COMPANY

Started in 1979 selling millions of River Raid, Pitfall and Kaboom! game cartridges for the Atari 2600 console. Acquired Infocom in 1987. Modern franchises include Call of Duty and Guitar Hero. Merged with Vivendi Games in 2008, forming Activision Blizzard.

Official Website:
http://www.activision.com/

Industry:
Video Games

Ticker:
(subsidiary)

Corporate headquarters:
Santa Monica, CA

Sales:
$1.51B (2007)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Kotick	Business	c. 1963		CEO of Activision
Jim Levy	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Activision, 1979-86

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Kotick	Business	c. 1963		CEO of Activision

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Cartwright	Computer Programmer	c. 1955		Barnstorming, Seaquest, Frostbite
David Crane	Computer Programmer	c. 1954		Pitfall!, Freeway
Larry Kaplan	Computer Programmer	c. 1952		Kaboom!
Garry Kitchen	Computer Programmer	c. 1958		Keystone Capers
Steve Meretzky	Computer Programmer	1-May-1957		Leather Goddesses of Phobos
Alan Miller	Computer Programmer	?		Robot Tank, Surround
Carol Shaw	Computer Programmer	?		River Raid
Bob Whitehead	Computer Programmer	?		Chopper Command, Stampede

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lawrence F. Probst III	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Electronic Arts, 1991-2007

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marc Blank	Computer Programmer	1954		Programmer behind Zork

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jack Black	Musician	28-Aug-1969		Half of Tenacious D
Phil Hartman	Actor	24-Sep-1948	28-May-1998	Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure

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