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BEHOLD: Activision Blizzard is born
Stockholders have approved the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games to form the goliath Activision Blizzard. GameDaily reports the deal officially closes on July 9 and the new company will trade on the Nasdaq under Activision's ATVI ticker. This ...
Family Album: Activision
Our cruel compatriots over at Joystiq have posted a new Family Album, this time for the new biggest publisher in the business, Activision. Just what the hell is a family album you ask? Joystiq started the Family Album series to highlight just which ...
Activision looking up
Activision (ATVI) hasn't been looking to bright these days from a shareholder point of view. While they're doing fine in terms of sales, their delayed 10-Q form due to stock option issues tends to worry investors. Now, Activision is starting to look ...
Family Album: Activision
Thanks to a pending merger with Blizzard, the Activision family is going to be growing in the near future, but a look at its current development resources reveals that the company already has a pretty diverse galaxy of stars. With such a variety, ...
Analysts prefer Activision
Poor game sales figures have been plaguing the industry for a while, and analysts are lowering their expectations for 2005 and 2006 sales based on the recent slump. According to SG Cowen, total software sales have been on the decline for months, with...
Activision auditioning voices for Namor
Earlier this month, Activision started its online voice-over contest for the roles of Bruce Banner and Jean Grey in the upcoming Marvel Ultimate Alliance. The Marvel games publisher is no longer accepting entries for puny Dr. Banner, but a new castin...
Activision joins the return to retro
A slightly old news story about games that are very old. If you aren't sick of retro games yet, then Activision would like for you to read up on their offering of repackaged classics. Activision Hits Remixed will feature more than 40 games from the ...
Video: Activision, circa 1981
It was a wonderful time for America and an even more wonderful time for video games, which would, in a few years, emerge as the most important thing ever. But, back in 1981, Activision, a young scrapper in a booming industry who would one day become...
Activision execs receive millions in bonuses
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick and co-chairman Brian Kelly have each received bonuses from the company of approximately $3 million each. Michael Griffith, CEO of Activision Publishing, also received a bonus according to SEC filings, but his was only f...
Activision now hiring Bullshot Artist
A recent Activision job listing for an "Art Services Screenshot Associate" has a very telling description of the required duties: "Perform advanced retouching of screenshots and teach skills to others as needed." Basically, beyond the laundry list ...
Activision files trademark for 'Sledgehammer Games'
Skilled internet sleuth supererogatory has uncovered an intriguing trademark filing from Activision, who recently reserved the name "Sledgehammer Games" for an unspecified purpose. Now, this could simply be the moniker of Activision's rumored San Ma...
Activision closes Underground Development studio
It appears that one member of the Activision family has been disowned. GamesIndustry.biz reports that Activision will be closing Underground Development, its development studio in Foster City, California. The studio currently holds 45 employees, wh...
Activision's mobile studio working on Pitfall
The first title to come out of the newly-formed mobile division at Activision is not a Call of Duty game. Instead, the group will produce a mobile version of the Activision classic, Pitfall. "We've been working on Pitfall since earlier in the year ...
Some sporting domains registered by Activision
The ever vigilant Supererogatory has uncovered a handful of domains recently secured by Activision. While ActivisionAdventureGames.com might sound like a point-and-click revival, the rest appear to be tied to outdoorsy activities. The other domain...
Activision not attending E3 2008
Activision told GamingNexus, and we've since confirmed, that the company will not be attending E3 this year. A representative for the company tells us that, after careful consideration, it will not participate in any official E3 activities this yea...
