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Activision, Inc. 

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ACTIVISION ANNOUNCES ECLECTIC SOUNDTRACK FOR MAT HOFFMAN'S PRO BMX(tm) FOR PLAYSTATION® GAME CONSOLE

 

Santa Monica, CA -- April 10, 2001 -- From funky hip-hop beats to old-school punk and remixed electronica, the high-energy tracks featured in Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX(tm) will take gamers' virtual BMX experience to new heights. The game will be available for the PlayStation® game console and Nintendo Game Boy® Color this May and will feature the following artists and tracks:

 

Outkast - "Bombs Over Baghdad"

B52's - "52 Girls"

Pennywise - "Wouldn't It Be Nice"

Jurassic 5 - "Great Expectations"

Face to Face - "Icons"

Static X and Dead Presidents - "Hip Hop"

Stone Roses (Grooverider Mix) - "Fool's Gold"

Agent Orange - "Everything Turns Gray"

Ten Foot Pole - "Racer X"

Paris - "Break the Grip of Shame"

Bad Brains - "Banned in DC"

Fluke (Mighty Dub Katz Mix) - "Absurd"

Newcleus - "Computer Age(Push the Button)"

20 Minute Crash - "The CFB Song"

Pailhead - "I Will Refuse"

Fila Brazilia - "Bugs Bite Back"

Deltron 3030 - "Positive Contact"

Apocalypse Hoboken - "Congested"

 

Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX features Hoffman and seven of the sport's hottest riders including Cory Nastazio, Simon Tabron, Dennis "DMC" McCoy, Kevin Robinson, Rick Thorne, Mike "Rooftop" Escamilla, and Joe "Butcher" Kowalski.

 

The game challenges players to perform hundreds of tricks and signature moves in a variety of realistic, street, vert and dirt jump 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. The title is being developed utilizing an enhanced version of Activision's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater(tm) game engine.

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 referred to such filing.

 

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