Press Release
ID SOFTWARE’S ENEMY TERRITORY: QUAKE WARSHONORED AS BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER TITLE BYGAME CRITICS AWARDS:  BEST OF E3 2006 COMMITTEE

Activision Games Earn More Than 25 “Best of E3” Awards From Top Online Sites

Santa Monica, CA – June 6, 2006 – Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:  ATVI) announced today that id Software’s Enemy Territory™:  QUAKE Wars was named Best Online Multiplayer Game by the Game Critics Awards:  Best of E3 2006 committee – an independent group of journalists from 37 leading North American media outlets that cover the videogame industry.  Furthermore, as one of the most celebrated games of the show, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars was a finalist for the overall Game of the Show award, and also earned “Best of E3” honors from 15 leading online sites, including GameSpot, GameSpy, IGN and NYTimes.com.

In addition, Activision’s highly anticipated Call of Duty® 3, Marvel™: Ultimate Alliance™, Tony Hawk’s Project 8™, and Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam™ were honored with over 10 additional “Best of E3” awards from such top online media outlets as 1UP, Games Radar and Game Chronicles.

Below is a full listing of Activision’s E3 Awards:

1up.com

About.com

Amazon.com

CV-Games.com

Gamechronicles.com

Gamers Temple.com

GameSpot.com

GameSpy.com

Gamesradar.com

Gametap.com

GameZone.com

Gamingexcellence.com

IGN.com

MTV Overdrive

NYTimes.com

Punchjump.com

Voodoo Extreme

Yahoo.com

For more information on Enemy Territory:  QUAKE Wars, please visit the official website at www.enemyterritory.com.

For more information on Marvel:  Ultimate Alliance, please visit the official website at www.marvelultimatealliance.com.

About id Software

id – Freud's primal part of the human psyche and one of the hottest game shops on Earth – has been rocking the gaming world from Mesquite, Texas since 1991.  As a renowned leader in the industry, id Software forged such frenetic titles as Wolfenstein 3D®, DOOM®, DOOM II®, QUAKE® QUAKE II®, QUAKE III Arena®, QUAKE 4®, Return to Castle Wolfenstein®, DOOM 3®, and Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars™.  With intense graphics and mind-blowing action, id’s games have helped redefine the modern video game, continually setting industry standards for technology and gameplay.  Check out more about id Software at www.idsoftware.com.

About Marvel Entertainment, Inc.

With a library of over 5,000 characters, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies.  Marvel's operations are focused on utilizing its character franchises in licensing, entertainment, publishing and toys.  Areas of emphasis include feature films, DVD/home video, consumer products, video games, action figures and role-playing toys, television and promotions.  Rooted in the creative success of over sixty years of comic book publishing, Marvel's strategy is to leverage its character franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world.  More information about Marvel can be found at www.marvel.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 $1.47 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia, Spain and the Netherlands.  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.

The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements”.  These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties.  The Company cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause Activision's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, product delays, retail acceptance of our products, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, vendors and third-party developers, international economic and political conditions, integration of recently acquired subsidiaries and identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities.  These important factors and other factors that potentially could affect the Company’s financial results are described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent Annual report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Readers of this press release are referred to such filings. The Company may change its intention, belief or expectation, at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in the Company’s assumptions or otherwise.  The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Enemy Territory™: Quake Wars © 2006 Id Software, Inc.  All rights reserved.  QUAKE and ID are registered trademarks of Id Software, Inc. in the U.S. and/or some other countries.

Marvel, and all related character names and likenesses thereof are trademarks of Marvel Characters, Inc., and are used with permission.  ©  2006 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.  www.marvel.com.

Tony Hawk is a registered trademark of Tony Hawk, Inc.

Activision and Call of Duty are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc.