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NINE TIME WORLD CHAMPION MAT HOFFMAN TEAMS UP WITH ACTIVISION TO CREATE MAT HOFFMAN’S PRO BMX FOR THE PLAYSTATIONÒ GAME CONSOLE

Santa Monica, CA - February 1, 2000 -Vert ramp biking legend and nine time world champion, Mat “Condor” Hoffman, has teamed up with Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) to create the ultimate BMX biking experience, Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX, for the PlayStationÒ game console. Hoffman, the undisputed king of the sport, will consult and star in the game that Activision expects to release this fall.

“Bicycle Stunt biking is one of the hottest extreme sports, and we are very excited to work with a legendary figure like Mat Hoffman to create Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX”, states Mitch Lasky, executive vice president, Activision Studios. “The game’s signature tricks, licensed bikes and a “dream team” of pro riders will deliver the radical world of freestyle biking to PlayStation gamers.”

Credited by ESPN as bringing freestyle biking to the level that it is today, Hoffman has won nine world championships in all, more than any other rider in the sports history. In addition to being the most popular Bicycle Stunt pro rider of all-time, Hoffman founded and owns the world’s leading stunt/BMX bike manufacturer, Hoffman Bikes, the elite Hoffman Bikes Factory Team, and Exhibit Clothing. Hoffman also created the Bicycle Stunt Series, the world’s premier freestyle biking circuit, which is televised around the world. In addition Hoffman Productions is responsible for sanctioning and organizing all Bicycle Stunt competitions at ESPN’s X Games and producing other bicycle stunt events and related television programming for ESPN and ESPN 2.

Developed using an enhanced version of the highly acclaimed Neversoft Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game engine, Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX allows players to compete with the skills of legendary pro BMX rider Mat Hoffman or as one of seven other top pro riders. Players are challenged to perform hundreds of tricks and signature moves with an intuitive and solid control scheme in a multitude of vert, street and dirt jump levels. The game features multiple game modes in both vert and street competitions, including 2-player split-screen.

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 $436 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999.

Activision maintains operations in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, The Netherlands and Belgium. 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 the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, 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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TOP BMX RIDERS FROM THE 1999 X-GAMES AND GRAVITY GAMES SET TO STAR IN ACTIVISION’S MAT HOFFMAN’S PRO BMX

Santa Monica, CA. -- April 28, 2000 -- Seven top pro riders have signed on to star in Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) upcoming Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX for the PlayStation® and Sega Dreamcast™ game consoles, releasing this fall.

Joining Mat “Condor” Hoffman, the nine-time world BMX vert champion, are seven world-renowned vert, street and dirt BMX riders. Six of these talented athletes competed in one or both of the most prestigious extreme sports competitions in the world -- the 1999 X-Games and the 1999 Gravity Games.

Pros featured in the game include:

Mike “Rooftop” Escamilla
Dennis McCoy
Cory Nastazio
Kevin Robinson
Simon Tabron
Rick Thorne

Activision has also signed one of the most respected riders in the BMX community, hardcore street rider, Joe “Butcher” Kowalski. These top pros are providing input on their characters’ unique riding styles and trick sets, as well as on the game’s robust and easy-to-learn trick and combo system.

“Our internal research has shown that among gamers, Mat Hoffman is the most recognized of all BMX riders,” states Mitch Lasky, executive vice president of Activision Studios. “With these seven additional talented competitors on board, we expect that Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX will bolster Activision’s leading position in the fast-growing extreme sports games genre.”

Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX challenges players to perform hundreds of tricks and signature moves in a variety of realistic, obstacle-filled street, vert ramp, and dirt freestyle courses. Using an intuitive and solid control scheme, the game features 2-player H-O-R-S-E, split-screen Demolition Derby and Graffiti for all three types of courses. Gamers can also play in the career mode, moving up the ranks to win the ultimate BMX crown by unlocking new courses and upgrading their bike and rider abilities.

Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX is being developed for Activision by Runecraft, Ltd., utilizing an enhanced version of Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game engine.