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ACTIVISION UNVEILS POWERHOUSE GAME SLATE AT 2005 ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO
Line-Up Includes Titles Based On
Best-Selling Entertainment Brands and Original Intellectual Properties
Santa Monica, CA - May 12, 2005 -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) will
showcase a blockbuster game line-up at this year's Electronic Entertainment
Expo, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from May 18-20,
2005. The company's line-up includes titles based on popular entertainment
brands like Marvel's Spider-Man, Fantastic 4, X-Men, as well as, Shrek, new
installments in Activision's best-selling Tony Hawk and Call of Duty
franchises, and innovative offerings from some of the industry's top
development houses, id Software's QUAKE 4 and The Movies(tm) from Peter
Molyneux's Lionhead Studios.
Activision's Game Line-Up Includes:
Call of Duty 2
- The sequel to the 2003 "Game of the Year," Call of Duty 2
delivers an unparalleled portrayal of the chaos and cinematic intensity of
World War II through stunningly detailed graphics, advanced AI, realistic
character animations and explosive on-screen action - all powered by
Infinity Ward's brand new proprietary engine. Call of Duty 2 has not yet
been rated by the ESRB.
Call of Duty2: Big Red One(tm)
- Building on the Call of Duty brand's
signature epic, cinematic intensity of war, Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
unites players in the chaos of battle fighting as part of a squad in the
legendary and decorated "Big Red One," the American 1st Infantry Division. Call of Duty 2: Big Red One has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
Fantastic 4
- The only game based on Twentieth Century Fox's upcoming
feature film, Fantastic 4 is a team-based action-adventure in which players
harness the Marvel Super Heroes' unique and amazing powers through a
compelling single-player mode or two-player co-operative gameplay
experience. Fantastic 4 has been rated "T" (Teen - with mild language and
violence) by the ESRB.
The Movies(tm)
- Developed by Lionhead Studios' Peter Molyneux, a pioneer in
the "life simulation" genre, The Movies lets gamers become Hollywood
players, by creating unique movies and releasing them from the studios they
build, starring the actors they discover and develop. The Movies has not
yet been rated by the ESRB.
QUAKE 4
- Earth is under siege by the Strogg, a barbaric alien race moving
through the universe consuming, recycling and annihilating any civilization
in their path. In a desperate attempt to survive, an armada of Earth's
finest warriors is sent to take the battle to the Strogg home planet. Id
Software's QUAKE 4 has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
Shrek SuperSlam
- Ogre-sized brawling action collides with the hilarious
ShrekÒ universe in Shrek SuperSlam, the ultimate four-player melee game.
Shrek SuperSlam has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland(tm)
- For the first time ever, Tony Hawk's
American Wasteland(tm) gives players the freedom to experience continuous
skating and BMX biking action without leaving the game or waiting for load
times as they explore and choose missions in a massive, living Los Angeles
skate world. Tony Hawk's American Wasteland has not yet been rated by the
ESRB.
Ultimate Spider-Man
- Take on the role of the world's most famous Super
Hero, Marvel's Spider-Man, and one of his most menacing nemeses, Venom, in
an original storyline written and illustrated by the creative team behind
the best-selling "Ultimate Spider-Man" comic book series. Ultimate
Spider-Man has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse
- The sequel to the best-selling X-Men
title ever, X-Men Legends, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is an all
new action-RPG that lets players create, customize and control teams of four
mutants from 16 all-time favorite X-Men and classic Brotherhood villains
from the Marvel Universe. X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse has not yet
been rated by the ESRB.