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Spike TV's 'Video Game Awards 2009' Plans Global Domination 7th Annual Event Will Be Broadcast in More Than 180 Countries and Territories Worldwide...publishers. Game companies contributing exclusive new content to the VGAs include 2K, Activision, Disney Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts, LucasArts Entertainment, Microsoft Game Studios, THQ, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Interactive... In this article: Spike TV, Halo: Reach, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Game of the Year, MTV Networks, Microsoft Game Studios, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and Batman: Arkham Asylum |
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Gamespot | November 16, 2009
Aussie studio Krome cuts staff
...Stamatiadis and CEO Robert Walsh. Since that time, the studio has worked with publishers, including Microsoft, Activision, Lucas Arts, EA and THQ, and developed a number of internationally successful titles, including Star Wars: The Force...
In this article: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Wii, Brisbane, Melbourne, Viva Pinata: Party Animals, The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, Lucas Arts, and Krome Studios
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Wikipedia | October 03, 2009
Gladius (video game)
Gladius (video game) Gladius is a tactical role-playing video game, developed and published by LucasArts and Activision. It was released in for the GameCube , Xbox, and PlayStation 2 video game consoles. The game allows the player to build...
In this article: Gladius, LucasArts, Xbox, Gladiator, and Official Xbox Magazine
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VentureBeat | December 10, 2008
Sony to launch Home virtual world for PlayStation 3 on Dec. 11
...feedback as it expands the service. Sony is partnering with Activision, Disney Eidos, Electronic Arts, Lucas Arts, THQ and Ubisoft, to develop virtual environments and other content for PlayStation Home. Brands participating in Home include...
In this article: Sony, PlayStation 3, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Nintendo, Microsoft, Far Cry 2, World of Warcraft, Ubisoft, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Wikipedia | October 24, 2009
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
...action game set in the Star Wars universe. It was developed by Raven Software and published, distributed and marketed by LucasArts in North America and by Activision in the rest of the world. Jedi Academy was released in September 2003 and...
In this article: Jedi Academy, Kyle Katarn, Raven Software, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Sith, LucasArts, Quake III, and Star Wars
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PC World: Latest Technology News | October 01, 2009
PSP Go Arrives, Sony Launches 100 Games
...($32), and that's just half of SCEA's titles. Poke around and you'll find stuff from Activision, Atari, Capcom, Codemasters, EA, LucasArts, Rockstar, Sega, Square Enix, THQ, Ubisoft, among others. If I'm counting accurately, it all adds up to...
In this article: Sony, Microsoft, Uncharted 2, PS3, Iphone, Apple, Blu-ray, Naughty Dog, Xbox 360, and Wii
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
...Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, often abbreviated JK2 or JO, is a first- and third-person action game developed by Raven Software and published by LucasArts and Activision. The PC version was released in...
In this article: Kyle Katarn, Jedi Academy, LucasArts, Xbox, Luke Skywalker, Nintendo GameCube, New Republic, and Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
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Yahoo! News | December 10, 2008
Sony Opens Its PS3 'Home' for the Holidays (NewsFactor)
...various game publishers to create virtual environments and other content. The publishers include Activision, Disney Eidos, Electronic Arts, LucasArts, THQ and Ubisoft. 'Games, Games, Games' There will also be tie-ins with Sony Pictures...
In this article: PlayStation 3, Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment, Guitar Hero, Resistance, Far Cry 2, Warhawk, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Socom, and Ubisoft
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PR Newswire | August 22, 2007
Microsoft Reveals New Partner and Products for Games for Windows at Annual Games Convention
...deliver is "The Settlers(R): Rise of an Empire." Ubisoft joins other publishing powerhouses such as 2K Games, Activision Inc., Atari Inc., EA Partners, LucasArts, Microsoft Game Studios, Midway Home Entertainment Inc., and SEGA by committing...
In this article: Microsoft Corp., Ubisoft, Games for Windows, Blue Byte Software, Trademark, Microsoft Game Studios, Nasdaq, Leipzig, and All rights reserved
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Gamedaily Biz | December 08, 2008
NCsoft Not Returning to ESA in 2009
...affairs needs of the computer and video game industry." Other game companies leaving the game publisher trade association in 2008 have included Activision, Vivendi and LucasArts. Although one would think this move was prompted by NCsoft to...
In this article: Ncsoft, Entertainment Software Association, LucasArts, Richard Garriott, and Vivendi
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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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