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SEAN FONTENOT TAKES HOME THE $10,000 CASH PRIZE IN THE

 TONY HAWK'S PRO SKATER 2™ BIG SCORE COMPETITION

Santa Monica, CA - August 28, 2000 - After competing for over two hours against 11 of the world's top Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 players, 17-year-old Sean Fontenot of Los Alamitos, California scored 3,463,009 points and walked away with the grand prize and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2ä crown.   The top 12 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 gamers from around the world converged at Ruby Skye in San Francisco on the eve of the X-Games, August 17, 2000, to compete for the $10,000 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Big Score Competition grand prize.   The final rankings were as follows:

                    1.      Sean Fontenot                   Los Alamitos, CA

2.      Benjamin Addair III              Surfside Beach, SC             
3.      Chris Cramer                      Franklin, OH
4.      Florian Preis                       Nienburg, Germany
5.      James Smith                      Redcar, United Kingdom
6.      Drew Cauthen                     Carthage, MS
7.      Thomas Rucker                   Brentwood, NY
8.      Hector Rodriguez                 Rowland Heights, CA
9.      Noe Valladolid                     Long Beach, CA
10.     Matthew Hand                    Canberra, Australia
11.     Bojan Jovanovic                  Sycamore, IL
12.     Oliver Meynard                   Mornant, France

All 12 contestants received a trip to the summer X-Games where they competed for the grand prize and met legendary skate pro, Tony Hawk.

Developed by Neversoft Entertainment, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, the much-anticipated sequel to the award winning Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, will expand on the original game and provide gamers with the most authentic and cutting-edge skateboarding experience.  Players can choose to skate with the skills of Tony Hawk, the most legendary pro of all time, or as one of 12 pro skaters from the star-studded line-up.  The games intuitive and solid control scheme allows players to perform hundreds of tricks in a variety of realistic, obstacle-filled real-world locations.  An innovative skate park editor and expanded multi-player mode increase the game's replayability.  Additionally the game provides total character customization, allowing players to modify the skater's clothing, skateboard and trick sets or build an entirely new character from scratch.  

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.

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