Activision is an American videogame company. It was the first independent developer and distributor of this type of games, founded on October 1, 1979.2 Its first products were cartridges for the Atari 2600 video game console, and currently it is the third largest distributor of video games has created various games, including Call of Duty.
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History
Before the formation of Activision, video games were published exclusively by the manufacturers of the systems for which they were designed. For example, Atari was the sole distributor of games for the Atari 2600. This was especially mortifying for game developers, as they received no financial compensation for games that did not sell well, and were not even accredited in the manuals. After seeing how several games became best sellers, a group of programmers decided that it was enough and they left.
Activision was the first independent distributor for the Atari 2600. The company was founded by music industry executive Jim Levy and former Atari programmers David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead. Levy adopted the strategy of promoting the creators of games along with the games themselves. Then, at the beginning of 1980, Activision published its first four games: Checkers, Skiing, Dragster and Boxing.
The new Activison
The failure of Mediagenic ended with a reorganization and merger with The Disc Company, with Mediagenic being the buyer. After overcoming bankruptcy, Mediagenic officially changed its name back to Activision in December 1992. At this time, Activision moved its Silicon Valley headquarters to Southern California. While overcoming bankruptcy, he continued developing games for PC and video game consoles and resumed strategic acquisitions. Activision decided since then to concentrate only on the videogame business.
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