ACTIVISION
ROCKS IN THE
HOLIDAY
SEASON WITH
A STELLAR
GAME LINE-UP
FOR GAMERS
OF ALL AGES
Santa
Monica, CA –
December 5,
2007 –
Activision,
Inc. (Nasdaq:
ATVI) is
making
wishes come
true this
holiday
season with
games for
kids of all
ages and
interests
from the top
brands in
interactive
entertainment
including
Call of
Duty® 4:
Modern
Warfare™ and
Guitar Hero®
III: Legends
of Rock to
games based
on such
blockbuster
movie hits
as
“TRANSFORMERS,”
Sony
Pictures
Entertainment’s
Columbia
Pictures and
Marvel
Studios’
“Spider-Man
3,” and
DreamWorks
Animation’s
“Bee Movie™”
and “Shrek
the Third™.”
Titles Based
on Top
Brands in
Interactive
Entertainment:
Call of Duty
4: Modern
Warfare --
The new
action-thriller
from the
award-winning
team at
Infinity
Ward, the
creators of
the Call of
Duty®
series,
delivers the
most intense
and
cinematic
action
experience
ever. Call
of Duty 4:
Modern
Warfare arms
gamers with
an arsenal
of advanced
and powerful
modern day
firepower
and
transports
them to the
most
treacherous
hotspots
around the
globe to
take on a
rogue enemy
group
threatening
the world.
Call of Duty
4: Modern
Warfare is
available
for the Xbox
360™ video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft,
PLAYSTATION®
3 computer
entertainment
system and
Windows® PC
and is rated
“M” for
Mature.
Guitar Hero
III: Legends
of Rock --
Fire up the
fretboard,
crank up the
amp and get
ready to
rock like
never
before.
Guitar Hero
III: Legends
of Rock
offers the
ultimate
rock
experience
with new
wireless
guitars,
freshly
added
content and
features
including a
multiplayer
action-inspired
battle mode,
grueling
boss
battles, a
host of
exclusive
unlockable
content and
visually
stunning
rock venues.
Expanded
online
multiplayer
modes allow
axe-shredders
worldwide to
compete
head-to-head
for true
rock status
as they riff
through a
star-studded
soundtrack
including
master
tracks by
legendary
artists such
as Aerosmith,
Guns ‘N’
Roses, The
Rolling
Stones,
Beastie
Boys, Rage
Against the
Machine and
Pearl Jam,
as well as
original
songs by
guitar icons
Slash and
Tom Morello.
Guitar Hero
III: Legends
of Rock is
now
available
for the Xbox
360®video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft,
Wii™ home
video game
system from
Nintendo,
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system, and
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system, and
is rated “T”
for Teen by
the ESRB.
Tony Hawk’s
Proving
Ground -- In
the largest
and deepest
Tony Hawk
game yet,
gamers are
now in total
control of
their
skating
destiny in
Tony Hawk’s
Proving
Ground. Set
in the
streets of
Baltimore,
Philadelphia
and
Washington,
D.C., the
title
empowers
players with
the freedom
to define
their
character,
story and
style based
on the
choices they
make, the
paths they
select and
the style of
skating they
want. Tony
Hawk’s
Proving
Ground is
available
for the Xbox
360™ video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft,
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system, WiiÔ,
PlayStationÒ2
computer
entertainment
system and
the Nintendo
DSÔ and is
rated “T”
for Teen.
Enemy
Territory:
QUAKE Wars™
-- Set
within the
expansive
QUAKE
universe in
the year
2065, id
Software’s
Enemy
Territory:
QUAKE Wars
offers the
ultimate in
objective-based
multiplayer
action,
either
online or
offline with
computer
controlled
players. Up
to 24 gamers
can play
online,
electing to
play as the
human GDF or
alien Strogg
in one of
five unique
character
classes and
employ an
arsenal of
weapons,
vehicles and
deployable
armaments
for an
action-packed
test of
skill and
coordinated
teamwork
through a
series of
combat
objectives.
Enemy
Territory:
QUAKE Wars
is available
for Windows
PC is rated
“T” for
Teen.
Titles Based
on
Blockbuster
Movies:
Bee Movie™
Game --
Based on
DreamWorks
Animation’s
hit movie
from creator
Jerry
Seinfeld,
Bee Movie
Game allows
players to
race, chase,
fly and
blast their
way through
the
adrenaline-fuelled
world from
the feature
film and
beyond. As
the witty
and
courageous
Barry B.
Benson,
gamers are
propelled on
an exciting
adventure to
save the
bee’s right
to produce
honey. Bee
Movie Game
is available
for the Xbox
360™ video
game system
from
Microsoft,
PlayStationÒ2
computer
entertainment
system,
Nintendo
WiiÔ and DSÔ
and Games
for
Windows®.
The game is
rated “E”
for
Everyone.
Shrek the
Third™ -- In
the Shrek
the Third
video game,
players
adventure as
Shrek® and
friends to
save Far Far
Away in a
hilariously
twisted
fairy tale
from the
movie and
beyond.
Gamers
assume the
role of
their
favorite
characters
from the
film - Shrek,
Donkey,
Puss-in-Boots,
Fiona, Artie
and Sleeping
Beauty - and
embark on an
all-new
adventure to
save the
land from
the evil
clutches of
Prince
Charming.
Shrek the
Third is
available
for the Xbox
360™ video
game system
from
Microsoft,
Nintendo
WiiÔ,
PlayStationÒ2
computer
entertainment
system, PSPÒ
(PlayStationÒ
Portable)
system and
Windows® PC
and are
rated “E10+”
for Everyone
10 and
older. The
Nintendo DS™
and Game
BoyÒ Advance
versions of
the game are
rated “E”
for
Everyone.
Shrek®:
Ogres and
Dronkeys™ --
Shrek: Ogres
and Dronkeys
gives
handheld
gamers the
chance to
train, play
and explore
with Shrek
and Fiona’s
adorable
triplets and
Donkey and
Dragon’s
playful
offspring,
the Dronkeys.
Once ready,
players use
the
mischievous
youngsters’
newly
learned
skills and
talents to
embark on an
exciting
journey of
puzzle
solving and
mini-game
mayhem
throughout
the
hilarious
world of
Shrek. The
game is
available
for the
Nintendo DSÔ
and is rated
“E” for
Everyone.
Spider-Man™
3 -- Based
on Sony
Pictures
Entertainment’s
Columbia
Pictures’
blockbuster
feature
film,
Spider-Man 3
allows
players to
experience
the actions
of heroic
red-suited
Spider-Man
and, for the
first time
ever, his
darker, more
mysterious
black-suited
persona. Set
in a larger,
dynamic,
free-roaming
New York
City, the
game gives
players the
freedom to
choose their
own gameplay
experience
through
multiple
movie-based
and original
storylines,
fully
integrated
city
missions and
performance
rewards
including
improved
speed,
combat
maneuvers
and agility.
Spider-Man 3
is available
for the Xbox
360™ video
game system
from
Microsoft,
PLAYSTATION®
3 computer
entertainment
system,
Windows® PC,
Nintendo
WiiÔ,
PlayStationÒ2
computer
entertainment
system, and
PSPÒ and is
rated “T”
for Teen.
The Nintendo
DSÔ and Game
BoyÒ Advance
versions are
rated “E10+”
for Everyone
10 and
older.
Spider-Man™:
Friend or
Foe --
Inspired by
the
Spider-Man
film trilogy
and the
classic
Spider-Man™
comics,
Spider-Man:
Friend or
Foe was
designed for
younger
Spider-Man
fans and
challenges
them to
defeat and
then join
forces with
notorious
movie
nemeses
including
Doc Ock,
Green
Goblin,
Venom and
Sandman, as
they embark
on an epic
quest to
overcome a
worldwide
evil threat.
Spider-Man:
Friend or
Foe is
available
for the Xbox
360™ video
game system
from
Microsoft,
Nintendo
WiiÔ,
PlayStationÒ2
computer
entertainment
system,
Nintendo DSÔ,
PSPÒ and
Windows® PC
and is rated
“E10+” for
Everyone 10
and older.
TRANSFORMERS:
The Game --
Based on
Hasbro’s
TRANSFORMERS
property and
the
blockbuster
live-action
feature film
from
DreamWorks
Pictures and
Paramount
Pictures,
TRANSFORMERS:
The Game
lets gamers
control the
outcome in
the battle
for Earth as
they choose
to protect
it as
AUTOBOTS or
destroy it
as
DECEPTICONS.
The game is
available
for the Xbox
360™ video
game system
from
Microsoft,
PLAYSTATION®
3 computer
entertainment
system,
Nintendo
WiiÔ,
PlayStationÒ2
computer
entertainment
system,
Windows® PC
and is rated
“T” for
Teen. The
Nintendo DSÔ
and PSPÒ
games are
rated “E10+”
for Everyone
10 and
older.
About
Spider-Man
Merchandising,
L.P.
Spider-Man
Merchandising,
L.P. is a
50/50
limited
partnership
comprised of
Marvel
Entertainment,
Inc. and
Sony
Pictures
Consumer
Products,
Inc. The
partnership
oversees all
of the
licensing
and
merchandising
activities
for the
Columbia
Pictures
Spider-Man™
feature
films as
well as the
Sony
Pictures
Television’s
animated
series
entitled
“The
Spectacular
Spider-Man,”
all based on
the Marvel
characters.
About HPG
HPG, the
licensing
division of
Hasbro, Inc.
(NYSE:HAS),
translates
one of the
industry’s
richest
portfolios
of brands
into a world
of fun and
excitement
for children
and adults
globally.
Through a
host of
publishing,
digital
media,
lifestyle
and
entertainment
platforms,
HPG is able
to surround
fans
worldwide
with
consumer
products
that expand
Hasbro’s
core brands,
such as
TRANSFORMERS,
LITTLEST PET
SHOP, MY
LITTLE PONY,
MONOPOLY,
G.I. JOE,
TONKA and
PLAYSKOOL.
About HASBRO
Hasbro
(NYSE: HAS)
is a
worldwide
leader in
children’s
and family
leisure time
entertainment
products and
services,
including
the design,
manufacture
and
marketing of
games and
toys ranging
from
traditional
to
high-tech.
Both
internationally
and in the
U.S., its
PLAYSKOOL,
TONKA,
MILTON
BRADLEY,
PARKER
BROTHERS,
TIGER and
WIZARDS OF
THE COAST
brands and
products
provide the
highest
quality and
most
recognizable
play
experiences
in the
world.
About id
Software
id – defined
by Freud as
the primal
section of
the human
psyche; id
Software,
located in
Mesquite,
Texas, was
founded in
1991. From
inception to
present day,
id Software
has
relentlessly
provided
technical,
design and
artistic
leadership
as an
independent
game
developer
and
technology
provider.
Transcending
the games
industry,
id’s iconic
brands such
as
Wolfenstein,
DOOM, QUAKE
and Enemy
Territory
have become
staples of
popular
culture for
generations
of gamers.
More
information
on id
Software can
be found at
www.idsoftware.com.
About
Activision,
Inc.
Headquartered
in Santa
Monica,
California,
Activision,
Inc. is a
leading
worldwide
developer,
publisher
and
distributor
of
interactive
entertainment
and leisure
products.
Founded in
1979,
Activision
posted net
revenues of
$1.5 billion
for the
fiscal year
ended March
31, 2007.
Activision
maintains
operations
in the U.S.,
Canada, the
United
Kingdom,
France,
Germany,
Ireland,
Italy,
Sweden,
Spain, the
Netherlands,
Australia,
Japan and
South Korea.
More
information
about
Activision
and its
products can
be found on
the
company's
World Wide
Web site,
which is
located at
www.activision.com.
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Regarding
Forward-looking
Statements:
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intentions
or
strategies
regarding
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Activision’s
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consumer
spending
trends, the
seasonal and
cyclical
nature of
the
interactive
game market,
Activision’s
ability to
predict
consumer
preferences
among
competing
hardware
platforms
(including
next-generation
hardware),
declines in
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product
returns and
price
protection,
product
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retail
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of suitable
future
acquisition
opportunities,
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on our
ability to
issue stock
and options
and foreign
exchange
rate
changes.
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factors that
could cause
Activision’s
actual
future
results to
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expressed in
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without
limitation,
the further
implementation,
acceptance
and
effectiveness
of the
remedial
measures
recommended
or adopted
by the
special
sub-committee
of
independent
directors
established
in July 2006
to review
Activision’s
historical
stock option
granting
practices,
the board
and
Activision;
the outcome
of the SEC’s
formal
investigation
and the
derivative
litigation
filed in
July 2006
against
certain
current and
former
directors
and officers
of
Activision
relating to
Activision’s
stock option
granting
practices,
the
possibility
that
additional
claims and
proceedings
will be
commenced,
including
additional
stockholder
litigation,
employee
litigation,
and
additional
action by
the SEC
and/or other
regulatory
agencies,
other
litigation
(unrelated
to stock
option
granting
practices),
and the
risks
identified
in
Activision’s
most recent
annual
report on
Form 10-K
and recent
reports on
Form 8-K.
The
forward-looking
statements
in this
release are
based upon
information
available to
Activision
as of the
date of this
release, and
Activision
assumes no
obligations
to update
any such
forward-looking
statement.
Forward-looking
statements
believed to
be true when
made may
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prove to be
incorrect.
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of future
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uncertainties
and other
factors,
some of
which are
beyond our
control and
may cause
actual
results to
differ
materially
from our
current
expectations.
Xbox 360,
Xbox LIVE,
and Games
for Windows
are either
registered
trademarks
or
trademarks
of Microsoft
Corporation.
All rights
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"PLAYSTATION"
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Family logo
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trademarks
of Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc.
Wii, Game
Boy Advance
and Nintendo
DS are
trademarks
of Nintendo.
Bee Movie ™
& © 2007
DreamWorks
Animation
L.L.C.
Shrek is a
registered
trademark of
DreamWorks
Animation
L.L.C.
Shrek The
Third ™ & ©
2007
DreamWorks
Animation
L.L.C.
Spider-Man
and related
characters:
TM & Ó
Marvel
Characters,
Inc.
Spider-Man
3, the
Movie: Ó
2007
Columbia
Pictures
Industries,
Inc. All
rights
reserved.
TRANSFORMERS
and all
related
characters
are
trademarks
of Hasbro
and are used
with
permission.
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Hasbro. All
Rights
Reserved.
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a registered
trademark of
Tony Hawk,
Inc.
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Duty, Modern
Warfare are
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Inc.
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