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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 [[Atari 2600]], 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.
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 [[Atari 2600]], 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.


Not only was Activision one of the few companies to survive [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]] (by which it acquired the catalog of its defunct competitor Imagic), but in 2007 it became the single largest third-party game developer in the United States (after its acquisition of [[Blizzard Entertainment]], best known for ''[[War Craft]]'', ''[[Starcraft]]'' and ''[[Diablo]]'' and thus becoming Activision Blizzard), surpassing [[Electronic Arts]]. Today, the company is best known for being the publisher of the ''[[Call of Duty]]'' series and games by [[Blizzard Entertainment]], kicking off the late 2000s music game fad with the ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' series and for its controversial business practices, especially concerning the contractual dispute with ''[[Call of Duty]]'' developer Infinity Ward.
Not only was Activision one of the few companies to survive [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]] (by which it acquired the catalog of its defunct competitor Imagic), but in 2007 it became the single largest third-party game developer in the United States (after its acquisition of [[Blizzard Entertainment]], best known for ''[[Warcraft]]'', ''[[StarCraft]]'' and ''[[Diablo]]'' and thus becoming Activision Blizzard), surpassing [[Electronic Arts]]. Today, the company is best known for being the publisher of the ''[[Call of Duty]]'' series and games by [[Blizzard Entertainment]], kicking off the late 2000s music game fad with the ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' series and for its controversial business practices, especially concerning the contractual dispute with ''[[Call of Duty]]'' developer Infinity Ward.


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* ''Megamania''
* ''Megamania''
* ''[[Pitfall]]!''
* ''[[Pitfall]]!''
* ''[[River Raid (Video Game)|River Raid]]''
* ''[[River Raid]]''
* ''Stampede''
* ''Stampede''
* ''Starmaster''
* ''Starmaster''
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=== Post-crash Activision games: ===
=== Post-crash Activision games: ===
* ''[[Battlezone 1998 (Video Game)|Battlezone 1998]]'' (the 1998 FPS/RTS hybrid and its sequel)
* ''[[Battlezone (1998 video game)|Battlezone 1998]]'' (the 1998 FPS/RTS hybrid and its sequel)
* ''[[Call of Duty]]''
* ''[[Call of Duty]]''
** ''[[Modern Warfare]]''
** ''[[Modern Warfare]]''
* ''[[Golden Eye Wii (Video Game)|GoldenEye]]'' (2010)
* ''[[GoldenEye 007 (2010 video game)|GoldenEye]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' (acquired original publisher RedOctane)
* ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' (acquired original publisher RedOctane)
* ''[[Gun (Video Game)|Gun]]''
* ''[[Gun (video game)|Gun]]''
* ''[[Heavy Gear]]''
* ''[[Heavy Gear]]''
* ''[[Interstate 76]]''
* ''[[Interstate '76]]''
* Many [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] games, starting with 1999's ''X-Men Mutant Academy'', and most notably ''[[X-Men Legends]]'' and ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]]''
* Many [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] games, starting with 1999's ''X-Men Mutant Academy'', and most notably ''[[X-Men Legends]]'' and ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]]''
** Activision currently and explicitly hold licences to produce games based on both the [[X-Men]] and [[Spider-Man]] comics & films, ''Ultimate Alliance'' being an odd one out as it involves the general [[Marvel Universe]]. This does not prevent Spider and the mutants from appearing in [[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|other]] [[Marvel Nemesis|games]], however.
** Activision currently and explicitly hold licences to produce games based on both the [[X-Men]] and [[Spider-Man]] comics & films, ''Ultimate Alliance'' being an odd one out as it involves the general [[Marvel Universe]]. This does not prevent Spider and the mutants from appearing in [[Marvel vs. Capcom 3|other]] [[Marvel Nemesis|games]], however.
* ''[[Mechwarrior]]'' (Just the first two games; they lost the ''[[Battle Tech]]'' license after that.)
* ''[[Mechwarrior]]'' (Just the first two games; they lost the ''[[BattleTech]]'' license after that.)
* ''[[Sea World Tycoon|Sea World Adventure Parks Tycoon]]''
* ''[[Sea World Tycoon|Sea World Adventure Parks Tycoon]]''
* ''Shanghai''
* ''Shanghai''
* ''[[Taiyou no Shinden Asteka II|Tombs & Treasure]]'' (published under the [[Infocom]] imprint, but not developed by the original Infocom company)
* ''[[Taiyou no Shinden Asteka II|Tombs & Treasure]]'' (published under the [[Infocom]] imprint, but not developed by the original Infocom company)
* ''[[Tony Hawk Pro Skater]]''
* ''[[Tony Hawk Pro Skater]]''
* ''[[True Crime]]''
* ''[[True Crime: Streets of LA]]''
* The graphical ''[[Zork (Video Game)|Zork]]'' games
* ''[[True Crime: New York City]]''
* The graphical ''[[Zork]]'' games


=== Sierra Entertainment properties: ===
=== Sierra Entertainment properties: ===
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=== Blizzard properties: ===
=== Blizzard properties: ===
* ''[[Diablo]]''
* ''[[Diablo]]''
* ''[[Starcraft]]''
* ''[[StarCraft]]''
* ''[[War Craft]]''
* ''[[Overwatch]]''
* ''[[World of Warcraft (Video Game)|World of Warcraft]]''
* ''[[Warcraft]]''
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
* ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]''


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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 Atari 2600, 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.

Not only was Activision one of the few companies to survive The Great Video Game Crash of 1983 (by which it acquired the catalog of its defunct competitor Imagic), but in 2007 it became the single largest third-party game developer in the United States (after its acquisition of Blizzard Entertainment, best known for Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo and thus becoming Activision Blizzard), surpassing Electronic Arts. Today, the company is best known for being the publisher of the Call of Duty series and games by Blizzard Entertainment, kicking off the late 2000s music game fad with the Guitar Hero series and for its controversial business practices, especially concerning the contractual dispute with Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward.

Pre-crash Activision games:

  • Boxing
  • Checkers
  • Chopper Command
  • Decathlon
  • Dragster
  • Enduro
  • Freeway
  • Ghostbusters
  • Grand Prix
  • H.E.R.O.
  • Ice Hockey
  • Kaboom!
  • Keystone Kapers
  • Megamania
  • Pitfall!
  • River Raid
  • Stampede
  • Starmaster
  • Tennis

Post-crash Activision games:

Sierra Entertainment properties:

Blizzard properties:

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