History Creator / Activision

In 2007, Activision merged with [[Creator/VivendiUniversalGames Vivendi Games]] (who owned Creator/{{Sierra}} and Creator/BlizzardEntertainment at the time), to become Creator/ActivisionBlizzard, the single largest third-party game developer in the United States, surpassing Creator/ElectronicArts. (Vivendi Games was previously Vivendi Universal Games, as Creator/{{Vivendi}} was the parent company of Creator/{{Universal}} from 2000 to 2003 and retained the "Universal" part well into 2006[[note]]Vivendi still holds Creator/UniversalMusicGroup, which is allowed to retain its name after its split from the film studio under a deal with Comcast, Universal's current parent company[[/note]]).

* Games based on ''Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'' properties (2013 to 2017)
** ''Series/{{iCarly}}''
** ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
** ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''
*** ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantsInManhattan''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePeanutsMovie'': Snoopy's Grand Adventure

* [[/index]]Games based on movies from ''Creator/DreamworksAnimation'' films (2004-2010)[[index]]

* ''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameConsole''
** ''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameDS''
* ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''
** ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron''

* Games based on ''Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'' properties (since 2013)

* ''[[VideoGame/AstekaIITemploDelSol Tombs & Treasure]]'' (published under the Creator/{{Infocom}} imprint, but not developed by the original Infocom company)

* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs''
** ''WesternAnimation/IceAge4ContinentalDrift''

* ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEyeWii GoldenEye]]'' (2010)

* ''TabletopGame/HeavyGear''
* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs''
** ''WesternAnimation/IceAge4ContinentalDrift''

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

* ''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameConsole''
** ''VideoGame/TransformersTheGameDS''
* ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''
** ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron''

* ''VideoGame/StarTrekArmada''

* [[/index]]Activision once explicitly held 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 did not prevent Spider and the mutants from appearing in [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 other]] [[VideoGame/MarvelNemesisRiseOfTheImperfects games]], [[VideoGame/DisneyInfinity however.]][[index]]
** ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan''
*** ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderman2''
** ''VideoGame/{{Deadpool}}''
** ''VideoGame/FantasticFour2005''
** ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance''
** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2000''
** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2EnterElectro''
** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2TheSinisterSix''
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManMysteriosMenace''
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManFriendOrFoe''
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions''
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime''
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManTrilogy''
*** ''VideoGame/SpiderManTheMovie''
*** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2''
*** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan3''
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows''
** ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan''
** ''VideoGame/X2WolverinesRevenge''
** ''VideoGame/XMenDestiny''
** ''VideoGame/XMenLegends''
** ''VideoGame/XMenNextDimension''
** ''VideoGame/XMenTheOfficialGame''
** ''VideoGame/XMenOriginsWolverine''

* ''VideoGame/FamilyGuyBackToTheMultiverse''

* Games based on movies from ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' (including Tarzan, Frozen and Wreck-It Ralph)
** ''VideoGame/TheLionKingSimbasMightyAdventure'' (2000)
* [[/index]]Games based on movies from ''Creator/DreamworksAnimation'' films (2004-2010)[[index]]
** ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}''
** ''VideoGame/SharkTale''
** ''VideoGame/{{Madagascar}}''
** ''VideoGame/OverTheHedge''
** ''VideoGame/BeeMovieGame''
** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''
** ''VideoGame/MonstersVsAliens''
** ''WesternAnimation/HowtoTrainYourDragon''

** ''VideoGame/MonstersvsAliens''

** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan''

In 2007, Activision merged with [[Creator/VivendiUniversalGames 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.)

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[[note]]Although they only signed on to publish from the second game onwards[[/note]] and for its controversial business practices, especially concerning the contractual dispute with ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' developer Infinity Ward.

** ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge''

** ''WesternAnimation/MonstersvsAliens''

In 2007, Activision merged with [[Creator/{{Vivendi}} 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.)

** ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale''

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.