'''Activision Publishing''' was founded on October 1, 1979 by [[Atari Corporation|Atari]] programmers David Crane, Alan Miller, and Bob Whitehead. It was the world's first independent developer and distributor for video game consoles. Their first titles were games for the Atari 2600 video computer system and they were the first third-party developer for it. In 1988, their name was changed to "Mediagenic" when it began involvement on video game systems. However, in December 1992 after emerging from bankruptcy, it was officially renamed back to it's current name. In December 2007, it was announced that Activision was to be merged with [[Vivendi Games]], the owner of [[Blizzard Entertainment]], and the merge was completed on July 2008. The company is currently a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard and is known for publishing and distributing the ''Tony Hawk'', ''Call of Duty'' and ''Crash Bandicoot'' franchises, and was also known for publishing the ''Vigilante 8,'' ''Spider-Man'', ''Tenchu'', ''True Crime, Guitar Hero'' and ''Skylanders'' franchises. However, on January 18, 2022; it was announced that Microsoft would be acquiring Activision Blizzard. As of mid-2022, the merger is currently being investigated by federal authorities, and is expected to close by mid-2023.
=== 1st Logo (1979-1991, 2002, 2006, July 24, 2007, November 14, 2008)===
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'''Availability:'''
*It is seen on some Amiga games from the company, as well as on the bottom of the screen when an Activision game for Atari 2600 is inserted and running. It also reappears when the game ends. Both ''A Collection of Activision Classic Games'' on [[PlayStation]] and ''Activision Anthology'' on PlayStation 2 keep the logos intact on all games emulated on the discs.
*The variation is only seen on the PlayStation 2 version of ''Activision Anthology''. Don't expect the variation to appear on ''Activision Hits Remixed'' for PSP or ''Activision Anthology'' for iOS, as the former used the 5th logo instead and the latter did not use the variant. This logo also made a surprise appearanceappearances on the PlayStation 2 game ''Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s'' inand the 2008Nintendo NDSDS Gamegame ''Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades''.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.
*On ''X-Kaliber 2097'', the logo appears on a completely {{Font color|blue|blue}} background.
*On some games, like the SNES version of ''MechWarrior, MechWarrior 3050'' and ''Radical Rex'', the logo is on a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background with scattered white fragments.
*On the Sega CD, and Atari Juguar and PCJaguar versions of ''Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure'', the camera pans down to the {{Font color|brown|brown}} rocky logo standing in animated water and a jungle.
*On ''Zork Nemesis,'' the logo is white with "presents" below.
*''On Shanghai 2: Dragon's Eye,'' the logo is colored in gradient {{Font color|blue|blue}} and {{Font color|brown|brown}} (a reflection of the sky and the ground).
*On some GBC and GBA games, the logo is {{Font color|blue|blue}} with a white outline.
*On the GBA version of ''Shrek 2'', the logo is made of {{Font color|green|green}} rocks in a swamp. The onion carriage from the movie can be seen strolling in front of it.
*On the GBA version of ''Pitfall: The Lost Expedition'', the logo appears engraved on a stone wall with inscriptionscarvings of deities on it. It then pans upward to show the [[Torus Games]] logo.
*On the GBA version of ''Shark Tale'', the logo is made out of {{Font color|green|green}} graffiti on a brick wall. The shorties from the movie swimspray pastit underbefore itswimming away.
*On the GBA version of ''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'', the logo appears like an old film, and is placed into a black-and-white filmstrip.
*On ''Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy'' for GBA, the logo appears in a forest. Puss in Boots then runs under the logo.
*On the GBA versionand DS versions of ''Madagascar'', the background shows a crack on the {{Font color|yellow|yellow}} surface. Marty is on the top left if you look closely. On the latter version, we see him jumping over the gap.
*On the GBA version of ''Shrek Super Slam,'' the logo is on a black background, and looks a bit blocky.
*On the DS version of ''Shrek Super Slam'', the logo (in 3D) appears in a pond in the titular character's swamp. It then pans to the right to show the [[Amaze Entertainment]] logo.
*On the trailer for ''Quake 4'', the logo has a crystallized {{Font color|orange|orange}} look.
*On the GBA version of ''Over the Hedge'', the logo appears in a pond in the woods. Interestingly, this sequence is interactive, as you can move RJ (one of the characters) around the pond.
*On the DS version of ''Over the Hedge'', the logo appears on a bag of potato chips.
*On the GBA version of ''Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts'', the logo appears on a television.
*On the GBA version of ''Spider-Man 3'', the logo appears underneath a picture of a meteorite flying through a skyline.
*On the DS version of ''Spider-Man 3'', the logo gets pulled by the titular hero's web-line against a black background with a spider-web, a smaller Activision logo and some hexagons.
*On the GBA version of ''Shrek the Third'', we see a pirate ship sailing through a sea with Shrek, Donkey and Puss aboard, and we see them sail pass a large wooden sign with the logo in red on it.
*On the DS version of ''Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'', the logo slides in from the left and squishes itself before settling and sliding away against an African background.
*On both ''Transformers: War for Cybertron: Autobots'' and ''Decepticons'' for DS, the logo appears on a starfield background and there are {{Font color|blue|blue}} (for ''Autobots'') or {{Font color|red|red}} (for ''Decepticons'') borders.
*On the DS version of ''GoldenEye 007,'' the logo is black with a {{Font color|gold|golden}} outline and two {{Font color|gold|golden}} borders at the top and bottom of the screen.
*On the DS version of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge'', the logo is light blue and appears in front of an aquatic background with flowers.
'''Trivia:''' The still version comes untamed from the very early years of existence.
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