Activision
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Activision is an American video game publisher. In 2008, Activision merged with Vivendi to become Activision Blizzard. The CEO and president of Activision Blizzard is Robert "Bobby" Kotick.
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[edit] History
Activision was founded October 1, 1979.
[edit] Bobby Kotick
Robert A. Kotick (better known as Bobby Kotick) is the CEO and president of Activision Blizzard.
[edit] Quotes
- Games "have the potential to be exploited every year on every platform with clear sequel potential and have the potential to become $100 million franchises" and has "worked very well for [Activision Blizzard]"
- "If it was left to me, I would raise the prices even further." - 2009
- "We have a real culture of thrift. The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games." Kotick later stated he tries to promote an atmosphere of "skepticism, pessimism, and fear" in his company and, "We are very good at keeping people focused on the deep depression." - September 2009.
[edit] Activision vs Brutal Legend
Brütal Legend was originally to be published by Vivendi Games' subsidiary Sierra Entertainment. In 2008, Activision merged with Vivendi's game division (which included Blizzard Entertainment) to become Activision Blizzard, gaining the rights to publication of Brütal Legend. After they realized that Brütal Legend wasn't something like Guitar Hero, Activision refused to fund any more money on it. After Electronic Arts picked it up and Brütal Legend started getting heavy attention, Activision attempted to sue Double Fine Studio.
[edit] Notable Games
- Call of Duty (2003-)
- Fishing Derby (1980)
- Guitar Hero (2006-)
- Tony Hawk (1999-)
