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Ubisoft buys Activision subsidiary Massive
Ubisoft has acquired Swedish games studio Massive Entertainment from its parent company, Activision Blizzard, for an undisclosed sum. Activision has been looking to sell the asset for three months after Activision's recent merger with Vivendi made the unit surplus to needs, reports Digital Spy. ...
Tags: UbiSoft Entertainment, Activision Inc., Sales Strategy, Games, Asset Management, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Andrew McDonald, Activision, UbiSoft, Vivendi
Articles 2008-11-13
THQ and Massive sign in-game ad deal
THQ is hoping to increase poor game revenues after securing the services of Microsoft's Massive division to provide in-game ads for THQ's Xbox 360 and PC titles. The companies did not list all the games where the ads will be...
Tags: Advertisement, THQ Inc., VentureBeat, Games, Personal Technology, Activision, Electronic Arts, Google, IGA Worldwide, Konami, Massive Incorporated, NeoEdge Networks, Sony, THQ, Charlotte Eyre
Articles 2008-11-24

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No Doubt Sues Activision Over 'Circus Act' Appearance In Band Hero
First, Courtney Love threatens to “sue the s—t” out of Activision for putting Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5, and now rock-ska band No Doubt is suing the company for turning it into a “virtual karaoke circus act” in Band Hero. At issue is the way that band members...
Tags: Activision Inc., Games, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Legal, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-11-05
Activision Blizzard posts Q4 loss but full-year profit
Activision Blizzard is reporting Q4 losses of USD72m despite its Guitar Hero World Tour title selling globally more than any other game. The company says the loss is due to costs incurred in the USD19bn merger between Santa Monica-based Activision and Blizzard Entertainment, the gaming arm of French firm...
Tags: Activision Inc., Activision Blizzard, Gaming Industry, Games, Personal Technology, Blizzard Entertainment, Jasper Jackson, Electronic Arts Inc., Visa Inc.
Articles 2009-02-12
No Doubt Sues Activision over 'Band Hero'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band No Doubt sued video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc over the use of their likeness on its new "Band Hero" product, accusing the company of turning the rockers into a virtual karaoke act. No Doubt and Activision had a contract allowing the company to...
Tags: Thomson Reuters Corp., Activision Inc.
News items 2009-11-05
Activision F3Q06 (Qtr Ending Dec 31, 2005) Earnings Conference Call Transcript (ATVI)
Earnings Call Excerpt Activision ATVI Q3 2006 Earnings Conference Call February 6th 2006, 4:30 PM. Executives: Kristin Southey, Vice President of Investor Relations Robert Kotick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Tippl, Chief Financial Officer Michael Griffith, President and Chief Executive...
Tags: Activision Inc.
Earnings calls 2006-02-10
Activision and JAMDAT Mobile to bring Activision's games to wireless phones. (Business).(Brief Article)
Activision, a developer, publisher and distributor of video games and other interactive entertainment products, and JAMDAT Mobile, a leading publisher of entertainment applications and provider of enabling technologies for wireless, today announced that the companies will jointly publish hand-held conversions of Activision's Activision O2 action...
Tags: Activision Inc., Jamdat Mobile Inc., O2 Plc.
Research articles 2002-08-01
Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard ATVID is expected to report Q1 earnings after market closeThursday, July 31, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET. Guidanc The consensus estimate is 19c for EPS and $598.08M for revenue, according to First Call. Big changes this quarter as Activision Blizzard was formed earlier this...
Tags: Software
External links 2008-07-31
EA, Activision play ball with GameCube.(Brief Article)
Electronic Arts and Activision confirmed last week that they will publish games for Nintendo's GameCube console. Ten EA titles are in the works for GameCube. including Madden NFL 2002. Activision said versions of its wildly popular Tony Hawk's Pro Electronic Arts and Activision...
Tags: Activision Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Nintendo GameCube
Research articles 2001-05-14
Activision sues Viacom over 'decaying' Trek. (Videogames).
Activision Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Viacom Inc., alleging the media giant has not lived up its licensing agreement with the videogame publisher by letting the Star Trek property "stagnate and decay." Activision said it was t ...
Tags: Activision Inc., Star Trek, Viacom Inc.
Research articles 2003-07-07
Activision puts chips on Windows. (to develop interactive games for Microsoft's Windows 95)
Activision Inc is betting on Microsoft's new Windows 95 operating system to revolutionize the gaming industry, and has decided to stop using MS-DOS operating system in favor of the new program. Activision will no longer develop games for MS-DOS because WiActivision Inc is betting on Microsoft's new Windows 95 operating...
Tags: Activision Inc., chip, game, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 95, operating system
Research articles 1995-07-24
High-scoring games.(Wide Angle)(THQ, Activision sales)(Brief Article)
* Videogame publishers THQ and Activision, which vie for the No. 2 spot after market leader EA, increased their guidance for the current quarter based on stronger-than-expected holiday sales. Activision said net revenue would be $155 ... * Videogame publishers THQ and Activision, which...
Tags: Activision Inc., game, sales, THQ Inc.
Research articles 2004-04-05
Direct3D Comes Alive with Rendition and Activision; Rendition's Verite to Accelerate Direct3D Title from Activision
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 24, 1996-- RenditionR, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of high performance 3D graphics processors, announced today that it is working closely with interactive entertainment software developer and publisher Activision, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), to optimize Activision's 3D futuristic sports title, HyperBlade, to take full advantage of...
Tags: 3D, Activision Inc.
Research articles 1996-06-24
Disney, Activision Swing into Action for Tarzan Video, Game - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
SANTA MONICA, CALIF--Disney will bundle a $10 coupon off the Activision Tarzan video game with the February release of the Tarzan home video. Activision will also promote the $49.99 title, for the Nintendo 64 format, with a print campaign, via Ignited Minds, Los Angeles. Placement includes GamePro, Nintendo Power, Sports...
Tags: Activision Inc., Disney Corp.
Research articles 1999-12-06
Activision gives 'Spycraft' an online push. (Spycraft: The Great Game CD-ROM)
The Internet will be the major promotional vehicle for Activision's launch of the CD-ROM Spycraft: The Great Game (available now, $49.95). All marketing efforts will be geared toward driving traffic to the Spycraft Web site (http://www.Activision.com The Internet will be the major promotional vehicle for ...
Tags: Activision Inc.
Research articles 1996-04-05
Spider sense.(Activision acquires video game rights to Spiderman movie)(Brief Article)
Activision has acquired the videogame rights for Columbia Pictures' upcoming Spider-Man movie to go along with the comic book rights it already owns. The movie-based game is ... Activision has acquired the videogame rights for Columbia Pictures' upcoming Spider-Man movie to go along with...
Tags: Activision Inc., game, movie, Spider-Man, video, video game
Research articles 2000-12-18
Donald Trump's Next Real Estate Tycoon Lets Users Build A Mobile Empire; Airborne Brings Activision Value Publishing's Hit PC Simulation Game to Wireless
MONTREAL & MINNEAPOLIS -- Donald Trump is coming to wireless. Big deal. VERY big deal. The oft-quoted entrepreneur and real estate developer is ready to conquer mobile, thanks in part to Airborne Entertainment and Activision Value Publishing, Inc. The multi-platform software company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI),...
Tags: Activision Inc., Donald Trump, game, mobile, PC, real estate, wireless
Research articles 2004-07-06
Activision Value Publishing, Inc. to Distribute Big Fish Games; Three Successful Online Titles Selected for Retail
MINNEAPOLIS -- Activision Value Publishing, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI), has entered into a distribution agreement with Big Fish GamesTM under which Activision will be the exclusive distributor of three titles for the PC CD-ROM.
Tags: Activision Inc.
Research articles 2006-07-31
Activision Publishing Signs Exclusive Worldwide Distribution Deal with Mattel; Activision to Distribute All New Video Games Based on Successful Barbie® Entertainment
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI), announced today it has signed a multi-year agreement which grants the company exclusive worldwide distribution rights to new video games on all platforms based on Mattel, Inc.'s (NYSE:MAT) BarbieR brand. The video games are expected...
Tags: Activision Inc., entertainment, Mattel Inc.
Research articles 2006-05-23
Activision to Present at the Morgan Stanley Software, Services, Internet and Networking Conference
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Activision, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) today announced that Robert Kotick, Chairman and CEO, will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Software, Services, Internet and Networking Conference on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 at 2:15 p.m. MST at The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. Mr. Kotick's remarks will be...
Tags: Activision Inc., Company, Games, INTERNET, Morgan Stanley, network
Research articles 2004-11-02
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