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For More Information, Contact: ACTIVISION REVISITS CLASSIC PC ROLE PLAYING WITH D.W. Bradley’s Latest RPG, Wizards & Warriors, Santa Monica, CA – October 4, 2000 – The eternal struggle of good verses evil battles its way to retail shelves nationwide with the release of Activision Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) high-fantasy RPG epic Wizards & Warriors. Created by legendary RPG designer D.W. Bradley whose credits include the classic games Wizardry V, VI and VII, Wizards & Warriors gives players control of a fledgling party of adventurers on their quest to recover an ancient magical artifact and restore balance to the enchanted realm known as the Gael Serran. “Wizards & Warriors has its roots in the classic pen and paper RPGs that originated the genre,” said D.W. Bradley, creator and designer of Wizards & Warriors. “With an incredible amount of gameplay, dozens of side quests, unique and dynamic character development and a truly epic storyline, Wizards & Warriors is a must-have game for any serious RPG player. “ Developed by Heuristic Park, Wizards & Warriors features over 200 hours of gameplay. A first person, party-based RPG, the game has more than 30 unique characters skills and 50 character traits for players to utilize as they battle through hundreds of adventures, quests and mini-quests. Wizards & Warriors has been rated “M” for mature by the ESRB for animated blood and violence. Wizards & Warriors features an incredibly flexible character development system for a unique gameplay experience. Players can build their character from 11 clans including humans, elves and orcs — and a few unique races such as lizzords (raptor men) and oomphaz (elephant mystics). Once players select their clan, they can further customize their characters from 15 different roles or character classes such as wizard, rogue, ninja, warlock or paladin. The enormous setting of Wizards & Warriors is the realm of Gael Serran, a highly populated environment with more than 300 monsters and more than 100 non-player characters. The three major towns of Gael Serran are beautifully rendered and act as hubs from which the game’s adventure spokes radiate. These spokes include 3 massive outdoor areas such as forests, mountains and lakes — and 10 major “indoor” environments like castles, dungeons, caves and temples. Minimum system requirements for the game include a PC with a Windows 95/98 operating system, 233 MHz Pentium® II processor, 64 MB of RAM and a Quad-speed CD-ROM drive. Wizards & Warriors also supports 3D acceleration through Direct 3D. 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 revenues of $572 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. Activision maintains operations in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, 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 The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” 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. These important factors, and other factors that could affect Activision, are described in Activision’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings. ### |
