Activision

Video game publisher

Activision is a major American video game publisher, founded in 1979 as the first independent developer of games for the Atari 2600.

The company became known for blockbuster franchises including Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.

In 2008, Activision merged with Vivendi Games to form Activision Blizzard, which Microsoft acquired in 2023.

franchises

Call of Duty

Military shooter gaming franchise

Hearthstone · Skylanders · Guitar Hero · Tony Hawk · Crash Bandicoot · Spyro · Zork · Destiny · World of Warcraft

gaming

multiplayer

Involving multiple participants

DLC · microtransactions · Battle.net · shooter · MMORPG · loot boxes · season pass · competitive · online · matchmaking

company

Blizzard

Severe wind-driven snowfall

publisher · corporation · shareholders · NASDAQ · headquarters · subsidiary · revenue · stocks · investors · board

Categories
Opposites
corporate scale and independence

Activisiongarage studio

Repurposed vehicle bay for creating

business philosophy

ActivisionValve

Game studio and storefront

FromSoftware

corporate scale and structure

Activisiongarage startup

Home-based fledgling company

Phrases
Family

active, television, activate, proactive, deactivate, activated, interactive, reactive, activation

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G