Activision

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). Activision is now one of the largest third party video game publishers in the world and was also the top publisher for 2007 in the United States. On January 18, 2008, Activision announced they were the top US publisher in 2007, according to the NPD Group.

On December 2, 2007, it was announced that Activision would be acquired by Vivendi, with Vivendi contributing its gaming division plus cash, in exchange for a majority stake in the new group. The merger between Activision and Vivendi Games took place on July 9, 2008, with the newly formed company known as Activision Blizzard. Activision will still exist as a subsidiary owned by Activision Blizzard, and it will still develop and publish games such as Call of Duty, along with some of Vivendi's owned IPs, such as the Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon and Prototype series.^{[clarification needed]} As of June 15, 2010, Activision and Microsoft, specifically the Interactive Entertainment division, have an exclusive multiyear agreement; Don Mattrick announced this on June 14, 2010 during Microsoft's 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo conference. On February 9, 2011, Activision announced that it was cancelling the Guitar Hero franchise, and would no longer be developing or publishing future titles for the series and eventually clarified that the series was merely taking a break.

The Earth's descent into the Sixth Circle of Hell plotted out by US scientists

Edit The Independent 02 Jun 2016

The US Geological Survey has produced an animation showing how the Earth’s temperature has risen from 1850 to the present day – and how it might continue towards a point described by one leading commentator as “the sixth circle of Hell” ... The spiral animation, with the figures for each year building up from a central core, went viral on social media with more than 2.5 million shares on one Facebook page alone....

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Researchers: King Tut's Iron Dagger Composed Of Materials Of Meteoritic Origins

Edit WorldNews.com 02 Jun 2016

New research not only suggests an iron dagger buried with King Tutankhamen was made from a meteorite, but the ancient Egyptians knew exactly what they were working with, CNN reported Thursday.Archaeologists and historians have been fascinated with the life and death of the boy-king along with his mummified remains and mysterious objects found in his tomb since their discovery in the 1920s....

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Teacher had sex with 13-year-old student, got pregnant, authorities say

Edit Springfield News-Sun 02 Jun 2016

A Texas teacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student turned herself in to police Wednesday. According to KTRK, Alexandria Vera, 24, of Houston is accused of sexually abusing the boy, who was an eighth-grade student in her English class at Stovall Middle School last summer ... Read more trending stories ... Read more here ... ....

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Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco

Former richest self-made US woman now worth nothing

Edit Times Union 02 Jun 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Forbes has revised the net worth of the woman it crowned America's richest self-made woman last year from $4.5 billion to nothing ... ....

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A person from the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner's office removes a body at the scene of a fatal shooting at the University of California, Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Los Angeles.

Woman on 'kill list' in UCLA shooter's home found dead

Edit The Associated Press 02 Jun 2016

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The man who carried out a murder-suicide at UCLA left a "kill list" at his Minnesota home that led authorities to find a woman's dead body, the Los Angeles police chief said Thursday. Mainak Sarkar drove to Los Angeles from Minnesota with two guns and killed Professor Bill Klug before killing himself, said Chief Charlie Beck, speaking on KTLA-TV ... The other professor on the list is alright ... -- ... ....

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Overwatch® is a Global Hit with 7 Million Players—and Counting (Activision Blizzard Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016

Activision Blizzard Inc) ... (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ ... The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements ... Activision Blizzard Inc....

Skylanders Imaginators launching Oct. 16 for PS4, Xbox One, Wii U and more

Edit The Examiner 02 Jun 2016

Activision has ... Permission given to use photo by Activision ....

'Skylanders Imaginators' lets you create your own heroes

Edit Engadget 02 Jun 2016

Just because Disney is calling it quits on Infinity doesn't mean that the era of collectible-driven video games is over. Activision has unveiled Skylanders Imaginators, and its centerpiece is the ability to create your own hero using a wide array of... ....

Skylanders adding custom characters in next installment

Edit NZ Herald 02 Jun 2016

The population of Skylands will soon be booming.Activision is introducing the option for Skylanders players to create their own characters in the series' sixth installment, which is set to debut Oct. 16. The toys-to-life franchise... ....

Crash Bandicoot PS4 Listed By Swiss Retailer

Edit GamingBolt 02 Jun 2016

The how and why logistics of it are of course unknown- Activision owns�Crash right now, and it’s unclear how Sony will get them to make a new game in the franchise ......

Destiny Reveal Event Coming Prior to E3

Edit Gamespot 02 Jun 2016

Bungie will reveal details of what's next for Destiny ahead of E3, the developer announced today ... In February, Activision confirmed a fourth expansion would be coming for Destiny in 2016 in lieu of the planned sequel, which now isn't coming until 2017 ... ....

‘Crash Bandicoot PS4’ dated for 2017 release by retailer

Edit The Examiner 02 Jun 2016

The Crash Bandicoot rumor train continues to roll onward, and is has gained even more steam thanks to a product page listing by a Swiss retailer - Alcom ... The IP is currently owned by Activision, but the company has not used the character in several years ... ....

Why Did Online Gaming Star NetEase Advance More Than 25% in May?

Edit The Street 02 Jun 2016

American depositary receipts of Chinese online gaming company NetEase (NTES) soared more than 25% last month ... NetEase is a superb investment opportunity ... It also offers advertising services, email services and e-commerce platforms ... In partnership with Activision Blizzard's Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase operates some of the most popular international online games in China, including Diablo III ... ....

Skylanders Imaginators release date revealed

Edit Pixel Dynamo 02 Jun 2016

Skylanders Imaginators, the next instalment in the popular toys-to-life series, will released October 14 in Europe and October 16 in North America. The information was revealed on Activision’s official blog by community manager Scott Lowe, who described the game’s plot and various new features ... However, player creations would appear to be in a class of their own, as suggested by another innovation ... ....

Overwatch hits 7 million players in its first week

Edit Venture Beat 02 Jun 2016

Activision Blizzard has another blockbuster success. Overwatch reached 7 million players worldwide, Blizzard Entertainment said today. That’s on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. While one player does not equal one copy purchased, this definitely shows that Overwatch is massively popular ... Gaming is a $99.6 billion industry, and Blizzard is one of the best companies in the world at capitalizing on that player base....

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Ubisoft Takeover Fears Deepen as Vivendi Closes In

Edit Gamespot 02 Jun 2016

Michel Guillemot, chief executive of mobile developer Gameloft, is expected to resign from his position after the company's shareholders backed a hostile takeover bid from French media conglomerate Vivendi ... In October 2015, two years after selling its controlling stake in Activision Blizzard, Vivendi acquired a minority stake in both Gameloft and Ubisoft ... As of April, 2016, Vivendi has a stake in 18 percent of Ubisoft's votes ... ....

Jake Gyllenhaal reportedly reunites with Ubisoft for 'The Division' movie

Edit Mashable 02 Jun 2016

Ubisoft is happy enough with the success of Tom Clancy's The Division to let its motion pictures group develop a big screen story, and Jake Gyllenhaal is reportedly attached to star in and produce it ... The Sands of Time ... SEE ALSO ... The news of a Division movie comes in the midst of larger concerns as Vivendi — one-time parent of Activision Blizzard — positions itself for a hostile takeover of Ubisoft ... ....

The videogame that dares to tackle African politics

Edit Kill Screen 02 Jun 2016

Videogames have a problem with how they portray Africa—the continent often appears as nothing more than a stereotypical warzone ... A more recent slight was the Call of Duty ... The portrayal was so skewed that in February, the family of Jonas Savimbi, the inspiration for the supporting character featured in the level, sued Activision Blizzard for allegedly portraying the real-life rebel leader in a false light ... Democracy 3 ... Democracy 3 ... ....

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