Activision

Activision, Inc. NASDAQ: ATVI was the first independent developer and distributor of computer and video games, founded on October 1, 1979. [1] 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, second only to Electronic Arts. Activision - History. Prior to the formation of Activision, video games were published exclusively by the makers of the systems the games were designed for. For example, At ...

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• Activision - History
• Activision - The new Activision
• Activision - Notable published titles

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Prior to the formation of Activision, video games were published exclusively by the makers of the systems the games were designed for. For example, Atari was the only publisher of games for the Atari 2600. This was particularly galling to the developers of the games, as they received no financial rewards for games that did well, and didn't even receive credit in the manuals. After watching a number of games turn into multi-million-dollar best sellers, a number of program ...

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CRPGs, in general, are derivative of paper-and-pencil based role-playing games (RPGs) such as Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). For example, the vast majority of video-game RPGs assign various attributes to the characters, such as hit points (HP), magic points (MP), and levels. These games also tend to borrow the narrative structure of many paper-and-pencil RPGs; usually a group of heroes (a party) is sent on some sort of quest. Along the way, the adventurers face an endless barrage of enemies and monsters ...

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Computer role-playing game, Computer role-playing game - Overview, Computer role-playing game - Character development, Computer role-playing game - Setting genres, Computer role-playing game - Layout, Computer role-playing game - Combat sequencing, Computer role-playing game - History, Computer role-playing game - Modern games, Computer role-playing game - Cultural differences, Computer role-playing game - Japanese and East Asian, Computer role-playing game - American and other Western, Computer role-playing game - Comparison, Computer role-playing game - Shared characteristics, Computer role-playing game - CRPGs' relationship to PnP RPGs, Computer role-playing game - Variant terminology, Computer role-playing game - Chronology of CRPGs, Computer role-playing game - Chronology of computer RPGs, Computer role-playing game - Chronology of console RPGs, Computer role-playing game - List of companies, Computer role-playing game - Related genres

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CIH, also known as Chernobyl or Spacefiller, is a computer virus written by Chen Ing Hau of Taiwan. It is considered to be one of the most harmful widely circulated viruses, destroying all information on users' systems and in some cases overwriting the system BIOS. CIH computer virus - History. In September 1998, Yamaha shipped a firmware update to their CD-R400 Drives that were infected with the virus. In October 1998, a demo version of the Activision game SiN that was propagated by us ...

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• CIH computer virus - History
• CIH computer virus - Virus specifics
• CIH computer virus - CIH v1.2/CIH.1103
• CIH computer virus - CIH v1.3/CIH.1010A and CIH1010.B
• CIH computer virus - CIH v1.4/CIH.1019
• CIH computer virus - CIH.1049
• CIH computer virus - CIH.1106

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• Zork Grand Inquisitor - Game overview

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Gerald Brom (born March 9, 1965 in Albany, Georgia) is a gothic fantasy artist and illustrator. Born the son of a U.S. Army pilot he spent much of his early years on the move, living in many countries such as Japan and Germany. Brought up as a military dependent he was known by his last name only, and now signs his name as simply Brom. He graduated from high school in Frankfurt, Germany. At the age of twenty, Brom started working full-time as a commercial illustrator. By twenty-one, he had two national art representative ...

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• Brom - Works
• Brom - Books
• Brom - Movies as conceptual artist
• Brom - Computer games

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• Zork Zero - Storyline
• Zork Zero - Notes

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Notable events of 2005 in computer and video games. See also history of computer and video games. 2005 in video gaming - Events. March 6 — The television show 60 Minutes tackles issues within video game controversy. This segment of 60 Minutes has been criticized by video game players for encouraging video game censorship. March 7 - March 11 — Game Developers Conference; Nintendo keynote speech: "The Heart of the Gamer" by Satoru Iwata, president of Nin ...

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• 2005 in video gaming - Events
• 2005 in video gaming - Business
• 2005 in video gaming - Notable releases
• 2005 in video gaming - Trends
• 2005 in video gaming - Video game systems
• 2005 in video gaming - Handheld game systems
• 2005 in video gaming - Video game sales

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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKEx: 4338) is the world's largest software company, with 2005 global annual sales of 40 billion US dollars and nearly 60,000 employees in 85 countries and regions. The company's headquarters are in Redmond, Washington, USA. Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Its most popular products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software, each of which has achiev ...

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• Microsoft - History
• Microsoft - 1975–84: the founding of Microsoft
• Microsoft - 1985–91: the rise and fall of OS/2
• Microsoft - 1992–95: domination of the corporate market
• Microsoft - 1995–99: foray into the Internet and other venues
• Microsoft - 2000–05: legal issues XP and .NET
• Microsoft - Product divisions
• Microsoft - Microsoft Platform Products & Services Division
• Microsoft - Microsoft Business Division
• Microsoft - Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division
• Microsoft - Business culture
• Microsoft - User culture
• Microsoft - Corporate affairs
• Microsoft - Corporate structure
• Microsoft - Stock
• Microsoft - Diversity
• Microsoft - Logo
• Microsoft - Criticism
• Microsoft - General
• Microsoft - Lists
• Microsoft - Footnotes

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• Zork - Dungeon Fortran version

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Activision Boxing is a video game that was released by Activision in 1982. It was one of the first boxing video games on the market and was available for the Atari 2600 home console (as a 2K ROM cartridge). There are no characters, moves, knockdowns or rounds. Each fight is limited to two minutes and takes place between a white fighter (controlled by the player) and a black fighter (controlled by either the computer or another player). The view of the action is from directly overhead, so each fighter is shown as an outline of head, nose, arms and "gloved" fists. Players exchange punches, ...

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Atari, Inc. NASDAQ: ATAR is a majority owned subsidiary of Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA), encompassing its North American operations. Atari develops, publishes and distributes games for all major video game consoles, as well as for the personal computer, and is currently one of the largest third-party publishers of video games in the United States. The company that currently bears the Atari name was founded in 1993 under the name GT Interactive. GT Interactive was acquired by IESA in 1999 and renamed < ...

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• Atari - History
• Atari - The 1970s: The rise of a video game empire
• Atari - The 1980s: Hurdles ahead
• Atari - The 1990s: Decline
• Atari - The 2000s: Revival and re-release of Atari classics
• Atari - Atari's New Titles and Direction
• Atari - Major products
• Atari - Historical
• Atari - Current

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The Atari 2600, released in 1977, is the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridges instead of having one or more games built in. It was originally known as the Atari VCS, for Video Computer System, and the name "Atari 2600" (taken from the unit's Atari part number, CX2600) was first used in 1982, after the release of the more advanced Atari 5200. It was wildly successful, and during the 1980s, "Atari" was a synonym for this model in mainstream media. The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined ...

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• Atari 2600 - History
• Atari 2600 - Development and market considerations
• Atari 2600 - Launch and runaway success
• Atari 2600 - Growing pains and decline
• Atari 2600 - The console that refused to die
• Atari 2600 - Description
• Atari 2600 - Notable games
• Atari 2600 - Technical specifications
• Atari 2600 - Console hardware
• Atari 2600 - Third-party peripherals
• Atari 2600 - Notes

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The Colecovision is Coleco's third generation video game console, released in August 1982. It offered arcade-like graphics and controllers, and an initial catalog of 12 titles, with 10 more promised titles on the way. All told, approximately 170 titles were released on plug-in cartridges during its lifetime. The controller was a flat joystick, two side buttons, and a number-pad, which allowed the user to put inserts for customized buttons. The majority of titles in its catalog were conversions from coin-operated arcade games. The Cole ...

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• Colecovision - Games
• Colecovision - Twelve second delay
• Colecovision - Other games
• Colecovision - Screenshots
• Colecovision - Technical specifications
• Colecovision - Similarities to other platforms

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Commander Keen is the main character in a series of video games developed by id Software in the early 1990s, which were successful at replicating the side-scrolling action of the NES Super Mario Bros. games in MS-DOS. The cartoon-style platformers are notable for their pioneering use of EGA graphics and shareware distribution, and because they were the first games by id Software, who went on to develop blockbusters like Doom and Quake. The games were also exciting to the PC gaming community of the time because of John Ca ...

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• Commander Keen - History
• Commander Keen - The story
• Commander Keen - The Keen games
• Commander Keen - Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons
• Commander Keen - Interlude
• Commander Keen - Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy!
• Commander Keen - Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter
• Commander Keen - Commander Keen GBC
• Commander Keen - Cancelled games
• Commander Keen - Keen in other games
• Commander Keen - Fan-made Keen games

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List of role-playing games List of publishers Science fiction Fantasy RPG History Computer role-playing Live action role-playing Tabletop role-playing Board games MMORPGs Wargaming Category:Role-playing games Computer role-playing games (CRPGs), often shortened to simply role-playing games (RPGs), are a type of video or computer game that traditionally uses gameplay elements found in paper-and-pencil role-playing games. Modern RPG games encompass a wide range of ...

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• Computer role-playing game - Overview
• Computer role-playing game - Character development
• Computer role-playing game - Setting genres
• Computer role-playing game - Layout
• Computer role-playing game - Combat sequencing
• Computer role-playing game - History
• Computer role-playing game - Modern games
• Computer role-playing game - Cultural differences
• Computer role-playing game - Japanese and East Asian
• Computer role-playing game - American and other Western
• Computer role-playing game - Comparison
• Computer role-playing game - Shared characteristics
• Computer role-playing game - CRPGs' relationship to PnP RPGs
• Computer role-playing game - Variant terminology
• Computer role-playing game - Chronology of CRPGs
• Computer role-playing game - Chronology of computer RPGs
• Computer role-playing game - Chronology of console RPGs
• Computer role-playing game - List of companies
• Computer role-playing game - Related genres

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Dark Reign: The Future of War is a real-time strategy computer game for Microsoft Windows developed by Auran and published by Activision in 1997. It takes place in the distant future, where a crippled scout ship encounters a probe sent by the deceased leader of the Togran civilisation, one which you, as the player, are a part of. The probe contains a time machine, and a set of instructions. The player has to go back in ...

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• Dark Reign - Online Community
• Dark Reign - Online Tactics
• Dark Reign - External link

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October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). There are 91 days remaining. October 1 - Events. 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. 959 - Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England. 965 - John XIII becomes Pope. 1788 - Nguyen Hue declares himself emperor of Viet Nam. 1791 - First session of the French Legislative Assembly. 1795 - Belgium is conquered by Fran ...

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• October 1 - Events
• October 1 - Fictional Events
• October 1 - Births
• October 1 - Deaths
• October 1 - Holidays and observances

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Some developers also specialize in certain types of games, such as RPGs or FPSs. Some focus on porting games from one system to another. Some focus on translating games from one language to another, especially from Japanese to English. An unusual few do other kinds of software development work in addition to games. Most video game publishing companies, such as Electronic Arts, Activision, and Sony, do maintain development studios, but these companies are generally called "publishers" and not "developers", as publishing is the primary activity of ...

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• Video game developer - Types of developers
• Video game developer - Third-party developers
• Video game developer - In-house developers
• Video game developer - Independent developers
• Video game developer - Quality of life
• Video game developer - Crunch time

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Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. Most video game publishers also produce and publish computer games, but the term "video game publisher" is often used generically to refer to companies that publish interactive games regardless of the target platform. Video game publisher - Overview. As with book publishers or publishers of DVD movies, video game publishers are responsible for their product ...

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• Video game publisher - Overview
• Video game publisher - Business risks
• Video game publisher - Investor interest
• Video game publisher - Selected video game publishers
• Video game publisher - Other video game publishers
• Video game publisher - Notable former publishers

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