Activision
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Activision promotes ratings, educational properties of games...off CoD 4's Variety Map Pack While the overwhelming majority of Activision's marketing force is being put to use selling Modern Warfare 2, one component of the company is hard at work not selling it -- to kids. Activision is working with Dr.... In this article: Activision, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Left 4 Dead 2, Modern Warfare 2, Dog, Ratchet & Clank Future, Grand Theft Childhood, Center for Mental Health, GameStop, and Xbox 360 |
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Gamespot | October 28, 2009
Modern Warfare 2 massacre 'not representative of overall experience' - Activision
...a detailed summary. As of press time, neither the ESRB nor Activision had an explanation as to why Modern Warfare 2's summary was missing, though they have been criticized for containing plot spoilers in the past. That was a quick...
In this article: Modern Warfare 2, ESRB, Call of Duty, Infinity Ward, Mumbai, DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, BioWare, and EU
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IGN | November 02, 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's Murderous Mess
...supposedly elect "not to engage in the gameplay" at all, making it sound like this will be MW2's credit sequence, similar to the previous Modern Warfare. Oh, but Activision claims it's all a non-issue anyway because the ESRB rated the game M...
In this article: Modern Warfare 2, SQL, MySQL, Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Sims, Infinity Ward, Mr. Darcy, and Oracle
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Joystiq | June 19, 2009
Kotick questions continued Activision support of Sony platforms [update]
Kotick questions continued Activision support of Sony platforms [update] 1 day ago on Joystiq Playstation: ESRB: Buzz Jr. RoboJam, SingStar Sampler Pack coming to the US 1 day ago on Joystiq Nintendo: Telltale's Dave Grossman promises Tales...
In this article: Sony, PlayStation 3, Bobby Kotick, Wii, Guitar Hero, Xbox, PlayStation, ESRB, and Tales of Monkey Island
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Kotaku | March 26, 2009
Original Call Of Duty Coming To Xbox Live, PlayStation Network [ESRB Leaks]
Not only does the ESRB rating for Activision's Call of Duty suddenly include the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the European review board PEGI also lists it, specifying Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network as methods of delivery. The...
In this article: Call of Duty, PlayStation Network, ESRB, Xbox Live Arcade, Infinity Ward, Xbox 360, Xbox, and PlayStation 3
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IGN | October 28, 2009
Activision Responds to Modern Warfare 2 Video
...that an upcoming segment may contain disturbing elements and they can choose not to engage in the gameplay that involves this scene," Activision says. "Consistent with its content, the game has been given an "M" for Mature by the...
In this article: Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward, and Entertainment Software Ratings Board
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Radical prepping Wii port, 'open world' title
...Wii port, 'open world' title [UPDATE] Crash Bandicoot studio posts job ads for two potentially related positions to work on Nintendo's console; Activision confirms "no plans to bring Prototype to the Wii." Radical Entertainment is a...
In this article: Wii, Prototype, PlayStation 3, Crash Bandicoot, Radical Entertainment, Nintendo, Xbox 360, Crash of the Titans, and Spider-Man
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More Guitar Hero: Metallica Tracks Revealed By ESRB [Activision]
More Guitar Hero: Metallica Tracks Revealed By ESRB [Activision] By Michael McWhertor, 3:40 PM on Fri Jan 23 2009, 6,434 views The slow drip of song reveals from Guitar Hero: Metallica continues, thanks not to Activision or the media, but...
In this article: ESRB, Metallica, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Am I Evil, Game Informer, Whiplash, Diamond Head, Social Distortion, and Mommy's Little Monster
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RSS feed from 1UP | December 26, 2008
ESRB Leaks Guitar Hero Modern Hits for DS
...board listing reveals first tracks from trademarked title. By Philip Kollar, 12/26/2008 Activision has been open about their intentions to continue expanding the popular Guitar Hero franchise in the coming years, and we saw the latest step...
In this article: Guitar Hero, ESRB, Call of Duty, Guitar Hero On Tour, Trademark, Nintendo DSi, Brave Story, Paralyzer, and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
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ESRB: Guitar Hero: Modern Hits rocking DS
ESRB: Guitar Hero: Modern Hits rocking DS Ratings board listing pegs platform for already trademarked title of new installment in Activision's money-minting franchise. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board appears to have given Guitar...
In this article: ESRB, Guitar Hero, Nintendo, Metallica, Guitar Hero, Trademark, Guitar Hero Encore, Game Boy Advance, and US
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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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