Activision fired Infinity Ward's founders, Jason West and Vincent Zampella, in 2010 accusing them of misconduct.
Meanwhile, there is nothing to stop giants like EA and Activision from going after this under-served niche.
Also, software game-developer Activision started selling Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, a game featuring Hawk's pyrotechnics.
The two companies settled in 2005, but Activision never shipped another game after 2003.
Activision Blizzard still makes from World of Warcraft, it is something of a big deal.
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Activision Blizzard develops and publishes some of the most valuable IPs in the video game industry.
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It competes against rival platforms including Valve's Steam, EA's Origin and Activision Blizzard's Battle.net.
Likely, from Activision attempting to open up some new frontier in temporary, limited run-only DLC.
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Activision continues to make billions of dollars off its Call of Duty and Modern Warfare brands.
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"We're going to have record results this year, " said Activision Chief Executive Bobby Kotick.
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Both EA and Activision have been pushing these huge games with astronomical marketing budgets.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday Electronic Arts increased 0.7%, Microsoft 0.1%, Activision Blizzard 0.1%, though THQ slipped 0.4%.
Activision has enlisted Beenox to serve up this sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man movie.
Activision enlisted two game developers, Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, to create the new title.
Activision had previously purchased Blackops domains up to 6, with 2 noticeably absent from the list.
Activision Blizzard, for example, launched DLC after the launch of its flagship franchise: Call of Duty.
Is Activision upset that its fans are actually using their own mod tools TOO well?
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But the footage of burning buildings was taken from Activision's top selling game, Call of Duty.
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Developer Activision has teamed up with Chinese internet service provider Tencent on the free-to-play title.
Santa Monica-based videogame leader Activision Blizzard ( ATVI, 13) is pulling off a tough hat trick.
One of the most successful new games of recent years is another Activision property Skylanders.
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Video game publisher Activision Blizzard this afternoon reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter.
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In March, Judge Berle sided with Activision to pursue its countersuit litigation against EA, West and Zampella.
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Activision Blizzard says the number of subscribers to its World of Warcraft online video game has stabilised.
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Activision expects further declines as gamers grow out of the game and move on to alternatives.
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Perhaps this is the reason Activision has been so vague about its Call of Duty Elite service.
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The Cold War has a lot more to offer, however, and Activision seems to think so too.
Activision has released the first details of the latest instalment in its best-selling Call of Duty series.
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