Activision

General Information


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Full name: Activision, Inc
Established: 1979
Website: www.activision.com

Summary


Founded in 1979 by disgruntled Atari developers, Activision, Inc. has grown into a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor, posting revenues of $572 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000.

The company's headquarters are currently located in Santa Monica, California, and maintains operations in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, and the Netherlands.

Software Highlights from Credited Titles

Activision's first work that SPOnG is aware of is the 1981 title, "Dragster" (Atari 2600/VCS).

The company has been involved titles released on the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC, Power Mac, PSP, DS, GameCube, GBA, N-Gage, PlayStation, Xbox, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, N64, Nuon, Game Boy, Saturn, Jaguar, Sega Megadrive, SNES, Amiga, Amiga AGA, ST, Sega Master System, NES, C64, Spectrum 48K, Sinclair Spectrum 128K, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 5200, Atari 400/800/XL/XE, Atari 2600/VCS, Intellivision and Colecovision. Of these, "Spider-Man" (PlayStation), "Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro" (PlayStation), "Tony Hawk's Skateboarding" (PlayStation), "Madagascar" (GBA), "Toy Story 2" (PlayStation) has been a best selling title.

The company is currently involved with the forthcoming 2009 release "Wolfenstein" (Xbox 360).

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