Activision Blizzard

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Full name: Activision Blizzard
Established: 3 Dec 2007

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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