Activision

Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California. They bought Infocom in 1986 and closed the studio in 1989.

History
Founded in 1979 by former Atari employees, Activision started as a producer of games for the game console Atari 2600. The 1983 video game crash that practically crippled the console game business for two years lead to a diversification of the Activision portfolio and their entry into the market for home computer games.

Activision CEO James Levy was a fan of the Infocom games, which fuelled Activisions's 1986 Infocom buyout.

Adventure games

 * 1984: The Tracer Sanction
 * 1985: Mindshadow
 * 1986: Portal