ACTIVISION AND ID SOFTWARE ANNOUNCE THE RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN(tm) "BATTLE ON THE BEACHHEAD" TOURNAMENT

Santa Monica, CA - January 21, 2001 - Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and id Software have teamed up with the Online Gaming League (OGL) to host the Return to Castle Wolfenstein(tm) "Battle on the Beachhead" tournament.  Gamers from across North America will hit the front lines and battle for world domination and exciting prizes including the Nintendo GameCube(tm), Nintendo Game Boy® Advance and hundreds of popular games.  The tournament will run from January 29 through March 12, 2002 at http://wolf.worldogl.com, on the Speakeasy Network, home of the largest broadband gaming community and the official ISP of the OGL. >

To register for a chance to compete in the "Battle on the Beachhead" tournament, captains can sign-up their eight-person team at http://wolf.worldogl.com between January 22 and January 28, 2002.  The OGL will choose a total of 64 teams throughout the week.  All entrants will be eligible to win daily door prizes that will be awarded through random drawings during registration. 

During the tournament, players will be pit against one another in an Axis vs. Allies battle against time.  Each map will include a set number of mission objectives that must be completed as quickly as possible.  Teams will play four rounds, both as the attacker and the defender and the team that wins the most matches will advance to the next bracket.  The tournament finals will be held on March 12, 2002. 

Prizes will be awarded to each member of the top three winning teams and include the following prizes for each team member:  Grand Prize -Nintendo GameCube(tm), a copy of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater(tm) 3 and a dedicated port on a Return to Castle Wolfenstein game server with administrative access for one year from Speakeasy; Second Place - a Game Boy® Advance hand-held video game system and copies of DOOM© and Commander Keen©; Third Place - A collection of Activision's award-winning PC titles.  A complete list of tournament rules and prizes can be found at wolf.worldogl.com.

Anyone not on the front lines can track the action by going to http://www.castlewolfenstein.com  or http://wolf.worldogl.com.  View ladders, schedules and statistics and even experience live broadcasts of matches in progress.

Developed by Gray Matter Studios, Return to Castle Wolfenstein plunges players into a maelstrom of action, espionage and mayhem, as an American soldier tasked with single-handedly stopping the darkest plans of the Third Reich.   Throughout the game, players will be locked in combat with waves of Nazi storm troopers, undead Teutonic knights and the twisted products of genetic experimentation.  In addition to an action-packed story-driven single-player experience, Return to Castle Wolfenstein's multiplayer mode enlists gamers to hone their tactical skills in a series of combat scenarios.  Gamers will join the fight as an axis or ally soldier and be challenged to intense, realistic campaigns like storming beachheads, infiltrating military installations, holding strategic positions, and more.  Developed by Nerve Software, the online component features multiple objectives spanning a variety of maps, including an Allied airbase, a war-torn German village and a secret Nazi laboratory.  
 

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) and QUAKE III: Team Arena(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 Speakeasy, Inc.
> Founded in 1994, Speakeasy, Inc. is a privately held, > national Broadband Service Provider specializing in DSL.   > Focused on building a comprehensive broadband experience, > Speakeasy fuses existing Internet utility and content with > other pioneering of value-added services that define the > broadband frontier. With the largest game server network and > community of players, Speakeasy is also the premiere ISP of > the online gaming community. For the complete Speakeasy > story, please visit http://www.speakeasy.net/inside.>

About Activision, Inc.
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, 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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© 2001 Id Software, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Published and distributed by Activision Publishing, Inc. under license.  Wolfenstein 3D, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, DOOM, QUAKE, QUAKE II, QUAKE III Arena, QUAKE III: Team Arena, and the id Software name are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Id Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.  Activision is a registered trademark of Activision, Inc. and its affiliates.  All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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