The suit triggered an investigation by the U.S. In late July 2021, it was sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on allegations of sexual harassment and employee discrimination. The company has also been involved in multiple notable controversies, including allegations of infringed patents and unpaid royalties.

As of March 2018, it was the largest game company in the Americas and Europe in terms of revenue and market capitalization. Activision Blizzard's titles have broken a number of release records. Under Blizzard Entertainment, it invested in esports initiatives around several of its games, most notably Overwatch and Call of Duty. Among major intellectual properties produced by Activision Blizzard are Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk's, Spyro, Skylanders, World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, and Candy Crush Saga. The company owns and operates additional subsidiary studios, as part of Activision Publishing, including Treyarch, Infinity Ward, High Moon Studios, and Toys for Bob. Activision Blizzard currently includes five business units: Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, King, Major League Gaming, and Activision Blizzard Studios. It is traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol ATVI, and since 2015 has been a member of the S&P 500 Index. (the publicly traded parent company of Activision Publishing) and Vivendi Games.

It was founded in July 2008 through the merger of Activision, Inc. is an American video game holding company based in Santa Monica, California.

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