Company Description:
Activision’s mission is to be a worldwide leader in the development,
publishing and distribution of engaging, quality interactive entertainment software
products that will delight our consumers.
Founded in 1979, we are an international
publisher who develops and releases video gaming products across a variety of game
platforms including PC, PlayStation ® 2 and 3 systems from Sony, Nintendo's Wii™,
the Xbox 360™ system from Microsoft, and hand-held consoles such as Nintendo DS
® and Sony PSP™.
We focus development and publishing on products that are,
or have the potential to become, long term franchise properties. Our current franchises
include fantastic brands such as Spider-Man ® and Shrek, the credible and well established
Tony Hawk™ and Call of Duty ®, also new to Activision this year, Transformers and
James Bond.
Our products cover many genres from action adventure and sports
to role-playing, simulation and strategy. As well as licenses that appeal to hardcore
gamers we also are a long term DreamWorks licensee developing gaming products for
kids and young teens. In addition we recently acquired RedOctane, Inc. and its highly
popular Guitar Hero franchise.
Activision currently has global revenue of
$1.52 billion and 2,100 employees worldwide. Together with the Lucas Arts and Red
Octane businesses we are consistently in the top three publishers of video games
worldwide. We operate in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. & Ireland, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia, Spain, the Netherlands and now in Ireland.
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