ACTIVISION’S SHAUN PALMER’S PRO SNOWBOARDER™ CARVES A PATH TO RETAIL
STORES
Santa
Monica, CA – November 14, 2001 – Gamers can now shred down a mountain with the
signature style of snowboarding’s most legendary athlete, six-time Winter
X-Games™ gold medallist Shaun Palmer, in Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI)
Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder™ for the PlayStation 2 computer
entertainment system and Nintendo’s Game Boy® Color handheld video game system.
The game, which has shipped to retail stores nationwide, is rated “E”
(“Everyone”) by the ESRB and carries a suggested retail price of $49.99 and
29.99 respectively.
“Shaun
Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder
features the fast-paced action, tight controls and trick style gameplay that the
Activision 02™ sports brand is known for,”
said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. “With
massive levels, tight controls,
authentic gear, and the ability to jump, grind and slide off of virtually
everything in-sight, this title is poised to set a new standard in snowboarding
games. ”
Shaun
Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder is
real life racing and freestyle snowboarding featuring Shaun Palmer, and nine of
the biggest names in the sport including Snowboarder Magazine™ “Rider of
the Year” Tara Dakides, Ross Powers, Shaun White, Drew Neilson, Leslee Olson,
Jimmy Halopoff, Ingemar Backman, Markus Hurme and Tommy Czeschin. Players race
down the slopes of eight real-world locations pulling hundreds of authentic
trick combos. The game has expansive interactive environments where players can
explore hidden and secret areas, and stick tricks off anything in sight.
Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder features Freeride and Career single
player modes, and several multiplayer options including Freestyle (one-on-one
split screen for high score), Palmer X (racing), Push (players compete for more
of the screen) and Horse.
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 $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, 2000, which was filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this
press release are referred to such filings.
