted' Xbox 360 Demo Now Available on LivePunch dinosaurs like you've always dreamed of. November 20, 2009 - The demo for Activision's Jurassic: The Hunted is now available on Xbox LIVE for free download. The demo is the 'Survivor' arena mode, where you are attacked by wave upon... In this article: Activision, Xbox 360, X360, PlayStation 2, Wii, and PlayStation 3 |
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Sunday Mirror | 2 days ago
Is Activision planning a Call Of Duty MMO?
...Warfare 2, and catch up with the controversy around the game's airport terror level. TBA | GBPTBA | Activision (via Destructoid) Is Activision planning a Call Of Duty MMO? was originally published on Electricpig.co.uk at Thu, 19 Nov...
In this article: Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2, Treyarch, Infinity Ward, Guitar Hero, and Blizzard Entertainment
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Wired: Game Life | 2 days ago
Report: Activision Ponders Call of Duty MMO
Activision Blizzard may create a Call of Duty MMO, the Los Angeles Times said Wednesday. "One person close to the company said it also was considering adapting Call of Duty as a massively multi-player online world," Times reporter Ben...
In this article: Activision Blizzard, Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Revenue, Warcraft, Wired.com, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft
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Joystiq | 2 days ago
Activision: Modern Warfare 2 earned $550 million in first five days
...Champion Edition (TG16) and Indiana Jones (SNES) 1 day ago on Joystiq Xbox: Peggle Nights DLC may arrive for XBLA Peggle this week Activision has announced that, according to its internal estimates, Modern Warfare 2 has racked up $550...
In this article: Modern Warfare 2, Blu-ray, Grand Theft Auto 4, Infinity Ward, Indiana Jones, PS3, Warner Bros., and Japan
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Independent.co.uk - Gadgets & Tech | 3 days ago
Activision trumpets high initial sales for 'Modern Warfare 2'
...hot cakes by shoppers, with a platform record of 2.2 million unique Xbox Live users playing it on the day of release, November 10. Activision have estimated a total five-day revenue of $550 million (EUR367m), claiming that it smashed out...
In this article: Modern Warfare 2, Revenue, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Metacritic, Motion Picture Association of America, Amazon.com, Batman, and Microsoft
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Joystiq | 3 days ago
Activision pulled MW2 'No Russian' scene in Russia on advice of 'local counsel'
...Nov. 26 in Europe 3 days ago on Joystiq Nintendo: Video: Dr. Mario kinda doesn't know what he's doing Activision has confirmed that it decided to remove the controversial "No Russian" scene from Russian versions of Modern Warfare 2,...
In this article: Russia, Sears, Modern Warfare 2, Sherlock Holmes, PlayStation Home, Kmart, Indiana Jones, and Xbox 360
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AppScout | 3 days ago
Activision: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Not Banned in Russia
...Duty: Modern Warfare 2," has been banned in Russia. "Reports that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been banned in Russia are erroneous. Activision only released a PC version of the game in Russia which went on sale on Tuesday, Nov. 10,"...
In this article: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Russia, Google Translate, Activision Blizzard, and Daily Telegraph
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Gamespot | 3 days ago
Activision drops Sledgehammer on SF Bay Area
...July, two of the top developers at Electronic Arts' Dead Space and Dante's Inferno developer Visceral Games quit suddenly to work at Activision. The megapublisher confirmed the pair, Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, were heading up the...
In this article: Glen Schofield, Dead Space, Foster City, San Mateo, Dante's Inferno, Activision Blizzard, Sony Computer Entertainment America, and Electronic Arts
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Reuters | November 12, 2009
UPDATE 2-Activision says Call of Duty sets launch record
...gamers willing to shell out $60 for the title. Estimates for launch-day sales ranged from $300 million to $340 million. Shares of Activision rose 1.5 percent after it revealed first day sales figures on Thursday. The previous record...
In this article: Call of Duty, Take-Two, Revenue, Activision Blizzard Inc, NPD, and GameStop
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Reuters | November 12, 2009
Activision says Call of Duty sets launch record
Activision says "Call of Duty" sets launch record Activision Blizzard Inc said it sold 4.7 million copies of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", or $310 million of sales, on its first day, setting a new record for the video game industry. The...
In this article: Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard Inc, Revenue, NPD, GameStop, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, and Santa Monica
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AP Online | November 06, 2009
Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook
...he said. Even so, the company expects to end the year on a high note while the industry as a whole is facing a decline. Activision said it expects adjusted earnings of 63 cents per share and $4.5 billion in adjusted revenue for the full...
In this article: Revenue, Bobby Kotick, Activision Blizzard Inc., Thomson Reuters, Wall Street, Adjusted basis, Recession, and Enterbrain Inc.
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Activision Inc. (ATVI) is an American video game developer and publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles. Its first products were cartridges for the Atari 2600 video console system. Activision is now one of the largest third party video game publishers in the world and was also the top publisher for 2007 in the United States On January 18, 2008, Activision announced they were the top US publisher in 2007, according to the NPD Group.
The company was founded by former music industry executive Jim Levy and former Atari programmers David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead. Atari's company policy at the time was not to credit game creators for their individual contributions; Levy took the approach of crediting and promoting game creators along with the games themselves. The steps taken for this included devoting a page to the developer in their instruction manuals and challenging players to send in a high score (usually as a photograph, but sometimes as a letter) in order to receive a patch. These draws helped the newly formed company attract experienced talent. Crane, Kaplan, Levy, Miller, and Whitehead received the Game Developers Choice "First Penguin" award in 2003, in recognition of this step.
- Name:
- Activision, Inc.
- Type:
- Subsidiary of Activision Blizzard
- Location:
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Founded:
- 1979
- Industry:
- Video game industry
- Products:
- Revenue:
- USD $2.9 billion (2008)
- Parent Company:
- Vivendi
- Website:
- http://www.activision.com/
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