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Activision is an American video game developer and publisher. It was founded on the 1st of October 1979 and was the first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles.
On the 2nd of December, 2007, it was announced that Activision would be acquired by Vivendi. The merger took place on the 9th of July, 2008, with the newly formed company known as Activision Blizzard. Activision still exists as a subsidiary owned by Activision Blizzard, and it will still develop and publish games such as Call of Duty, and Guitar Hero.
Software Highlights from Credited Titles
Activision Blizzard's first work that SPOnG is aware of is the 1997 title, "Starcraft" (PC).
The company has been involved titles released on the PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC, 3DS/2DS, PSVita, Wii U, Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, DS/DSi, iPad, iPhone, Android, PS2, PSP and Mac. Of these, "Call of Duty: World at War" (PS2), "Call of Duty: Black Ops" (PS3), "Call of Duty: Black Ops" (Xbox 360), "Guitar Hero: On Tour: Decades" (DS/DSi), "Call of Duty: Black Ops" (PC) has been a best selling title.
The company's most recent involvement was on the 2019 release "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare" (Xbox One).
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04 Mar 2013
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29 Jan 2013
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28 Jan 2013
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02 Jan 2013
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17 Dec 2012
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11 Dec 2012
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15 Nov 2012
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Cutting 20% of staff from Minneapolis office
01 Nov 2012
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23 Oct 2012
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22 Oct 2012
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16 Oct 2012
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20 Sep 2012
So says that Internet's rumour mills....
17 Sep 2012
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29 Aug 2012
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20 Aug 2012
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Replaced with much nicer sounding "Score Streaks"
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13 Aug 2012
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10 Aug 2012
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02 Aug 2012
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19 Jul 2012
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16 Jul 2012
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11 Jul 2012
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13 Jun 2012
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07 Jun 2012
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04 Jun 2012
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23 May 2012
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17 May 2012
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17 May 2012
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14 May 2012
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10 May 2012
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02 May 2012
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25 Apr 2012
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23 Apr 2012
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15 Mar 2012
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15 Mar 2012
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29 Feb 2012
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13 Feb 2012
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10 Feb 2012
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26 Jan 2012
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25 Jan 2012
Buy old server, give money to good cause.
24 Jan 2012
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23 Jan 2012
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19 Jan 2012
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23 Dec 2011
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19 Dec 2011
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12 Dec 2011
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09 Dec 2011
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07 Dec 2011
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05 Dec 2011
Yup, more Call of Duty... on the phone
01 Dec 2011
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22 Nov 2011
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21 Nov 2011
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17 Nov 2011
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16 Nov 2011
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16 Nov 2011
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15 Nov 2011
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14 Nov 2011
And Activision CEO makes a lot of money...
11 Nov 2011
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10 Nov 2011
Dutch porn start has invitation revoked.
02 Nov 2011
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01 Nov 2011
And Battlefield 3 is a 'different experience'
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19 Oct 2011
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19 Oct 2011
ICO and Shadow of the Colossus win through a bit too
03 Oct 2011
Newspaper in spouting yet more bile shocker.
30 Sep 2011
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13 Sep 2011
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02 Sep 2011
But we don't think they meant it...
10 Aug 2011
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05 Aug 2011
Although Acti/Blizz has no predictions for it.
04 Aug 2011
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30 Jun 2011
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17 Jun 2011
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13 Jun 2011
Not happy about competing FPS
10 Jun 2011
Means that stats can be taken from the web.
06 Jun 2011
But Activision not worried about the competition
02 Jun 2011
Call of Duty makes money shocker
10 May 2011
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03 May 2011
Nothing new in the charts
03 May 2011
As Wii fitness games chops Crysis 2 off the top
11 Apr 2011
It's a 'contract interference'
17 Mar 2011
Not Blizzard though...
10 Mar 2011
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24 Feb 2011
Just as it said in November
18 Feb 2011
Electronic Arts takes the role
19 Jan 2011
WIP cutscene could spoil ending for Heart of the Swarm.
09 Dec 2010
That's damned by faint praise, readers.
08 Dec 2010
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26 Nov 2010
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22 Nov 2010
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15 Nov 2010
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11 Nov 2010
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02 Nov 2010
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29 Oct 2010
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14 Oct 2010
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22 Sep 2010
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16 Sep 2010
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14 Sep 2010
"A post-apocalyptic gladiator arena filled with zombies with attitudes"
13 Sep 2010
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07 Sep 2010
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13 Aug 2010
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09 Aug 2010
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And a dick, and generally bad for the games industry
14 Jul 2010
But the war of words peps up.
12 Jul 2010
Super Mario Galaxy suffers as a result.
12 Jul 2010
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06 Jul 2010
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01 Jul 2010
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30 Jun 2010
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21 Jun 2010
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01 Jun 2010
CEO comments on figures.
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04 May 2010
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04 May 2010
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30 Apr 2010
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29 Apr 2010
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28 Apr 2010
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22 Apr 2010
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13 Apr 2010
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12 Apr 2010
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06 Apr 2010
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30 Mar 2010
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15 Mar 2010
World of Warcraft producer wades in
09 Mar 2010
Asks SEC to extend confidential treatment order.
18 Feb 2010
A change to the core game via the add-on?
11 Feb 2010
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11 Feb 2010
2009 was best financial year in company's history.
11 Feb 2010
Changeable isn't in it.
01 Feb 2010
21 Jan 2010
No supporting stats to bolster big claims.
19 Jan 2010
Seven million dollars... crazy money.
19 Jan 2010
Basically, not very much happened at all - Call of Duty still Number 1
07 Dec 2009
That's why single-player is so short.
19 Nov 2009
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18 Nov 2009
Bundles of joy for Pure and Lego Batman
16 Nov 2009
Call of Duty to get monetized
13 Nov 2009
More marketing nonsense than you can shake a stick at.
12 Nov 2009
Today's the day
11 Nov 2009
Not happy about 'trojan horse' software
06 Nov 2009
Special edition's are to look after the biggest fans.
04 Nov 2009
Videos removed from the Internet
29 Oct 2009
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12 Oct 2009
No recession worries in China
25 Sep 2009
She's threatening to sue Activision - Cobain's avatar made her want to vomit
10 Sep 2009
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01 Sep 2009
Essentially, Nirvana songs to appear in video game
28 Aug 2009
Feel the excitement... it's almost religious.
24 Aug 2009
Petitions and moaning give way to purchasing
21 Aug 2009
Expect words like 'awesome' to explode
13 Aug 2009
Who gets the big bucks - and why does Take Two's Feder only earn one dollar?
11 Aug 2009
PS3 Slim and price cuts not affecting Activision's outlook
06 Aug 2009
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03 Aug 2009
Plus: a list of producers longer than a giraffe's arm
22 Jul 2009
This is becoming a little like controller-waving
16 Jul 2009
Not so free enterprise since the Olympics
14 Jul 2009
You do get night vision goggles though
14 Jul 2009
Time to grow up Activision
13 Jul 2009
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10 Jul 2009
Strange stats galore...
01 Jul 2009
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08 May 2009
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24 Mar 2009
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25 Nov 2008
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18 Nov 2008
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18 Sep 2008
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