Activision is an American video game publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Eric Hirshberg. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles. Its first products were cartridges for the Atari 2600 video console system published from July 1980 for the US market and from August 1981 for the international market (UK).
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Call of Duty: Warzone Season 6 riddled with crashes and silly subway bugs
The Season 6 patch for Call of Duty: Warzone is causing the game to crash on all platforms — PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. ...
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Activision is handing out 10,000 beta keys for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Activision is givign out 10,000 beta keys for Call of Duty's forthcoming installment, Black Ops Cold War. Here's how to claim ...
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Activision bumps base price of PS5 and XSX games to $69.99, starting with Black Ops Cold War
Call of Duty is getting more expensive on next-gen consoles, including PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X — so make sure you ...
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Call of Duty goes historical again with Black Ops: Cold War
The setting for the new Call of Duty has been revealed, and it sets up the game's new historical background: the Cold War. ...
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Rumor: Call of Duty to launch free 'Warzone' battle royale game as early as February 18
Call of Duty Modern Warfare recently received its Season Two update, and with it a mysterious “classified” game mode ...
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The Nvidia-Activision divorce is what cloud gaming critics fear
Activision Blizzard's games recently disappeared from Nvidia's new GeForce Now cloud gaming service. It's a 'misunderstanding' ...
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YouTube nabs Activision esports streaming deal from Twitch
Google and Activision Blizzard have worked out a deal that makes YouTube the home of three of the world's most popular esports ...
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Call of Duty Mobile crosses 100 million downloads in just a week
Last week, Activision released the much-awaited Call of Duty Mobile on Android and iOS in partnership with the Chinese tech ...
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Activision knows when its employees are having sex
The Washington Post this week reported Activision Blizzard has been using various apps to track its employees' health ...
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Destiny developer Bungie is ditching Activision after 8 years
Game studio Bungie - which created the Halo and Destiny franchises - is parting ways with its publisher, Activision, after ...
