Finals Set for "Battle on the Beachhead" Tournament

FINALS ARE SET
FOR
ID SOFTWARE’S
RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN
"BATTLE ON THE BEACHHEAD" TOURNAMENT

SANTA MONICA, Calif.
– March 14, 2002 – The finals are set for Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and id
Software’s
Return to Castle Wolfenstein(tm)
"Battle on the Beachhead" tournament.  This Thursday, March 14, teams "Doctors"
and "DarkSide" will battle it out in online multiplay as Axis versus Allies
forces in a final assault of epic proportions. Over 1000 players on 128 teams
have competed in the six-week tournament. 

Hosted by the Online
Gaming League (OGL), the finals are being held at

http://wolf.worldogl.com.
Fans can listen to a live play-by-play broadcast of the championship match via
shoutcast, courtesy of Team Sportscast Network.  Pre-match interviews and
commentary begin at 7:00 p.m. CST, while game action kicks-off at approximately
8:30 p.m. CST.  Simply log-on tohttp://www.tsncentral.com/
to listen-in on all of the action.   

Both teams will
square off against one another in an Axis versus Allies battle for the beach.
The scenario includes a set number of mission objectives that must be completed
as quickly as possible.  In a round, each team has an opportunity to play the
scenario as both the attacker and defender, and the team that completes the
offensive objectives in the shortest amount of time wins the round.  The first
team to win three rounds is declared the winner and tournament champion.

Prizes will be
awarded to each member of the winning team, including a NVIDIA® GeForce3(tm)
video card, a Nintendo GameCube(tm), a variety of Activision games and a
dedicated port on a
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
game server with administrative access for one year from the Speakeasy Network,
home of the largest broadband gaming community and the official ISP of the OGL.
Runners-up will receive a Game Boy® Advance handheld video game system and
copies of
DOOM(tm)
and
Commander Keen(tm).

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(tm),
QUAKE® and QUAKE II(tm).  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.  And, in keeping with tradition, id
Software has amplified the world of adrenaline pumping 3-D gaming with the
release of their latest action titles, QUAKE III Arena(tm), QUAKE III: Team
Arena(tm) and the executive production of Return to Castle Wolfenstein(tm).
id’s advanced QUAKE III Arena engine is leading the next revolution in 3-D
interactive games with both single and multiplayer technology.  Check out more
about id Software at

www.idsoftware.com.

About
Activision, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa
Monica, Calif., Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and
distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.  Founded in 1979,
Activision posted revenues of $620 million for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2001.

Activision maintains
operations in the U.S., 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

www.activision.com.

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,
2001, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.  Readers of this press release are referred to such filings.

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Inc.  All rights reserved.  Published and distributed by Activision Publishing,
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QUAKE II, QUAKE III Arena, QUAKE III: Team Arena, and the id Software name are
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