Activision

Activision Publishing is an American video game company. It was the first third party in the industry's history. It was founded on October 1, 1979. On July 9, 2008, it merged with Vivendi to make a new company called Activision Blizzard.^[1] Activision is best known for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Call of Duty, and Guitar Hero.

Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquarters in Santa Monica (shared with Activision Blizzard)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	October 1, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-10-01)
Founder	David Crane Alan Miller Bob Whitehead Jim Levy
Headquarters	Santa Monica
Area served	Worldwide
Parent	Activision, Inc. (2000–2008) Activision Blizzard (2008–present)
Subsidiaries	Activision § List of studios

List of studios

Current

Name	Location	Founded	Acquired
Activision Shanghai Studio	Shanghai, China	2009	–
Beenox	Quebec City, Canada	2000	2005
Demonware	Dublin, Ireland	2003	2007
Digital Legends Entertainment	Barcelona, Spain	2001	2021
Elsewhere Entertainment	Warsaw, Poland	2024	–
High Moon Studios	Carlsbad, California, U. S.	2001	2006
Infinity Ward	Woodward Hills, Los Angeles, California, U. S.	2002	2003
Raven Software	Madison, Wisconsin, U. S.	1990	1997
Sledgehammer Games	Foster City, California, U. S.	2009	–
Solid State Studios	Santa Monica, California, U. S.	2021	–
Treyarch	Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California, U. S.	1996	2001