The document discusses several major video game companies:
- Electronic Arts (EA) is one of the largest third-party video game publishers founded in 1982 by Trip Hawkins. EA is headed by Andrew Wilson and Frank Gibeau.
- Rockstar is a British video game developer founded in 1998 and known for the Grand Theft Auto series. It was acquired by Take-Two Interactive.
- Activision is one of the largest third-party video game publishers founded in 1979. It merged with Vivendi Games in 2008 to form Activision Blizzard.