ACTIVISION® ADDS
OLYMPIC GOLD AND BRONZE MEDALISTS TO O2(tm)
ROSTER AND
SHAUN PALMER’S PRO SNOWBOARDER(tm) 2
Legendary Athlete
Shaun Palmer, Olympic Medalists Ross Powers and JJ Thomas and Other Top Riders
Headline List of Talent in the Activision Booth at E3
Santa Monica, CA –
May 21, 2002 -Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that they have
added two of the world’s top snowboarders to the Activision O2(tm)
roster of action sports athletes — Olympic Men’s Half-Pipe gold and bronze
medalists — Ross Powers and Jarret (JJ) Thomas. Both athletes will star
alongside legendary six-time Winter X-Games(tm) gold medalist Shaun Palmer in
Shaun Palmer’s Pro
Snowboarder(tm) 2,
which is currently in development
by Treyarch for the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system, the Xbox(tm) video game system from Microsoft and
the Nintendo GameCube(tm), and by Vicarious Visions for the Game Boy® Advance.
In addition to the
Olympic athletes,
Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder 2
will feature the skills and style of other top riders including Tommy Czeschin,
Ingemar Backman, Jimmy Halapoff, Kier Dillon, Leslee Olson, Shaun White and Tara
Dakides. All of the athletes signed to
Shaun Palmer’s Pro
Snowboarder 2 will be
in attendance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, held in Los Angeles May 22
through May 24 at the L.A. Convention Center in the Activision booth — South
Hall, #1224.
"Our partnership
with these athletes underscores Activision’s commitment to delivering the
highest level of authenticity in our action sports games across all genres,"
said Kathy Vrabeck, executive vice president global publishing and brand
management, Activision. "These athletes bring an unparalleled level of energy
and enthusiasm to snowboarding and we are pleased to have them as a part of our
Activision O2 line-up."
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 $786 million for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2002.
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,
2002, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings.
