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255-2508 mnino@activision.com ACTIVISION
LAUNCHES SUPER-CHARGED RACING GAME, SUPERCAR
STREET CHALLENGE, ON THE PC AND
PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM Activision
Puts Pedal to the Metal in Development of Racing Games Santa
Monica, CA – December 8, 2000 – Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is taking the
lead in delivering the next generation of racing games with Supercar Street
Challenge. Delivering full-throttle action, the game puts players behind the
wheel of the world’s fastest supercars and challenges them to compete in
no-limits, high-speed races through the streets of popular cities around the
world. Supercar Street Challenge is expected to be available for the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the PC in the summer of 2001. "Our
goal is for Supercar Street Challenge to set the new standard in racing
games," states Larry Goldberg, executive vice president of Activision
Studios. "By combining the latest innovations in technology with the
fastest supercars from the world’s top car design houses and a ground-breaking
car creation option, our sights are firmly set on creating one of the most
exhilarating racing games in the market." In
Supercar Street Challenge, players can design, build and race their own
supercar in no-holds-barred races through 16 courses set in seven realistic
city environments including Monaco, Rome and Los Angeles, among others. Each
location is complete with landmarks, real-time weather, lighting, sound
effects and more. Supercar Street Challenge features an easy-to-use styling
studio that allows gamers to build their own supercar from the ground up, or
they can choose from a stable of 10 supercars designed by such premier
international car designers as Fioravanti, Callaway and Modena. An
exhilarating street-racing experience, players can smash through obstacles,
careen over sidewalks, and drive through buildings, taking a number of
alternate routes and shortcuts in pursuit of victory. Supercar Street
Challenge features real-time car damage and deformation that affects handling,
as well as a state-of-the-art racing game engine that includes advanced AI,
amazing handling, realistic driving physics and high-resolution graphics (60
FPS). Supercar
Street Challenge is not yet rated by the ESRB. 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 <http://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
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