Activision

Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher. 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).

As of January 2017, Activision is one of the largest third-party video game publishers in the world and was also the top publisher for 2016 in the United States. Its parent company is Activision Blizzard, formed from the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games on July 9, 2008, an entity which became a completely independent company on July 25, 2013 when Activision Blizzard purchased the remaining shares from then majority owner Vivendi. Its CEO is Eric Hirshberg.

Current

 * Beachhead Studios
 * Beenox
 * Demonware
 * Fun Labs
 * High Moon Studios
 * Infinity Ward
 * Radical Entertainment
 * Raven Software
 * Sledgehammer Games
 * Toys for Bob
 * Treyarch
 * Vicarious Visions

Former

 * The Blast Furnace
 * Gray Matter Interactive
 * Infocom
 * Luxoflux
 * Shaba Games
 * RedOctane
 * Underground Development
 * Budcat Creations
 * 7 Studios
 * Bizarre Creations
 * Neversoft

Sold

 * Wanako Studios
 * FreeStyle Games
 * Swordfish Studios
 * Massive Entertainment