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This article reads like an investor advertisement sheet. It really needs a criticism section, or at least a section on Bobby Kotick, especially in light of a large series of articles like this http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/09/actiblizzard-ceo-kotick-policy-rewards-profits-removes-fun.ars and http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/94711-Bobby-Kotick-Wants-to-Take-the-Fun-Out-of-Making-Games —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.77.100.90 ( talk) 20:27, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
So this user: 68.205.39.116 goes through pages and adds links to (presumeably) their own reviews. There's a link to one of his reviews on the Activision main page now. Are these links of significant importance that they should be added? Should this user really be adding things solely to build themself up? TheMaster42 19:15, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
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Can't be correct. Infocom released Cornerstone before being acquired (or merging with) Activision. Its failire is why Infocom had to merge with them. See History of Infocom for details. Any ideas on how to fix it? — Frecklefoot | Talk 20:37, Aug 9, 2004 (UTC)
Darn that Cornerstone game still gives me the chills.
Is it just me, or is the list in "Notable published titles" getting too long? How about we create a " List of Activision games" (or something similar—what is the precedent on this?) and just link to it in a "See also" section? We could slap all the games in there and then trim this section to just very prominent titles, such as Quake. What say ye? — Frecklefoot | Talk 22:12, September 10, 2005 (UTC)
Stellmach, according to AtariAge.com, Dragster has the model # as AG-001, which would be the first game in my book. Rricci428 ( talk) 16:30, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
So, basically, this is what we currently have that can so far be substantiated in some authoritative way, plus Pitfall, whose claims (both here and on its own page) seem well-founded but still look shakily sourced. Note the shower of citations in the hopes of preventing future list bloat that would distract from the truly notable titles.
Yes, the Tony Hawk list is huge, and I admit I'm biased, but then I can't guess another series to sustain 90+ Metacritics through four sequels. - Stellmach 23:23, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
The the line, "In 2005, the company was bought by and later merged into SelectSoft Publishing." seems really suspect. I couldn't find any 2005 press announcement from ATVI having anything to do with SelectSoft or MPS ( http://investor.activision.com/releases.cfm?year=2005&startpage=all). Additionally SelectSoft's website doesn't mention anything about owning Activision (although they do publish some of Activision's older titles). Did they really buy them? I'm going to delete this in a few days unless someone posts better information than I have about this topic. - TheMaster42 03:50, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
why does "expert software" redirect to this page ?? ~~ wikipedia at domn dot net
According to the article, "Prior to the formation of Activision, video games were published exclusively by the makers of the systems for which the games were designed." What about Softape and Programma International? I'm pretty sure they were publishing games for the Apple II before Activision was formed in October 1979. Applegamer 19:25, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Activision always claimed to be the first independent third party cartridge developer, but Gamevision (MB) released cartridges for the TI-99/4 (not 4a) in 1979 ( http://www.ti994.com/), so this makes Activisions claim invalid.
Where are we with this list? We were making some good progress, but we seemed to lose steam somewhere. What's the current list? I don't think what's in the article is current, as it includes a lot of titles we already said were non-notable. — Frecklefoot | Talk 15:58, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
I Would add THPS 2,3,4 Tony Hawk's UNDERGROUND 1,2 Tony Hawks AMERICAN WASTELAND. SPIDERMAN 2,3 Kelly Slaters pro surfer,Shaun Palmers pro snowboarder,the pro wakeboarder game Matt Hoffmanns pro BMX 1,2 DOOM ,DOOM 2
Some anon user keeps changing the company's location. Their website says they are in Santa Monica, CA (from their website: "Activision's headquarters is located at 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90405"). The anon user keeps changing it to Los Angeles, CA. Santa Monica is adjacent to LA, so I can see how it's mistaken for being there (and it is in LA county), but one quick hop over to their website [15] shows they are headquartered in Santa Monica. While they do have at least one satellite office in LA, what we should list is their headquarter's location. I'd change it again, but I'm afraid another user would just revert it back. Can we please resolve this? — Frecklefσσt | Talk 16:19, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
Though the quote about Mr. Moore may or may not be true, it does not belong in the first paragraph -- it is a text of opinion, and looks unprofessional in an encyclopedia. User:MsgrCloche 23:47, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
I created the List of Activision games. Please visit it if you're bored and disambiguate/fix some of the wikilinks. Hopefully this list will help cut down on some of the spam in the in-article list. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 15:26, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
If anyone would care to update this, the link is here. · AndonicO Talk 03:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
"Davis was against the merger from the start and was heavy-handed in management of them. He also forced marketing changes on Infocom which caused sales of their games to plummet." This phrase seems very 'point of view' and is unsubstantiated? (for all I know, could be true but I would think a statement this negative needs some support/reference?) 124.191.2.144 ( talk) 11:40, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
3 things im tired of:infinity ward and activision saying they were the only companies making the call of duty series (treyarch and activision for 2 big red one) activision and neversoft saying they made the entire guitar hero series (no just 3 and upcoming 4) and how annoying typing is on PsP Dude867 ( talk) 07:49, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
Well, I've put {{POV}} into the section. It strictly breaks WP:POV and WP:VER. Section should be cited somehow (refs. to game portals, 80s, 90s computer magazines etc.). Until then, it's still our individual judgment and POV-ed, Lothar25 ( talk) 19:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Activision 02 should be added into the article. They made Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for some proof of existance —Preceding unsigned comment added by DragonX83 ( talk • contribs) 14:48, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
The first paragraphs are an absolute mess. I am not informed as to this subject so I am not a good person to edit, but how can Activision "so far be the leading publisher in 2007" ? Just little things like that need to be changed throughout to make the article read better. 75.143.109.72 ( talk) 06:17, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm a little unhappy with the new section called "Development teams". It only talks about one division, Software Conversions Ltd, that doesn't even exist anymore, and hasn't for like, what, 23 years? Do we really need this section? It's ref'ed, but doesn't really seem all that important. And, as it is, is really just one development team. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 17:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Help is needed at the Tony Hawk Games Wiki, which can be found here. It is very lonely. There are only about 3 users on there. If anyone of you join, and have questions, please see this user page. -- 98.148.171.15 ( talk) 00:24, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
I changed the word sans because 80% of the population has no idea what that word means... using technical out-dated words in a wikipedia article that is to be understood by 50% of the population is stupid, if you do use such a stupid term, at least link to a page explaining its meaning, damnit. /endrant (Yes I know what sans means, but I hate being messaged at 3am to be asked what it means)
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What the fuck. Aardark ( talk) 21:19, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
EA has quite a lengthly criticism section, and with recent events Activision has been copping alot of flack. Some possible points; Kotick's refusal to release new IP's that don't have $100M dollar potential, Calling for a PS3 price cut then a couple of months later be calling for game prices to be raised etc etc. Could something like this be done for Activision? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.238.254.18 ( talk) 13:28, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
I second this, give me an hour to pull some stuff together.-- 125.236.135.149 ( talk) 06:29, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
Actually after looking over most of my material, it isn't as such criticism of Activision, more criticism of Kotick. All of which are detailed on his page. Not sure whether or not it needs to be practically copied from there.-- 125.236.135.149 ( talk) 06:46, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
There's people who make jokes about how bad activision is and i went to this page to find out why some people think this company is so bad. Why do people use this company as a derogatory thing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.231.28.185 ( talk) 05:32, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
Add the Criticism section right now Lopey273 ( talk) 15:54, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
Can someone supplement this article with information on Sierra Entertainment which were currently in control of Naughty Dog's Crash Bandicoot & Insomniac's Spyro The Dragon Series? Gaogier How can I help? 11:05, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
Why does Sledgehammer Games have a lengthy discussion in this article while none of their other studios do? They all have their own articles. Why doesn't Sledgehammer have its own article as well, instead of cluttering up this article? It has more than enough refs to justify its own page. — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 22:45, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
Does anyone else find it strange that a corporation that is such a magnet for bad press doesn't have a criticisms/controversy section? It seems like any time Activision is brought up on any video game message board an endless flurry of hate and calls for a boycott ensue. Xizer ( talk) 23:54, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
The NPOV tag was added recently. It's not appropriate in this circumstance. What people seem to want is the restoration of the Criticism section, most of which is now in the article on Robert Kotick, where it belongs, since the criticism is mostly of his business decisions since the formation of Activision Blizzard. -- Jtalledo (talk) 21:52, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
As I'm not terribly interested in this article, I won't be writing the controversy section. However here are some things to consider regarding what can go in:
West And Zampella v. Activision
Infinity Ward Employee Group v. Activision
Guitar Hero 5 - Controversy over Kurt Cobain
Band Hero - No Doubt v. Activision
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance & Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC removed without prior notice (angered gamers)
Those five separate instances constitute enough for a Criticism section, although there are probably other, less publicized controversies as well. As far as whether this goes in Activision or Activision Blizzard I can't exactly say, however since they are both plausible in searches the one that doesn't receive the full section should have a wikilink to the other. -- Teancum ( talk) 11:57, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
The discography thing should distinguish between games that they actually developed, and games that they just acquired the rights to / published. Activision doesn't actually make good games, they just buy smaller studios with existing franchises and run those franchises into the ground.
Small complaint, but if I recall the demo right, isn't the Iron Man 2 game being done by Sega, not Activision? ProjectPlatinum 23:45, 3 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by ProjectPlatinum ( talk • contribs)
When is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC coming back to playstion network and xbox live? —Preceding unsigned comment added by BlackVenomHulk ( talk • contribs) 16:24, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
What is Crash Bandicoot Overhaul?-- Gianchio ( talk) 17:34, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
This article has been a recent target of a large amount of vandalism... it should probably become semi-protected. -- 114.241.31.176 ( talk) 10:33, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
I like to to support this proposal, as despite my reasoning that can be viewed on the history page, several (or the same one, I can't tell) unregistered users keep re-adding Call of Duty Black Ops to the notable games list. KP-TheSpectre ( talk) 18:49, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
Please delete that title anyone because its not even rumored or official yet "Crash Bandicoot title (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)" -Motwera 174.91.74.208 ( talk) 23:03, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
The article indicates they were majorly harmed by losing a patent infringement lawsuit during their time as Mediagenic, but does not say who sued them over what products. This is a glaring omission as it seems an important part of their company history. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.94.88.174 ( talk) 06:02, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
I would assume that this article now refers to Activision Publishing, which is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard. Bobby Kotick is 'not' the CEO of Activision Publishing; currently, Eric Hrishberg is ( http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/13/activision-publishing-names-eric-hirshberg-as-new-ceo/), so that and probably a lot of other parts of the article need to be changed. Velociostrich ( talk) 23:40, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
No really where the fuck is the proof?
It should be added that French multi-national media conglomerate Vivendi is 80% owned by American multi-national conglomerate General Electric. A single line which adds a lot more context as to who holds purse strings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.40.41.34 ( talk) 10:32, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
"On May 2, 2012, hacktivist group LulzSec shared CEO Eric Hirshberg's private data through facebook after the release of the Call of Duty Black Ops II trailer. The Trailer included subliminal flashes of Guy Fawkes masks allegedly portrayed as the enemy. [12]"
What the hell is that about? Delete it post-haste. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.223.103.24 ( talk) 10:27, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
The end of the Post-merger developments section mentions Activision's release of that Generator Rex game and how there are no Metacritic scores as of February 2012. Since it's semi-protected, I can't update that to June 2012. Nazumu ( talk) 08:23, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
I stand to be corrected, but isn't Activision Publishing Minneapolis, Inc. and Activision about the same company? If so, then I suggest Activision Publishing Minneapolis, Inc. be merged into this article. Singularity42 ( talk) 23:01, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
According to the company, the two are distinct with Santa Montica, California being Activision Publishing Inc, and Eden Prairie/Bloomington, Minnesota being Activision Publishing Minneapolis, Inc. -- Jundis ( talk) 23:18, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Different Incorporation. If your idea is what should be enforced, then I'd propose NBCUniversal merging with Comcast. Both entities have their own histories and identity and that is why I say you should not merge these two articles -- De132Wiki ( talk) 04:13, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Activision Publishing used to be Expert Software and Head Games Publishing, it's not an interally created division. Normally when a company has it's own history, it's kept separate here. Disagree with the merger. -- Marty Goldberg ( talk) 04:46, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
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The "Post-merger developments" section reads "On February 9, 2011, Activision announced that it was shuttering its once profitable Guitar Hero franchise....", which is incorrect usage of the word "shuttering". It should read "ON February 9, 2011, Activision announced that it was ending its once profitable Guitar Hero franchise...".
Please change "shuttering", which means to close the shutters on a building, to "ending" or "closing".
Also, I believe they have confirmed the Guiter Hero series will return sometime in the future.
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Activsions also Broke 1000 upon 1000s off PS3's with there badly ported version of Black ops 2 and still denies it. Grow a pair and admit blame for all these Breakage — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.126.39.181 ( talk) 21:12, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
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Activision will be bringing Angry Birds Star Wars to the PS3, Vita, 360, Wii, Wii U and 3DS. Here's the link: http://www.cultofmac.com/236175/angry-birds-star-wars-flies-away-from-mobile-and-into-gaming-consoles-october-29th/ 76.69.126.133 ( talk) 23:01, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
The article says the CEO is Bobby Kotick but he is the CEO of Activision's parent company Activision Blizzard. The Activision CEO is Eric Hirshberg. See Activision's own site: http://www.activisionblizzard.com/senior-corporate-management I don't know how to do references or I would do it myself — Preceding unsigned comment added by Camerajohn ( talk • contribs) 15:13, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
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This would probably be the category for Activision Blizzard and not Publishing since the Infobox has it listed as subsidiary. -- CharlesDeMint ( talk) 19:05, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Is it worth mentioning their matchmaking patent? Axl ¤ [Talk] 14:37, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
This edit from an IP changed the quantity of games in The Lost Treasures of Infocom from 20 to 50, which is incorrect. Samboy ( talk) 11:57, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
Activision have been purchasing over 10 companies for the past 18 years time, The criticism is that people say that Activision are very greedy and they are the king of franchise milking, in 2007 they annocuned that they will merge with Vivdeni Games and they were a lot of Eyebrows shown at the annocument, after the merging Activision gained the rights to Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon and they been hated ever since. Lopey273 ( talk) 15:58, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
@ Masem: I think this edit not factually correct. Already prior the Activision–Vivendi Games merger, Activision Publishing had formally been in charge of publishing activities as a subsidiary of Activision, Inc., which was in turn publicly listed. Their California registration history (per SOS CA) paints the following picture:
The 'original' Activision, Inc. (registered in California on 1979-10-01; Cal entity number C0962542; legal name "Mediagenic" held from 1988-08-17 to 1992-08-03) was merged with an entity of the same name, though incorporated in Delaware (C1867531), on 1993-08-04; this Delaware corporation was renamed "Activision Publishing, Inc." on 2000-06-19. On the same day as the renaming, a company under the name "Activision Holdings, Inc." (incorporated 2000-05-25; C2235977) changed its name to "Activision, Inc." This third Activision, Inc. is also the one that merged with Vivendi Games as is now renamed as "Activision Blizzard, Inc."
The body already mentions the creation of the holding company in June 2000, but I'll have to see whether there is a source on the renaming part somewhere. However, the mentioned sentence, as it stands, is most likely incorrect. Lordtobi ( ✉) 17:44, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi. Looking through the article I'm surprised to find that there's been zero mention of Activision, despite having record profits, laying off 800 employees this month. The event has been one of the most notable in the company's history and one that has been widely criticized across the board. I presume this information can be included in the article? I'm just wondering why no one has done so already. -- Wikibenboy94 ( talk) 13:17, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians. Full disclosure, I work for TaxWatch UK.
In August 2019, we published a report explaining how activision shifted €5bn to companies in Bermuda and Barbados between 2013-2017. This shifting of profits using royalty payments to tax haven companies is the same scheme used by Google, which has been heavily criticised by MPs.
This report was picked up by multiple outlets, including GamesIndustry and The Sunday Times,
I would like for a small section to be included on the Activision Wikipedia page. However, given the conflict of interest, I believe that someone else should make that edit.
Happy to answer any questions on the report.
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This article reads like an investor advertisement sheet. It really needs a criticism section, or at least a section on Bobby Kotick, especially in light of a large series of articles like this http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/09/actiblizzard-ceo-kotick-policy-rewards-profits-removes-fun.ars and http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/94711-Bobby-Kotick-Wants-to-Take-the-Fun-Out-of-Making-Games —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.77.100.90 ( talk) 20:27, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
So this user: 68.205.39.116 goes through pages and adds links to (presumeably) their own reviews. There's a link to one of his reviews on the Activision main page now. Are these links of significant importance that they should be added? Should this user really be adding things solely to build themself up? TheMaster42 19:15, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
The paragraph from the article:
Can't be correct. Infocom released Cornerstone before being acquired (or merging with) Activision. Its failire is why Infocom had to merge with them. See History of Infocom for details. Any ideas on how to fix it? — Frecklefoot | Talk 20:37, Aug 9, 2004 (UTC)
Darn that Cornerstone game still gives me the chills.
Is it just me, or is the list in "Notable published titles" getting too long? How about we create a " List of Activision games" (or something similar—what is the precedent on this?) and just link to it in a "See also" section? We could slap all the games in there and then trim this section to just very prominent titles, such as Quake. What say ye? — Frecklefoot | Talk 22:12, September 10, 2005 (UTC)
Stellmach, according to AtariAge.com, Dragster has the model # as AG-001, which would be the first game in my book. Rricci428 ( talk) 16:30, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
So, basically, this is what we currently have that can so far be substantiated in some authoritative way, plus Pitfall, whose claims (both here and on its own page) seem well-founded but still look shakily sourced. Note the shower of citations in the hopes of preventing future list bloat that would distract from the truly notable titles.
Yes, the Tony Hawk list is huge, and I admit I'm biased, but then I can't guess another series to sustain 90+ Metacritics through four sequels. - Stellmach 23:23, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
The the line, "In 2005, the company was bought by and later merged into SelectSoft Publishing." seems really suspect. I couldn't find any 2005 press announcement from ATVI having anything to do with SelectSoft or MPS ( http://investor.activision.com/releases.cfm?year=2005&startpage=all). Additionally SelectSoft's website doesn't mention anything about owning Activision (although they do publish some of Activision's older titles). Did they really buy them? I'm going to delete this in a few days unless someone posts better information than I have about this topic. - TheMaster42 03:50, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
why does "expert software" redirect to this page ?? ~~ wikipedia at domn dot net
According to the article, "Prior to the formation of Activision, video games were published exclusively by the makers of the systems for which the games were designed." What about Softape and Programma International? I'm pretty sure they were publishing games for the Apple II before Activision was formed in October 1979. Applegamer 19:25, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Activision always claimed to be the first independent third party cartridge developer, but Gamevision (MB) released cartridges for the TI-99/4 (not 4a) in 1979 ( http://www.ti994.com/), so this makes Activisions claim invalid.
Where are we with this list? We were making some good progress, but we seemed to lose steam somewhere. What's the current list? I don't think what's in the article is current, as it includes a lot of titles we already said were non-notable. — Frecklefoot | Talk 15:58, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
I Would add THPS 2,3,4 Tony Hawk's UNDERGROUND 1,2 Tony Hawks AMERICAN WASTELAND. SPIDERMAN 2,3 Kelly Slaters pro surfer,Shaun Palmers pro snowboarder,the pro wakeboarder game Matt Hoffmanns pro BMX 1,2 DOOM ,DOOM 2
Some anon user keeps changing the company's location. Their website says they are in Santa Monica, CA (from their website: "Activision's headquarters is located at 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90405"). The anon user keeps changing it to Los Angeles, CA. Santa Monica is adjacent to LA, so I can see how it's mistaken for being there (and it is in LA county), but one quick hop over to their website [15] shows they are headquartered in Santa Monica. While they do have at least one satellite office in LA, what we should list is their headquarter's location. I'd change it again, but I'm afraid another user would just revert it back. Can we please resolve this? — Frecklefσσt | Talk 16:19, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
Though the quote about Mr. Moore may or may not be true, it does not belong in the first paragraph -- it is a text of opinion, and looks unprofessional in an encyclopedia. User:MsgrCloche 23:47, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
I created the List of Activision games. Please visit it if you're bored and disambiguate/fix some of the wikilinks. Hopefully this list will help cut down on some of the spam in the in-article list. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 15:26, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
If anyone would care to update this, the link is here. · AndonicO Talk 03:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
"Davis was against the merger from the start and was heavy-handed in management of them. He also forced marketing changes on Infocom which caused sales of their games to plummet." This phrase seems very 'point of view' and is unsubstantiated? (for all I know, could be true but I would think a statement this negative needs some support/reference?) 124.191.2.144 ( talk) 11:40, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
3 things im tired of:infinity ward and activision saying they were the only companies making the call of duty series (treyarch and activision for 2 big red one) activision and neversoft saying they made the entire guitar hero series (no just 3 and upcoming 4) and how annoying typing is on PsP Dude867 ( talk) 07:49, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
Well, I've put {{POV}} into the section. It strictly breaks WP:POV and WP:VER. Section should be cited somehow (refs. to game portals, 80s, 90s computer magazines etc.). Until then, it's still our individual judgment and POV-ed, Lothar25 ( talk) 19:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Activision 02 should be added into the article. They made Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for some proof of existance —Preceding unsigned comment added by DragonX83 ( talk • contribs) 14:48, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
The first paragraphs are an absolute mess. I am not informed as to this subject so I am not a good person to edit, but how can Activision "so far be the leading publisher in 2007" ? Just little things like that need to be changed throughout to make the article read better. 75.143.109.72 ( talk) 06:17, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm a little unhappy with the new section called "Development teams". It only talks about one division, Software Conversions Ltd, that doesn't even exist anymore, and hasn't for like, what, 23 years? Do we really need this section? It's ref'ed, but doesn't really seem all that important. And, as it is, is really just one development team. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 17:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
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I changed the word sans because 80% of the population has no idea what that word means... using technical out-dated words in a wikipedia article that is to be understood by 50% of the population is stupid, if you do use such a stupid term, at least link to a page explaining its meaning, damnit. /endrant (Yes I know what sans means, but I hate being messaged at 3am to be asked what it means)
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What the fuck. Aardark ( talk) 21:19, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
EA has quite a lengthly criticism section, and with recent events Activision has been copping alot of flack. Some possible points; Kotick's refusal to release new IP's that don't have $100M dollar potential, Calling for a PS3 price cut then a couple of months later be calling for game prices to be raised etc etc. Could something like this be done for Activision? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.238.254.18 ( talk) 13:28, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
I second this, give me an hour to pull some stuff together.-- 125.236.135.149 ( talk) 06:29, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
Actually after looking over most of my material, it isn't as such criticism of Activision, more criticism of Kotick. All of which are detailed on his page. Not sure whether or not it needs to be practically copied from there.-- 125.236.135.149 ( talk) 06:46, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
There's people who make jokes about how bad activision is and i went to this page to find out why some people think this company is so bad. Why do people use this company as a derogatory thing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.231.28.185 ( talk) 05:32, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
Add the Criticism section right now Lopey273 ( talk) 15:54, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
Can someone supplement this article with information on Sierra Entertainment which were currently in control of Naughty Dog's Crash Bandicoot & Insomniac's Spyro The Dragon Series? Gaogier How can I help? 11:05, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
Why does Sledgehammer Games have a lengthy discussion in this article while none of their other studios do? They all have their own articles. Why doesn't Sledgehammer have its own article as well, instead of cluttering up this article? It has more than enough refs to justify its own page. — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 22:45, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
Does anyone else find it strange that a corporation that is such a magnet for bad press doesn't have a criticisms/controversy section? It seems like any time Activision is brought up on any video game message board an endless flurry of hate and calls for a boycott ensue. Xizer ( talk) 23:54, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
The NPOV tag was added recently. It's not appropriate in this circumstance. What people seem to want is the restoration of the Criticism section, most of which is now in the article on Robert Kotick, where it belongs, since the criticism is mostly of his business decisions since the formation of Activision Blizzard. -- Jtalledo (talk) 21:52, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
As I'm not terribly interested in this article, I won't be writing the controversy section. However here are some things to consider regarding what can go in:
West And Zampella v. Activision
Infinity Ward Employee Group v. Activision
Guitar Hero 5 - Controversy over Kurt Cobain
Band Hero - No Doubt v. Activision
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance & Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC removed without prior notice (angered gamers)
Those five separate instances constitute enough for a Criticism section, although there are probably other, less publicized controversies as well. As far as whether this goes in Activision or Activision Blizzard I can't exactly say, however since they are both plausible in searches the one that doesn't receive the full section should have a wikilink to the other. -- Teancum ( talk) 11:57, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
The discography thing should distinguish between games that they actually developed, and games that they just acquired the rights to / published. Activision doesn't actually make good games, they just buy smaller studios with existing franchises and run those franchises into the ground.
Small complaint, but if I recall the demo right, isn't the Iron Man 2 game being done by Sega, not Activision? ProjectPlatinum 23:45, 3 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by ProjectPlatinum ( talk • contribs)
When is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC coming back to playstion network and xbox live? —Preceding unsigned comment added by BlackVenomHulk ( talk • contribs) 16:24, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
What is Crash Bandicoot Overhaul?-- Gianchio ( talk) 17:34, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
This article has been a recent target of a large amount of vandalism... it should probably become semi-protected. -- 114.241.31.176 ( talk) 10:33, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
I like to to support this proposal, as despite my reasoning that can be viewed on the history page, several (or the same one, I can't tell) unregistered users keep re-adding Call of Duty Black Ops to the notable games list. KP-TheSpectre ( talk) 18:49, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
Please delete that title anyone because its not even rumored or official yet "Crash Bandicoot title (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)" -Motwera 174.91.74.208 ( talk) 23:03, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
The article indicates they were majorly harmed by losing a patent infringement lawsuit during their time as Mediagenic, but does not say who sued them over what products. This is a glaring omission as it seems an important part of their company history. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.94.88.174 ( talk) 06:02, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
I would assume that this article now refers to Activision Publishing, which is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard. Bobby Kotick is 'not' the CEO of Activision Publishing; currently, Eric Hrishberg is ( http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/13/activision-publishing-names-eric-hirshberg-as-new-ceo/), so that and probably a lot of other parts of the article need to be changed. Velociostrich ( talk) 23:40, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
No really where the fuck is the proof?
It should be added that French multi-national media conglomerate Vivendi is 80% owned by American multi-national conglomerate General Electric. A single line which adds a lot more context as to who holds purse strings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.40.41.34 ( talk) 10:32, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
"On May 2, 2012, hacktivist group LulzSec shared CEO Eric Hirshberg's private data through facebook after the release of the Call of Duty Black Ops II trailer. The Trailer included subliminal flashes of Guy Fawkes masks allegedly portrayed as the enemy. [12]"
What the hell is that about? Delete it post-haste. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.223.103.24 ( talk) 10:27, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
The end of the Post-merger developments section mentions Activision's release of that Generator Rex game and how there are no Metacritic scores as of February 2012. Since it's semi-protected, I can't update that to June 2012. Nazumu ( talk) 08:23, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
I stand to be corrected, but isn't Activision Publishing Minneapolis, Inc. and Activision about the same company? If so, then I suggest Activision Publishing Minneapolis, Inc. be merged into this article. Singularity42 ( talk) 23:01, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
According to the company, the two are distinct with Santa Montica, California being Activision Publishing Inc, and Eden Prairie/Bloomington, Minnesota being Activision Publishing Minneapolis, Inc. -- Jundis ( talk) 23:18, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Different Incorporation. If your idea is what should be enforced, then I'd propose NBCUniversal merging with Comcast. Both entities have their own histories and identity and that is why I say you should not merge these two articles -- De132Wiki ( talk) 04:13, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Activision Publishing used to be Expert Software and Head Games Publishing, it's not an interally created division. Normally when a company has it's own history, it's kept separate here. Disagree with the merger. -- Marty Goldberg ( talk) 04:46, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
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The "Post-merger developments" section reads "On February 9, 2011, Activision announced that it was shuttering its once profitable Guitar Hero franchise....", which is incorrect usage of the word "shuttering". It should read "ON February 9, 2011, Activision announced that it was ending its once profitable Guitar Hero franchise...".
Please change "shuttering", which means to close the shutters on a building, to "ending" or "closing".
Also, I believe they have confirmed the Guiter Hero series will return sometime in the future.
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Activsions also Broke 1000 upon 1000s off PS3's with there badly ported version of Black ops 2 and still denies it. Grow a pair and admit blame for all these Breakage — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.126.39.181 ( talk) 21:12, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
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Activision will be bringing Angry Birds Star Wars to the PS3, Vita, 360, Wii, Wii U and 3DS. Here's the link: http://www.cultofmac.com/236175/angry-birds-star-wars-flies-away-from-mobile-and-into-gaming-consoles-october-29th/ 76.69.126.133 ( talk) 23:01, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
The article says the CEO is Bobby Kotick but he is the CEO of Activision's parent company Activision Blizzard. The Activision CEO is Eric Hirshberg. See Activision's own site: http://www.activisionblizzard.com/senior-corporate-management I don't know how to do references or I would do it myself — Preceding unsigned comment added by Camerajohn ( talk • contribs) 15:13, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
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This would probably be the category for Activision Blizzard and not Publishing since the Infobox has it listed as subsidiary. -- CharlesDeMint ( talk) 19:05, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Is it worth mentioning their matchmaking patent? Axl ¤ [Talk] 14:37, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
This edit from an IP changed the quantity of games in The Lost Treasures of Infocom from 20 to 50, which is incorrect. Samboy ( talk) 11:57, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
Activision have been purchasing over 10 companies for the past 18 years time, The criticism is that people say that Activision are very greedy and they are the king of franchise milking, in 2007 they annocuned that they will merge with Vivdeni Games and they were a lot of Eyebrows shown at the annocument, after the merging Activision gained the rights to Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon and they been hated ever since. Lopey273 ( talk) 15:58, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
@ Masem: I think this edit not factually correct. Already prior the Activision–Vivendi Games merger, Activision Publishing had formally been in charge of publishing activities as a subsidiary of Activision, Inc., which was in turn publicly listed. Their California registration history (per SOS CA) paints the following picture:
The 'original' Activision, Inc. (registered in California on 1979-10-01; Cal entity number C0962542; legal name "Mediagenic" held from 1988-08-17 to 1992-08-03) was merged with an entity of the same name, though incorporated in Delaware (C1867531), on 1993-08-04; this Delaware corporation was renamed "Activision Publishing, Inc." on 2000-06-19. On the same day as the renaming, a company under the name "Activision Holdings, Inc." (incorporated 2000-05-25; C2235977) changed its name to "Activision, Inc." This third Activision, Inc. is also the one that merged with Vivendi Games as is now renamed as "Activision Blizzard, Inc."
The body already mentions the creation of the holding company in June 2000, but I'll have to see whether there is a source on the renaming part somewhere. However, the mentioned sentence, as it stands, is most likely incorrect. Lordtobi ( ✉) 17:44, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi. Looking through the article I'm surprised to find that there's been zero mention of Activision, despite having record profits, laying off 800 employees this month. The event has been one of the most notable in the company's history and one that has been widely criticized across the board. I presume this information can be included in the article? I'm just wondering why no one has done so already. -- Wikibenboy94 ( talk) 13:17, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians. Full disclosure, I work for TaxWatch UK.
In August 2019, we published a report explaining how activision shifted €5bn to companies in Bermuda and Barbados between 2013-2017. This shifting of profits using royalty payments to tax haven companies is the same scheme used by Google, which has been heavily criticised by MPs.
This report was picked up by multiple outlets, including GamesIndustry and The Sunday Times,
I would like for a small section to be included on the Activision Wikipedia page. However, given the conflict of interest, I believe that someone else should make that edit.
Happy to answer any questions on the report.
Thanks,
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Add informatiom about Microsoft acquisition of Activision, announced yesterday. 179.181.83.108 ( talk) 18:58, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
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