Activision (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Activision" in English language version.

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activision.com

"About Us". Activision. 2022. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
"About Activision Publishing". www.activision.com. Activision Publishing. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.

investor.activision.com

"Activision Acquires Mobile Game Developer Digital Legends" (Press release). October 28, 2021. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
Activision Acquires U.K. Game Developer Bizarre Creations Archived December 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from Activision's website

activisionblizzard.com

"Vivendi and Activision to create Activision Blizzard – World's Largest, Most Profitable Pure-Play Video Game Publisher" (Press release). Activision, Vivendi. December 2, 2007. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2007.

adweek.com

Szalai, Georg (July 8, 2008). "Activision-Vivendi to Shake Up Games Biz". AdWeek. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

arstechnica.com

Orland, Kyle (August 13, 2014). "The rise and fall (and rise and fall) of gaming's third-party exclusives". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

ataricompendium.com

Stilphen, Scott (2006). "Larry Kaplan interview". Atari Compendium. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

atarimagazines.com

Goodman, Danny (Spring 1983). "Home Video Games: Video Games Update". Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games. p. 32. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

books.google.com

Hubner, John; Kistner, William F. Jr. (November 28, 1983). "What went wrong at Atari?". InfoWorld. Originally published in the San Jose Mercury News. p. 151. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
"News Briefs: Company Releases Free Upgrade of Reports 1.2". InfoWorld. 10 (23): 35. June 6, 1988. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2021. This source indicates that as of 1988, Mediagenic was based at 3885 Bohannon Drive in Menlo Park.
Parker, Rachel (October 3, 1988). "Mediagenic Rises from the Ashes, Will Publish Range of Products". InfoWorld. Vol. 10, no. 40. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 34. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016 – via Google Books.

businesswire.com

"Activision Blizzard Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results". Business Wire. February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

cgexpo.com

"Classic Gaming Expo Distinguished Guest: ALAN MILLER". Classic Gaming Expo. CGE Services, Corp. 1999–2010. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

cgwmuseum.org

Sipe, Russell (November 1992). "3900 Games Later..." Computer Gaming World. p. 8. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.

commercialobserver.com

Cornfield, Greg (September 10, 2021). "Activision Moves Publishing HQ to Pen Factory in Santa Monica: Sources". Commercial Observer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

destructoid.com

"Activision has a round of layoffs, entire Minneapolis location may have closed". Destructoid. February 15, 2016. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

digitaltrends.com

Flemming, Ryan (February 16, 2013). "Inside Sledgehammer Games and the Biggest Gamble You Never Knew About". Digital Trends. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.

edge-online.com

"A Short History Of Activision". Edge. August 24, 2006. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

eurogamer.net

Wesley Yin-Poole (February 18, 2011). "Bizarre says goodbye with farewell video". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
Dutton, Fred (February 10, 2011). "Activision closes 7 Studios". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
Phillips, Tom (July 10, 2014). "Tony Hawk studio Neversoft bids farewell, burns eyeball effigy". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

forbes.com

Beller, Peter (January 15, 2009). "Activision's Unlikely Hero". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
Rosmarin, Rachel (December 2, 2007). "Vivendi To Merge With Activision". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

gamasutra.com

Fulton, Steve (August 21, 2008). "Atari: The Golden Years -- A History, 1978-1981". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
Flemming, Jeffrey. "The History Of Activision". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

gamechoiceawards.com

"First Penguin Archive". Game Developers Conference. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

gameinformer.com

Reeves, Ben (February 26, 2013). "Activisionaries: How Four Programmers Changed The Game Industry". Game Informer. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
Hillard, Kyle (October 23, 2016). "Activision Badges – The Original Gaming Achievement". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

gamesindustry.biz

Brice, Kath (October 7, 2009). "Activision lays off 30 from recently purchased 7 Studios". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
Martin, Matt (October 9, 2009). "Activision confirms Shaba Studios closure". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
Sinclair, Brendan (January 22, 2021). "Vicarious Visions merged into Blizzard". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

gamespot.com

Kennedy, Sam (April 27, 2000). "Activision Acquires Neversoft". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

ign.com

Levi Buchanan (August 26, 2008). "Top 10 Best-Selling Atari 2600 Games". IGN. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
Casamassina, Matt (February 18, 2010). "Activision Passed on The Sims". IGN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
Adams, David (May 3, 2005). "Activision Buys Toys for Bob". IGN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
Bailey, Kat (May 16, 2024). "Activision Opens New Studio Tasked With Creating Narrative-Based AAA Franchise". IGN. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
Valentine, Rebekah (February 29, 2024). "Crash 4 Developer Toys for Bob Is Officially Going Indie". IGN. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

inc.com

"Small Company Initial Public Offerings: June 1983". Inc. June 1983. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

kotaku.com

Plunkett, Luke (February 12, 2010). "Activision Shutters Guitar Hero Creators, GH: Van Halen Developers (Update)". Kotaku. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010.
Zweizan, Zack (April 30, 2021). "Now Every Single Activision Studio Works On Call Of Duty". Kotaku. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
Fahey, Mike (May 3, 2014). "Report: Neversoft Merging With Call Of Duty Developer Infinity Ward". kotaku.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
Schreier, Jason (June 28, 2012). "Prototype Creators Shutting Down". Kotaku. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
McWhertor, Michael (October 8, 2009). "Activision Lays Off Shaba's Ranks, Closes Studio (Update)". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 10, 2009.

latimes.com

Kaplan, Karen (August 7, 1997). "Activision to Expand Game Lineup with Raven Purchase". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
"Activision to Acquire Treyarch Invention". Reuters. October 4, 2001. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2019 – via Los Angeles Times.
Fritz, Ben (February 11, 2010). "Activision lays off about 200 employees, shuts down Santa Monica studio Luxoflux". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

marketwatch.com

Gallagher, Dan (December 4, 2008). "Kotick changes the game at Activision Blizzard". Market Watch. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

mit.edu

web.mit.edu

"Down From the Top of Its Game: The Story of Infocom, Inc" (PDF). MIT. December 15, 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

mobygames.com

"Activision Value Publishing, Inc". Mobygames. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

newmediadenver.com

Sengstack, Jeff (June 24, 1996). "Activision: Reorganized, Redefined and on the Rebound". NewMedia. Archived from the original on January 28, 1998. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

news.google.com

"Stream of video games is endless". Milwaukee Journal. December 26, 1982. pp. Business 1. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2015.

newzoo.com

"Top 25 Companies by Game Revenues". newzoo.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

nintendolife.com

"Crash Bandicoot And Spyro Studio 'Toys For Bob' Is Now Officially Independent". Nintendo Life. June 1, 2024. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

nytimes.com

Lohr, Steve (December 28, 1993). "Market Place; Home Software's Treasure Hunt". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

pastemagazine.com

Yarwood, Jack (March 27, 2016). "Easter Eggs: The Hidden Secrets of Videogames". Paste. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.

pcgamer.com

Chalk, Andy (January 18, 2018). "Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is leaving the company". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
"Updated: Activision shutting down Bizarre and Budcat studios?". PC Gamer. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

polygon.com

Hall, Charlie (May 8, 2018). "Meet the studio behind Call of Duty: Black Ops and Zombies mode". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
Carpenter, Nicole (March 8, 2024). "600 Activision QA workers unionize, Microsoft voluntarily recognizes". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

reuters.com

Broadway, Danielle (July 25, 2024). "Hollywood's videogame performers to strike over AI, pay concerns". Reuters. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

sagaftra.org

"SAG-AFTRA Members Who Work on Video Games Go on Strike; A.I. Protections Remain the Sticking Point". SAG AFTRA. July 26, 2024. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

sec.gov

"Activision Blizzard, Inc. 2013 Annual Report Form (10-K)" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014.

standard.co.uk

Martin, Alan; Jessop, Vicky; Shah, Saqib (October 13, 2023). "Who owns Activision Blizzard? Microsoft acquires Call of Duty maker in blockbuster deal". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

toysforbob.com

"We're Going Indie!". www.toysforbob.com. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

usgamer.net

"From Dungeon & Dragons to Call of Duty: The Story of Raven Software". USgamer.net. October 28, 2014. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

variety.com

Crecente, Brian (January 9, 2019). "Activision Blizzard Exec Shuffle Appoints New Heads of Activision, King, Emerging Business". variety.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
Karon, Paul (August 8, 1997). "Activision set to acquire Raven". Variety. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

venturebeat.com

Takahashi, Dean (October 5, 2012). "How Toys for Bob turned Activision into a giant toy company with Skylanders". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
"Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is leaving in March". venturebeat.com. January 18, 2018. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Takahashi, Dean (August 3, 2021). "Activision Blizzard creates new mobile studio for Call of Duty". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
Takahashi, Dean (August 3, 2021). "Activision Blizzard creates new mobile studio for Call of Duty". Venturebeat. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

video-game-ephemera.com

"DAVID CRANE INTERVIEW (1994)". Video Game Ephemera. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2014.

videogameschronicle.com

Ivan, Tom (August 3, 2021). "A new Call of Duty game is in development at Activision Mobile". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

web.archive.org

Crecente, Brian (January 9, 2019). "Activision Blizzard Exec Shuffle Appoints New Heads of Activision, King, Emerging Business". variety.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
"About Us". Activision. 2022. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
"About Activision Publishing". www.activision.com. Activision Publishing. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
"Activision Blizzard, Inc. 2013 Annual Report Form (10-K)" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014.
"Top 25 Companies by Game Revenues". newzoo.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
"Classic Gaming Expo Distinguished Guest: ALAN MILLER". Classic Gaming Expo. CGE Services, Corp. 1999–2010. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
Yarwood, Jack (March 27, 2016). "Easter Eggs: The Hidden Secrets of Videogames". Paste. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
Fulton, Steve (August 21, 2008). "Atari: The Golden Years -- A History, 1978-1981". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
Reeves, Ben (February 26, 2013). "Activisionaries: How Four Programmers Changed The Game Industry". Game Informer. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
Flemming, Jeffrey. "The History Of Activision". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
Hubner, John; Kistner, William F. Jr. (November 28, 1983). "What went wrong at Atari?". InfoWorld. Originally published in the San Jose Mercury News. p. 151. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
"Stream of video games is endless". Milwaukee Journal. December 26, 1982. pp. Business 1. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
Stilphen, Scott (2006). "Larry Kaplan interview". Atari Compendium. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
"DAVID CRANE INTERVIEW (1994)". Video Game Ephemera. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
Wired Staff (June 15, 2007). "Console Portraits: A 40-Year Pictorial History of Gaming". Wired. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
Hillard, Kyle (October 23, 2016). "Activision Badges – The Original Gaming Achievement". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
Beller, Peter (January 15, 2009). "Activision's Unlikely Hero". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
Levi Buchanan (August 26, 2008). "Top 10 Best-Selling Atari 2600 Games". IGN. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
"A Short History Of Activision". Edge. August 24, 2006. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
Goodman, Danny (Spring 1983). "Home Video Games: Video Games Update". Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games. p. 32. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
"Small Company Initial Public Offerings: June 1983". Inc. June 1983. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
Orland, Kyle (August 13, 2014). "The rise and fall (and rise and fall) of gaming's third-party exclusives". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
"Down From the Top of Its Game: The Story of Infocom, Inc" (PDF). MIT. December 15, 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
"News Briefs: Company Releases Free Upgrade of Reports 1.2". InfoWorld. 10 (23): 35. June 6, 1988. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2021. This source indicates that as of 1988, Mediagenic was based at 3885 Bohannon Drive in Menlo Park.
Parker, Rachel (October 3, 1988). "Mediagenic Rises from the Ashes, Will Publish Range of Products". InfoWorld. Vol. 10, no. 40. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 34. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016 – via Google Books.
"Sept. 24, 1993: Beautiful 'Myst' Ushers In Era of CD-ROM Gaming" Archived November 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Wired Magazine
Sipe, Russell (November 1992). "3900 Games Later..." Computer Gaming World. p. 8. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
Sengstack, Jeff (June 24, 1996). "Activision: Reorganized, Redefined and on the Rebound". NewMedia. Archived from the original on January 28, 1998. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
Gallagher, Dan (December 4, 2008). "Kotick changes the game at Activision Blizzard". Market Watch. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
Casamassina, Matt (February 18, 2010). "Activision Passed on The Sims". IGN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
Lohr, Steve (December 28, 1993). "Market Place; Home Software's Treasure Hunt". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
Lataif, Maryanne; Mulvihill, Kristin (June 16, 2000). "Activision Announces New Holding Company Reorganization". Activision. Archived from the original on January 7, 2001.
Chalk, Andy (January 18, 2018). "Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is leaving the company". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
"From Dungeon & Dragons to Call of Duty: The Story of Raven Software". USgamer.net. October 28, 2014. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
Karon, Paul (August 8, 1997). "Activision set to acquire Raven". Variety. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
Kaplan, Karen (August 7, 1997). "Activision to Expand Game Lineup with Raven Purchase". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
Kennedy, Sam (April 27, 2000). "Activision Acquires Neversoft". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
"Activision Blizzard Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results". Business Wire. February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
"Activision to Acquire Treyarch Invention". Reuters. October 4, 2001. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2019 – via Los Angeles Times.
"Activision Acquires Rest Of Gray Matter Interactive". The Wall Street Journal. January 14, 2002. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
Hall, Charlie (May 8, 2018). "Meet the studio behind Call of Duty: Black Ops and Zombies mode". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
Adams, David (May 3, 2005). "Activision Buys Toys for Bob". IGN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
Takahashi, Dean (October 5, 2012). "How Toys for Bob turned Activision into a giant toy company with Skylanders". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
Rosmarin, Rachel (December 2, 2007). "Vivendi To Merge With Activision". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
"Vivendi and Activision to create Activision Blizzard – World's Largest, Most Profitable Pure-Play Video Game Publisher" (Press release). Activision, Vivendi. December 2, 2007. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
Szalai, Georg (July 8, 2008). "Activision-Vivendi to Shake Up Games Biz". AdWeek. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
Flemming, Ryan (February 16, 2013). "Inside Sledgehammer Games and the Biggest Gamble You Never Knew About". Digital Trends. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
Fritz, Ben (February 11, 2010). "Activision lays off about 200 employees, shuts down Santa Monica studio Luxoflux". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
Plunkett, Luke (February 12, 2010). "Activision Shutters Guitar Hero Creators, GH: Van Halen Developers (Update)". Kotaku. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010.
"Updated: Activision shutting down Bizarre and Budcat studios?". PC Gamer. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
Wesley Yin-Poole (February 18, 2011). "Bizarre says goodbye with farewell video". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
"Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is leaving in March". venturebeat.com. January 18, 2018. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
Zweizan, Zack (April 30, 2021). "Now Every Single Activision Studio Works On Call Of Duty". Kotaku. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
Takahashi, Dean (August 3, 2021). "Activision Blizzard creates new mobile studio for Call of Duty". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
Ivan, Tom (August 3, 2021). "A new Call of Duty game is in development at Activision Mobile". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
Cornfield, Greg (September 10, 2021). "Activision Moves Publishing HQ to Pen Factory in Santa Monica: Sources". Commercial Observer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
Martin, Alan; Jessop, Vicky; Shah, Saqib (October 13, 2023). "Who owns Activision Blizzard? Microsoft acquires Call of Duty maker in blockbuster deal". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
Carpenter, Nicole (March 8, 2024). "600 Activision QA workers unionize, Microsoft voluntarily recognizes". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
Bailey, Kat (May 16, 2024). "Activision Opens New Studio Tasked With Creating Narrative-Based AAA Franchise". IGN. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
"SAG-AFTRA Members Who Work on Video Games Go on Strike; A.I. Protections Remain the Sticking Point". SAG AFTRA. July 26, 2024. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
"Activision Acquires Mobile Game Developer Digital Legends" (Press release). October 28, 2021. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
Jez Corden (May 16, 2024). "Microsoft's Activision team is opening a new game studio in Poland 'Elsewhere Entertainment' to build new AAA IP". Windows Central. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
Takahashi, Dean (August 3, 2021). "Activision Blizzard creates new mobile studio for Call of Duty". Venturebeat. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
Brice, Kath (October 7, 2009). "Activision lays off 30 from recently purchased 7 Studios". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
Dutton, Fred (February 10, 2011). "Activision closes 7 Studios". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
"Activision Value Publishing, Inc". Mobygames. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
"Activision has a round of layoffs, entire Minneapolis location may have closed". Destructoid. February 15, 2016. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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