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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision Publishing reports that it sold more than $500M of its latest title, Destiny , as of day one. Activision claimed that the numbers make Destiny the "most successful new video game franchise launch of all time." Activision said the numbers include retail and first party orders worldwide.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based videogame developer Activision said late Friday that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against two companies. Activision said the lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Activision claims the two companies have infringed on a U.S. activision lawsuit legal patent infringement worlds' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 1, 2012

The various legal disputes over Activision's Call of Duty and Modern Warfare titles appears to have been put to bed, according to a statement by Activision Blizzard late Thursday. In a terse statement, Activision Blizzard said that all parties to the litigation related to Infinity Ward have reached a settlement over the matter.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing announced this morning that it has delayed the release of one of its highly anticipated titles, Blur, but reiterated its calendar ear 2009 outlook. Tags: content economy videogame game video blur activision. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Santa Monica-based Activision said this week that it has named Humam Sakhnini as its Chief Strategy and Talent Officer. Sakhnini had been serving as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development. As part of the move, Ann WEiser, Chief Human Resource Officer at Activision, is retiring at the end of the year.

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JUNE 13, 2012

Santa Monica-based Activision , via its subsidiary Activision Publishing, said today that it is in a strategic relationship with Flurry , a provider of mobile application, advertising, and analytics software. According to Activision, Flurry will help the firm to establish a new mobile publishing initiative.

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APRIL 29, 2010

Santa Monica-based videogame developer Activision has inked a deal with Bungie , the videogame firm behind Halo, Myth, and Marathon, the two firms said today. According to the two, they are in an exclusive, 10-year partnership which will give Activision exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Santa Monica-based game developer Activision Publishing said today that it has set the launch date for the first, downloadable content pack for its popular Call of Duty: Black Ops II title. The firm said the new content will be released on Xbox Live on January 29th.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing said Friday that it has acquired FreeStyleGames, a UK-based video game developer. FreeStyleGames develops music-based games, including localized, downloadable content for Activision's popular Guitar Hero franchise. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard reports today that it saw about $360 million in sales Tuesday, in the first 24 hours of the release of its new title, Call of Duty: Black Ops. Activision sold approximately 5.6 The new Call of Duty title was developed by Santa Monica-based Treyarch Studios. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Tunewiki , a developer of a user-driven service which combines streaming music with music lyrics, said Tuesday that it has received a strategic investment from NTT DOCOMO. Goldberg was EVP, Worldwide Studios, Chief Corporate Counsel, and General Counsel at Activision. The firm has a U.S. Amount of the funding was not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

In a bid to stave off a lawsuit from former Panamanian dictator Manual Noriega , Santa Monica-based Activision has hired former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to fight Noriega''s claim that the company misappropriate Noriega''s likeness in developing the game "Call of Duty: Black Ops II". READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 30, 2017

Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision has brought back Crash Bandicoot , its popular videogame character, in a new remake of the original three games for the PS4 and PS4 Pro. Activision said the new version of the three games was done by its team at Vicarious Visions. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based 3BLACKDOT --founded by Machina Vets Angelo Pullen, Luke Stepleton, Adam Montoya, and Tom Cassell--said Tuesday that it has snagged another Machinima vet, Marwan Abderrazzaq, to head up game development at the company. He also has previously worked at Electronic Arts, Collective Studios, Activision, and Warner Bros.

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MAY 24, 2011

Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision said Tuesday that it has set the worldwide release date for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for November 8th. The new title is being developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision said this morning that the latest sequel in its Call of Duty series of games, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 , is now available worldwide. The title was developed by video game studio Treyarch. The company said the title is now avaliable both digitally and at global retailers worldwide.

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DECEMBER 5, 2008

Computer game maker Activision Blizzard is apparently cutting jobs in El Segundo and Los Angeles, according to a filing with the California Employment Development Department. A spokesperson for Activision Blizzard did not respond to requests for comment on the public filings.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision is bring back a popular, retro character from the 1990's, its purple dragon, Spyro, through a new title, the gaming publisher said this morning. According to Activision, Spyro Reignited Trilogy will launch on the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, starting on September 3rd.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Santa Monica-based game developer Activision Blizzard says it is slashing 8 percent of its staff, or nearly 800 employees, as a part of a restructuring effort at the company. According to the company, the cuts will be to non-development and administrative-related areas, plus "initiatives that are not meeting expectations".

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MARCH 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based videogame developer Activision-Blizzard has reportedly laid off around 190 employees, or 2 percent of its workforce, according to a report from Bloomberg. The cuts also include a large cut, of 50 employees, from Activision's esports division, according to that report.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing, a publisher of video games, announced this morning that it has acquired Budcat Creations, a video game developer based in Iowa City, Iowa. Budcat Creations develops Wii and Nintendo DS titles for the home video game market. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Santa Monica-based Activision has been sued by the developer of the ubiquitous Humvee military vehicles, AM General LLC , over the use by Activision of its vehicles in the game Call of Duty. The lawsuit covers not only the use of the Humvee in Activision's video game, but also related game-related toys and merchandise.

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MARCH 23, 2009

Santa Monica-based video games developer Activision has tapped former Yahoo! According to Activision, Rosensweig will oversee game development, hardware manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and marketing for RedOctane. Tags: activision video game content rosenweig videogame executive.

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MARCH 23, 2009

Santa Monica-based video games developer Activision has tapped former Yahoo! According to Activision, Rosenweig will oversee game development, hardware manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and marketing for RedOctane. Tags: video activision content game rosenweig executive videogame.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing has updated sales figures for its latest blockbuster release, Call of Duty: Black Ops , saying that the title has now grossed more than $650M in worldwide sell through in the last five days. Call of Duty: Black Ops was developed by Santa Monica studio Treyarch. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Santa Monica-based Activision reported today that it passed up more than $500M in sell through for the opening weekend of its new title, Call of Duty: WWII. Activision said it sold more than twice as many units in the opening weekend compared with last year's release. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Jason West and Vince Zampella, the developer of video game Call of Duty and co-founder ofs Infinity Ward, have set up shop as Respawn Entertainment , and inked a deal with Electronic Arts to distribute its games. West, Zampella, and Activision are now trading lawsuits over the firing of the two.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Santa Monica-based Activision said Monday afternoon that it has just launched music videogame franchise Guitar Hero on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Activision also said the app includes such features as Facebook integration, in-game news feeds, and ability to download new tracks from an in-game music store.

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APRIL 27, 2015

Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision said this morning that it will be rolling out another Call of Duty sequel, Call of Duty: Black Ops III , on November 6th. Activision said that the new title will debut on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC platforms simultaneously. The new title is being developed by Treyarch.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision has launched a beta of its latest title in the Call of Duty line, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare. According to Activision, the beta of its title is available to PlayStation 4 players, giving and early access look to its new, multi-player features.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Southern California has a long tradition of computer gaming experience, with such firms as THQ, Activision, Blizzard, EA, and many others maintaining development studios in the region. Tags: facebook executive farmville gaming games social activision zynga. Zynga's headquarters are in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2018

Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision said Thursday morning that it will unveil the latest in its line of Call of Duty titles on May 17th, with a "Community Reveal" of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. In addition, Activision said it will release the title to the public on October 12th. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gamzee , the HTML5 game development firm headed by Activision co-founder Howard Marks, has made a high profile hire, saying Monday night that it has hired on Michael Scholz as its CTO. Scholz was most recently at Los Angeles-based GameSalad, where he created the HTML5 game engine for the firm.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard has agreed to acquire King Digital Entertainment , the developer of mobile games, including Candy Crush, in a deal worth $5.9 Activision said its wholly owned subsidiary, ABS Partners C.V., Activision said the acquisition will be highly complementary to its business.

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JULY 13, 2016

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard has rolled out a new expansion pack for its Call of Duty: Black Ops III title, saying that it has rolled out "Descent", the third expansion pack for the popular game. The new expansion was developed by Treyarch, and is published by Activision Publishing.

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MAY 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision announced on Thursday afternoon that it will release its latest game in its popular Call of Duty games, the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 , on October 12th. The new game was developed by game studio Treyarch.

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