TONY HAWK’S
PROJECT 8
DEMO TO
DEBUT ON
XBOX LIVE
MARKETPLACE
OCTOBER 20
Santa
Monica, CA –
October 19,
2006 – The
competition
to become a
member of
Tony Hawk’s
elite skate
team starts
on your Xbox
360™ with
the free
Tony Hawk’s
Project 8
demo
available on
Xbox Live®
Marketplace
Oct. 20.
Gamers can
download the
demo and hit
the Concrete
Park where
they will
experience
some of the
latest
innovations
in the #1
best selling
action
sports
franchise
from
Activision,
Inc. (Nasdaq:
ATVI),
including
“Nail the
Trick,”
which gives
players
precision
control over
how their
skater moves
their feet
to flip the
skateboard;
“Filmer”
goals that
require
players to
follow a
cameraman
and complete
tricks that
he calls
out; and
“Spot
Challenges”
which are
ambient
goals that
players can
access
throughout
the game
world and
complete as
they choose.
Tony Hawk’s
Project 8 is
being
developed by
Neversoft
Entertainment
for the Xbox
360™ video
game and
entertainment
systems from
Microsoft.
The game is
rated “T” by
the ESRB and
is scheduled
for release
in November.
About
Activision
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, the
Netherlands
and South
Korea. More
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about
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and its
products can
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could cause
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developers,
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conditions,
integration
of recently
acquired
subsidiaries
and
identification
of suitable
future
acquisition
opportunities.
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Company’s
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