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Exhibit 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

The following is a listing of the subsidiaries of the registrant at December 31, 2009.

Name of Subsidiary		State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization

Activision Asia Pacific Holding Pte. Ltd.		Singapore
Activision Blizzard Australia Pty. Ltd.		Australia
Activision Blizzard Benelux B.V.		The Netherlands
Activision Blizzard Bermuda Limited		Bermuda
Activision Blizzard International Holdings, Inc.		Delaware
Activision Blizzard Ireland Ltd.		Ireland
Activision Blizzard Italia, S.r.l		Italy
Activision Blizzard Luxembourg S.A.R.L.		Luxembourg
Activision Blizzard Luxembourg S.A.R.L.		Nevada
Activision Blizzard Nordic AB		Sweden
Activision Blizzard Spain, SL		Spain
Activision Blizzard Treasury SAS		France
Activision Blizzard U.K. Ltd.		United Kingdom
Activision Blizzard, Inc.		Delaware
Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH		Germany
Activision Canada, Inc.		Canada
Activision Entertainment Holdings, Inc.		Delaware
Activision Europe, Limited		United Kingdom
Activision France SAS		France
Activision International B.V.		The Netherlands
Activision Korea, Ltd.		South Korea
Activision Limited		Japan
Activision Productions, Inc.		Delaware
Activision Publishing Europe, LLP		United Kingdom
Activision Publishing Ireland Limited		Ireland
Activision Publishing, Inc.		Delaware
Activision Singapore Pte. Ltd.		Singapore
Activision Testing & Verification, Inc.		California
Activision Texas, Inc.		Texas
Activision Value Publishing, Inc.		Minnesota

Name of Subsidiary		State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization

Activision Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH		Germany
Activision Switzerland GmbH		Switzerland
Advantage Entertainment Distribution Limited		United Kingdom
ATVI C.V.		The Netherlands
ATVI LLC		Delaware
Beenox Inc.		Canada
Bizarre Creations Limited		United Kingdom
Blizzard Entertainment (Hong Kong) Limited		Hong Kong
Blizzard Entertainment Ireland Limited		Ireland
Blizzard Entertainment Korea Limited		South Korea
Blizzard Entertainment SAS		France
Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Representative Office		China
Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Taiwan Branch		Taiwan
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.		Delaware
Blizzard Software Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.		China
Budcat Creations, Inc.		Delaware
California 7 Studios, Inc.		California
Centerscore, Inc.		California
Central Technology East, Inc.		Delaware
Centresoft Ltd.		United Kingdom
Combined Distribution Holdings Ltd.		United Kingdom
Cooperative Activision Blizzard International U.A.		Netherlands
Demonware Inc.		Canada
Demonware Ltd.		Ireland
Freestyle Games, Ltd.		United Kingdom
Guitar Hero, Inc.		California
High Moon Studios, LLC		California
Igloo Distribution Limited		United Kingdom
Impressions Software, Inc.		Delaware
Infinity Ward, Inc.		Delaware
Interactive Associates, Inc.		Delaware
Luxoflux, Inc.		Delaware
Massive Entertainment AB		Sweden
NBG EDV Handels-und Verlags GmbH & Co. KG		Germany

Name of Subsidiary		State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization

Neversoft Entertainment, Inc.		California
PDQ Distribution Ltd.		United Kingdom
Radical Entertainment, Inc.		Canada
RedOctane Technologies Pvt. Ltd.		India
Representative Office		China
Rollover Productions, Inc.		Delaware
Shaba Games, Inc.		Delaware
Sierra Entertainment, Inc.		Delaware
Sledgehammer Games, Inc.		Delaware
Software Inspiration Ltd.		United Kingdom
Studio Ch'in LLC		China
Swordfish Studios Limited		United Kingdom
Toys For Bob, Inc.		California
Treyarch Corporation		Delaware
Underground Development, Ltd.		Nevada
Vicarious Visions, Inc.		New York
Vivendi Games Asia Pte. Ltd.		Singapore
Vivendi Games Australia Pty. Ltd.		Australia
Vivendi Games Netherlands B.V.		The Netherlands
Vivendi Games U.K. Ltd.		United Kingdom