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Activision, Inc.
Type Public (NASDAQ: ATVI)
Founded 1979
Headquarters Santa Monica, CA
Industry Computer and video games
Products Call of Duty series
Diablo (Vivendi)
 Doom series
Guitar Hero series
Quake series
Soldier of Fortune series
Spider-Man series
StarCraft (Vivendi)
 Tony Hawk's series
Revenue ▲USD $2. The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. Events Notable releases Richard Garriott creates Akalabeth, a Computer role-playing game for the Apple California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" The video game industry (formally referred to as Interactive entertainment) is the economic sector involved with the development, Marketing In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Call of Duty (released October 29, 2003) is a First-person shooter Video game based on the ''Quake III Team Arena'' engine Diablo is a Dark fantasy -themed Action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment Doom (officially cased DOOM) is a 1993 Computer game by Id Software that is a landmark title in the First-person shooter The Quake series is a line of First person shooter Computer and video games produced by Id Software. This article concerns the first-person shooter For the SNES and Genesis game Soldiers of Fortune see The Chaos Engine. There are numerous electronic games featuring the popular Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man that have been released StarCraft is a Military science fiction Media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment The Tony Hawk series is a computer and Video game series endorsed by Tony Hawk and is created by games developer Neversoft and published by In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 9 billion (2008)[1]
Website http://www.activision.com/
Activision headquarters in Santa Monica
Activision headquarters in Santa Monica

Activision, Inc. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages (NASDAQ: ATVI) is an American video game developer and publisher. The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual that creates Video games A developer may specialize in a certain video A video game publisher is a company that publishes Video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a Video game developer It was the first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles, founded on October 1, 1979. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) [2] Its first products were cartridges for the Atari 2600 video console system, and it is now one of the largest third party video game publishers in the world, so far being the top publisher of 2007 in the U.S. [3] On January 18, 2008, Activision announced they were the top US publisher in 2007, according to the NPD Group. The Atari 2600 is a Video game console released in October 1977 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The NPD Group Inc (formerly National Purchase Diary) is a leading global market research company founded in 1967 and provides consumer and retail information to manufacturers [4]

On December 2, 2007, it was announced that Activision would merge with Vivendi Games. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Vivendi Games, formerly known as Vivendi Universal Games, is a Worldwide French developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment The new company will be called Activision Blizzard. Activision Blizzard Inc ( is a Franco - American Video game developer and publisher, partially owned by Conglomerate Vivendi [5]

Contents

History

Before the formation of Activision, software for video game consoles was published exclusively by the makers of the systems for which the games were designed. For example, Atari was the only publisher of games for the Atari 2600. Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. The Atari 2600 is a Video game console released in October 1977 This was particularly galling to the developers of the games, as they received no financial rewards for games that sold well, and did not receive credit for their games. After watching a number of games turn into multi-million-dollar best sellers, a number of programmers decided that they'd had enough and left. Activision became the first third-party game publisher for game consoles. [6]

The company was founded by former music industry executive Jim Levy and former Atari programmers David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead. Jim Levy was initially a music industry executive but he is known better for his efforts as the founding Chief Executive Officer for Activision. A game programmer is a Programmer who primarily develops Video games or related Software (such as Game development tools. David Crane (born in Nappanee Indiana USA) is a video game designer and programmer. Larry Kaplan is an American Video game designer and programmer. Alan Miller is a pioneering and influential figure in the Video game industry. Bob Whitehead is a Game designer and programmer. He is a renowned pioneer and entrepreneur of the Video game industry, having been instrumental in forming Atari's company policy at the time was not to credit game creators for their individual contributions; Levy took the approach of crediting and promoting game creators along with the games themselves. Steps included devoting a page to the developer in their instruction manuals[7][8][9] and challenging players to send in a high score (usually as a photograph, but sometimes as a letter) in order to receive a patch. An embroidered patch is an embroidered design on firm backing that is applied to Clothing by organizations to distinguish membership or rank youth groups to [10][11][12][13] These were important draws that helped the newly formed company attract experienced talent. Crane, Kaplan, Levy, Miller, and Whitehead received the Game Developers Choice "First Penguin" award in 2003 in recognition of this step. The Game Developers Choice Awards are awards annually hosted by the Game Developers Conference and presented by the International Game Developers Association for outstanding Events February 27 &mdash Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Yu Suzuki

The departure of the four programmers, whose titles made up more than half of Atari's cartridge sales at the time, caused legal action between the two companies which was not ultimately settled until 1982. As the market for game consoles started to decline, Activision branched out, producing game titles for home computers as well, and acquiring smaller publishers.

In 1982, Activision released Pitfall!, which is considered by many to be the first platform game as well as the best selling title on the 2600. Events December 27 - Starcade, a Video game Television Game show, debuts on TBS in the United States Pitfall! is a Video game released by Activision for the Atari 2600 in 1982 Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles Although the team's technical prowess had already been proven, it was Pitfall! that turned them into a huge success. This not only resulted in a legion of clones, including stand-up arcade games, but can be said to have launched the entire platform genre which became a major part of video games through the 1980s. An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in businesses such as Restaurants Pubs Video arcades and Family Entertainment

In 1985, Activision merged with struggling text adventure pioneer Infocom. Events Notable releases Brøderbund releases Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, the first game of the prolific Infocom was a Software company, based in Cambridge Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of Interactive fiction. Jim Levy was a big fan of Infocom's titles and wanted Infocom to remain solvent. However, about six months after the "InfoWedding", Bruce Davis took over as CEO of Activision. Bruce Davis (born 1952 is a American businessman currently CEO and chairman of Digimarc Corporation. 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. In popular usage "marketing" is the promotion of products especially Advertising and Branding However in professional usage the term has a wider meaning of Eventually, in 1989, after several years of losses, Activision closed down the Infocom studios in Cambridge, Massachusetts extending to only 11 of the 26 employees an offer to relocate to Activision's headquarters in Silicon Valley; five did. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. For the valley nicknamed "Silicone Valley" see San Fernando Valley. [14]

In 1988 Activision started to get involved in other types of software besides video games, such as business applications. Events July &mdash Nintendo releases the first issue of Nintendo Power magazine As a result, Activision changed its corporate name to Mediagenic in order to have a name that would globally represent all its fields of activities. (Mediagenic is often mistaken to be a company that purchased Activision but in reality it was only Activision with a different name). Despite this change, Mediagenic continued to largely use the Activision brand on its video games of the various platforms it was publishing for, notably the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Sega Master System, the Atari 7800, Commodore 64 and Amiga. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by The Sega Master System is an 8-bit cartridge-based Video game console that was manufactured by Sega and was first released in 1986. The Atari 7800 ProSystem, or simply the Atari 7800, is a Video game console released by Atari Corporation in June 1986 The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. The decision of the company to get involved in various fields at the expense of video gaming proved to be a move so bad that in 1992 Mediagenic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Events Notable releases Namco releases Suzuka 8 Hours, Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bouken, Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the Bankruptcy laws of the United States Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against

New Activision

The failure of Mediagenic resulted in a reorganization and merger with The Disc Company with Mediagenic again being the acquirer. After emerging from bankruptcy, Mediagenic officially changed its entity name back to Activision in the state of Delaware on December 1992. Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. At that point Activision moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Southern California. For the valley nicknamed "Silicone Valley" see San Fernando Valley. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U While emerging from bankruptcy, it continued to develop games for PCs and video game consoles and resumed making strategic acquisitions. IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Activision chose from then on to only concentrate itself in video gaming and nothing else.

In 1991 Activision packaged 20 of Infocom's past games into a CD-ROM collection called The Lost Treasures of Infocom sans most of the “feelies” Infocom was famous for. Events Notable releases Namco releases Star Blade, Super World Stadium, Solvalou CD-ROM (an initialism of "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory " is a pre-pressed Compact Disc that contains data accessible to but not writable The Lost Treasures of Infocom is a collection of 20 Computer games from Interactive fiction pioneer Infocom, released in 1991 Infocom used the term feelie to refer to the extra content included with the boxed versions of their Interactive fiction Computer games Feelies differed The success of this compilation led to the 1992 release of 11 more Infocom titles in The Lost Treasures of Infocom II. The Lost Treasures of Infocom is a collection of 20 Computer games from Interactive fiction pioneer Infocom, released in 1991

Activision Value

Main article: Activision Value

Activision Value is a subsidiary brand of Activision, a merger of Expert Software and Head Games Publishing, with offices located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Activision Value Publishing Inc is an American Computer and Video game Company, a merger of Activision, Expert Software Eden Prairie is an Edge city 12 miles (22 km southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Hennepin County and the 12th largest city in the U

As its name implies, Value is the publisher of budget titles for Activision. Its most prominent titles are the Cabela's line of hunting and fishing-related games, and the World Series of Poker. Cabela's ( is a Sidney Nebraska -based direct marketer and specialty retailer of Hunting, Fishing, Camping and related outdoor recreation World Series of Poker (WSOP is the largest set of Poker tournaments in the world

Acquisitions and partnerships

Year Acquisition
1997 Raven Software made an exclusive publishing deal with Activision and was subsequentally acquired by them. Events October 4 &mdash Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997 dies after a double Car accident Raven Software is a Video game developer based in Middleton Wisconsin. This partnership resulted in HeXen II, Heretic II, Soldier of Fortune, its sequel and Quake 4. Hexen II is a First-person shooter Computer game developed by Raven Software from 1996 to 1997, published by Id Software Heretic II is a Fantasy Action-adventure game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision in 1998 continuing This article concerns the first-person shooter For the SNES and Genesis game Soldiers of Fortune see The Chaos Engine. Soldier of Fortune II Double Helix is a Video game created by Raven Software, a sequel to Soldier of Fortune. Quake 4 is the fourth title in the series of Quake FPS computer games. That same year, Activision acquired CentreSoft Ltd. , (an independent distributor in the United Kingdom) and NBG Distribution (a German distributor).
1998 Pandemic Studios was founded with an equity investment by Activision. Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo Pandemic Studios is a Video game developer with offices in Los Angeles, California and Brisbane, Australia. Pandemic's first two games, Battlezone II and Dark Reign 2, were both sequels to Activision games. Battlezone II Combat Commander, often abriviated as BZII or BZ2 is a 1999 computer game released by Pandemic Studios as a sequel to Activision Dark Reign 2 is a 3D Real-time strategy PC game released on June 30, 2000 by Activision and Pandemic Studios That same year, Activision also inked deals with Marvel Entertainment, Head Game Publishing, Disney Interactive, LucasArts Entertainment and CD Contact Data. Marvel Entertainment Inc ( is an American Entertainment company formed from the merger of Marvel Entertainment Group Inc Disney Interactive Studios Inc (initially Walt Disney Computer Software, later Disney Interactive and Buena Vista Games Inc LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is an American Video game developer and publisher.
1999 Activision acquired Neversoft Entertainment, best recognized for their line of Tony Hawk skateboarding games. Events BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards March – Neversoft or Neversoft Entertainment is an American Video game developer, founded in 1994 by Joel Jewett Mick West and Chris Ward Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968) is an American professional Skateboarder He is credited with being the first recorded skater to land the That same year, Activision acquired Expert Software (maker of Home Design 3D).
2000 Activision made an equity investment in Gray Matter Interactive, to develop the follow-up to id Software's Wolfenstein 3D. Events May 11 - 13 &mdash 6th annual E³ (Electronic Entertainment Expo the 3rd annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of Gray Matter Interactive Studios Inc was a Computer game developer, which was acquired by Activision in January 2002 id Software (ɪd officially is an American computer game developer based in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
2001 Activision acquired rights to Columbia Pictures' feature film Spider-Man. Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts John Carmack of Id Software }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Spider-Man is a 2002 American Superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. That same year, Activision also acquired Treyarch Invention LLC. Treyarch Corporation is a Video game developer that was founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü (né Don Likeness
2002 Activision made an equity investment in Infinity Ward, a newly formed studio comprised of 22 of the individuals who developed Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Will Wright of Maxis Infinity Ward, located in Encino California, is a Computer game developer founded in 2002 by 22 former employees of 2015, developers of Medal of Honor Allied Assault ( MoHAA) is a First-person shooter (FPS computer game developed by 2015 Inc That same year, Activision acquired Z-Axis Ltd. (the studio behind Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX) and Luxoflux Corporation. Underground Development (formerly known as Z-Axis was a Video game developer founded in 1994 in Hayward California and acquired by Activision Mairold Väli Freestyle BMX is a video game released in 2000 featuring Dave Mirra and other professional BMX riders Luxoflux is an American Video game developer. It was founded by Peter Morawiec and Adrian Stephens in January 1997 and is based in
2003 Activision and DreamWorks SKG inked a multi-year, multi-property publishing agreement. Events February 27 &mdash Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Yu Suzuki DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio That same year, Activision also formed a partnership with Valve and acquired both Infinity Ward (developers of the Call of Duty franchise) and software developer Shaba Games LLC. Valve Corporation is an American video game development company based in Bellevue Washington, USA that was founded in 1996, and made famous Infinity Ward, located in Encino California, is a Computer game developer founded in 2002 by 22 former employees of 2015, developers of Call of Duty (released October 29, 2003) is a First-person shooter Video game based on the ''Quake III Team Arena'' engine Shaba Games is a Video game developer founded in September 1997 located in San Francisco, California, and acquired by Activision in 2002 where

Activision and Sega Corporation made a deal to publish the US releases of P.C. versions of some titles, especially Sonic Adventure DX, Director's Cut. is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated is a Video game created by Sonic Team and released on December 23 1998 in Japan by Sega for the Sega Dreamcast and is the first game in the

Activision, along with several other game software publishers, was investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its accounting practices, namely the use of the "return reserve" to allegedly smooth quarterly results. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is an independent agency of the United States government which holds primary responsibility

2004 The company marked its 25th anniversary, and stated that it had posted record earnings and the twelfth consecutive year of revenue growth. Events January 20 — Wired s Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Income, refers to consumption opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame which is generally expressed in monetary terms In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services
2005 Activision acquired game developers Vicarious Visions, Toys for Bob and Beenox, Inc.. Events March 6 &mdash The television show 60 Minutes tackles issues within Video game controversy. Vicarious Visions is a Video game developer. It was founded by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala while in high school circa 1990. Toys For Bob is a small Video game developer founded in 1989 by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford. Beenox Studios is a Video game developer, well established in Quebec City, Canada.
2006 Activision secured the video game license to make games based on the world of James Bond from MGM Interactive. Events January 26 2006 -- Nintendo announces its newly redesigned handheld the Nintendo DS Lite. Over the past twenty years there have been numerous James Bond games featuring Ian Fleming 's British secret service agent Commander James Bond An exclusive agreement between the two begins in September 2007 with Activision's first game set to be released in May 2008 being developed by Treyarch, Beenox and Vicarious Visions. Treyarch Corporation is a Video game developer that was founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü (né Don Likeness Beenox Studios is a Video game developer, well established in Quebec City, Canada. Vicarious Visions is a Video game developer. It was founded by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala while in high school circa 1990. [15] Also in 2006, Activision acquired publisher RedOctane, Inc. (the publisher of the Guitar Hero franchise). RedOctane is an American electronic entertainment company perhaps best known for publishing the ''Guitar Hero'' series.
2007 Activision acquired the control of games developer Bizarre Creations. Events March 14: Microsoft announces Games for Windows - Live, a version of Xbox Live for the Windows platform Bizarre Creations is a Liverpool -based Video game developer beginning development under this name in 1994

Merger with Vivendi

In December 2007, it was announced that Activision would merge with Vivendi Games which owns fellow games developer and publisher Blizzard. Blizzard Entertainment is an American Video game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine California. The new company will be called Activision Blizzard and will be headed by Activision's current CEO, Bobby Kotick. Activision Blizzard Inc ( is a Franco - American Video game developer and publisher, partially owned by Conglomerate Vivendi Vivendi will be the biggest shareholder in the new group. VIVENDI is a software package for care management and staff organisation published by the German software company CONNEXT and introduced in 1995 [5]

Notable published titles

See also: List of Activision games

Studios

See also

References

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It was designed and programmed by Alan Miller and MechWarrior 2 31st Century Combat is a 1995 computer game produced by Activision. The Quake series is a line of First person shooter Computer and video games produced by Id Software. Quake is a First-person shooter Computer game that was released by Id Software on June 22, 1996. Interstate '76 is a Windows Vehicular combat Video game. It was developed and published by Activision and released in March Civilization Call to Power is a PC Turn-based strategy game developed by Activision as a successor to the extremely successful Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (THPS released as Tony Hawk's Skateboarding in Europe, is a Skateboarding Video game. Star Wars Jedi Knight II Jedi Outcast (often abbreviated JK2 or JO) is a first- and third-person Action game developed Spider-Man is an Action game based upon the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, and is directly based on the first feature film starring Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy is a Star Wars first- and third-person Action game released in September 2003. True Crime Streets of LA is a Video game developed by Luxoflux and published by Activision for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Doom 3 is a Science fiction Survival horror Video game developed by Id Software and published by Activision. Guitar Hero is a Music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 Video Beenox Studios is a Video game developer, well established in Quebec City, Canada. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Bizarre Creations is a Liverpool -based Video game developer beginning development under this name in 1994 Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Infinity Ward, located in Encino California, is a Computer game developer founded in 2002 by 22 former employees of 2015, developers of Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Luxoflux is an American Video game developer. It was founded by Peter Morawiec and Adrian Stephens in January 1997 and is based in California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Neversoft or Neversoft Entertainment is an American Video game developer, founded in 1994 by Joel Jewett Mick West and Chris Ward Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Raven Software is a Video game developer based in Middleton Wisconsin. Madison is the capital of the US state of Wisconsin and the County seat of Dane County. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States RedOctane is an American electronic entertainment company perhaps best known for publishing the ''Guitar Hero'' series. Shaba Games is a Video game developer founded in September 1997 located in San Francisco, California, and acquired by Activision in 2002 where The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Toys For Bob is a small Video game developer founded in 1989 by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford. Novato is a city located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in northern Marin County. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Treyarch Corporation is a Video game developer that was founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü (né Don Likeness California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Vicarious Visions is a Video game developer. It was founded by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala while in high school circa 1990. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Underground Development (formerly known as Z-Axis was a Video game developer founded in 1994 in Hayward California and acquired by Activision Foster City is an affluent Planned city located in San Mateo County California, 94404 California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Gamasutra. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
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  15. ^ iTZKooPA. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and "Activision Dates 'Call of Duty 4'; Drops Word on Bond Title", Totalgaming. net, 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.  
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