History Creator / Activision

Activision is known in the United States as the first "third-party" developer, getting its nose in the video game industry with games for the UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}}, and co-founded by four former Creator/{{Atari}} designers (David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Bob Whitehead and Alan Miller). Against Atari's publishing policies at the time, Activision was the first studio to allow programmers to take credit for the games they designed.

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* ''Franchise/{{Barbie}}'' (including Barbie Horse Adventures, The Barbie Diaries: High School Mystery, Barbie & the Three Musketeers and Barbie as the Island Princess)

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}''

In 2007, Activision merged with Vivendi Games (who owned Creator/{{Sierra}} and Creator/BlizzardEntertainment at the time), to became Creator/ActivisionBlizzard, the single largest third-party game developer in the United States, surpassing Creator/ElectronicArts. (Vivendi Games was previously Universal Interactive, before being acquired by French media company Vivendi.)

* ''VideoGame/{{Star Trek Armada}}''

* ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot''

Unlike many other companies developing games for second-generation consoles, Activision survived UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 intact, being quick to jump on the UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}} bandwagon, and even added to its catalog several games from defunct competitor Creator/{{Imagic}}, whose advertising TagLine for their games was "Designed By Experts For Experts". Activision acquired Creator/{{Infocom}} in 1986.

Activision is known in the United States as the first "third-party" developer, getting its nose in the video game industry with games for the UsefulNotes/{{Atari2600}}, and co-founded by four former Atari designers (David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Bob Whitehead and Alan Miller). Against Atari's publishing policies at the time, Activision was the first studio to allow programmers to take credit for the games they designed.

In 2007, Activision merged with Vivendi Games (who owned Creator/SierraGames and Creator/BlizzardEntertainment at the time), to became Creator/ActivisionBlizzard, the single largest third-party game developer in the United States, surpassing Creator/ElectronicArts. (Vivendi Games was previously Universal Interactive, before being acquired by French media company Vivendi.)

* ''MoxieGirlz''

* ''Literature/{{Pinkalicious}}''

* ''Teen Digital Diva''
** ''Teen Digital Diva II''

* ''VideoGame/AngryBirdsStarWars''

* Teen Digital Diva (and its sequel)

Unlike many other companies developing games for second-generation consoles, Activision survived UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 intact, being quick to jump on the UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}} bandwagon, and even added to its catalog several games from defunct competitor Imagic, whose advertising TagLine for their games was "Designed By Experts For Experts". Activision acquired Creator/{{Infocom}} in 1986.

* ''Plaque Attack''

* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnoftheDinosaurs

** ''Series/iCarly''

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePeanutsMovie'' :Snoopy's Grand Adventure

In 2007, Activision merged with Vivendi Games (who owned Creator/SierraGames abd Creator/BlizzardEntertainment at the time), to became Creator/ActivisionBlizzard, the single largest third-party game developer in the United States, surpassing Creator/ElectronicArts. (Vivendi Games was previously Universal Interactive, before being acquired by French media company Vivendi.)

* [[/index]]Activision currently and explicitly hold licences to produce [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]] games based on both the ''ComicBook/XMen'' and ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' comics & films, ''Ultimate Alliance'' being an odd one out as it involves the general Franchise/MarvelUniverse. This does not prevent Spider and the mutants from appearing in [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 other]] [[VideoGame/MarvelNemesisRiseOfTheImperfects games]], [[VideoGame/DisneyInfinity however.]][[index]]

** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles(2012)''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendofKorra''

In 2007, Activision became the single largest third-party game developer in the United States (after it merged with Vivendi Games (previously Creator/{{Universal}} Interactive before Universal Music and Interactive were split up before Universal's merger with NBC), the holding company of Creator/BlizzardEntertainment, best known for ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'', ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' and ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' and thus becoming Activision Blizzard), surpassing Creator/ElectronicArts. Today, the company is best known for being the publisher of the ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' series and games by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment, kicking off the late 2000s music game fad with the ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' series and for its controversial business practices, especially concerning the contractual dispute with ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' developer Infinity Ward.

* ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}''
** ''VideoGame/DiabloII''
** ''VideoGame/DiabloIII''
* ''VideoGame/StarCraft''
** ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft I}}''
** ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft II}}''
*** ''VideoGame/StarCraftIIWingsOfLiberty''
*** ''VideoGame/StarCraftIIHeartOfTheSwarm''
* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}''
** ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''

In 2007, Activision became the single largest third-party game developer in the United States (after it merged with Vivendi Games (previously Creator/{{Universal}} Interactive before Universal Music and Interactive were split up before Universal's merger with NBC), the holding company of Creator/BlizzardEntertainment, best known for ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'', ''Franchise/StarCraft'' and ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' and thus becoming Activision Blizzard), surpassing Creator/ElectronicArts. Today, the company is best known for being the publisher of the ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' series and games by Creator/BlizzardEntertainment, kicking off the late 2000s music game fad with the ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' series and for its controversial business practices, especially concerning the contractual dispute with ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' developer Infinity Ward.

* ''Franchise/StarCraft''

* ''MoshiMonsters''