Tony Hawk(R)'s Pro Skater(R) 2 Now Available on App Store

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Tony Hawk(R)'s Pro Skater(R) 2 Now Available on App Store

Best-Selling and Fan-Favorite Tony Hawk Video Game Launches for iPhone and iPod Touch

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 1 -- Activision Publishing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) announced today the availability of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store.  The app features classic game modes, characters and levels from the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, giving nostalgic fans everything they've been eagerly awaiting.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 utilizes the innovative Multi-Touch controls of iPhone and iPod touch to allow players to kick-flip, ollie, grind rails and pull off big air tricks.  The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 app is available in the United States for $9.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch at http://www.itunes.com/appstore/.  The app will be available in the remaining worldwide territories soon.

About Tony Hawk, Inc.

Tony Hawk, Inc. is a world leader in its field with the unprecedented ability to bring alternative sports and their unique lifestyle to the masses while maintaining an indispensable edge of authenticity with the market's hard-core, trendsetting audience. Founded by Tony Hawk in 1998 and based in Vista, CA, the company is organized into five segments: Merchandising, Events, Endorsements, Film and Digital Media. These lifestyle sports include skateboarding, BMX, Motocross, surfing and snowboarding. Consumer goods bearing the Tony Hawk brand have dominated several markets, including interactive games, skateboard hard goods, lifestyle apparel, toys, publications and more.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision Publishing maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Russia, Japan, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, http://www.activision.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Activision Publishing generally uses words such as "outlook," "will," "could," "would," "might," "remains," "to be," "plans," "believes," "may," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "estimate," future," "plan," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Activision Publishing's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms, declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware (including peripherals) and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology, industry standards and consumer preferences, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Activision Publishing, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, licensees, licensors, vendors and third-party developers, counterparty risks relating to customers, licensees, licensors and manufacturers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates and tax rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, and the other factors identified in the risk factors section of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

© 1999-2010 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision and Pro Skater are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc.  Tony Hawk is a registered trademark of Tony Hawk, Inc.  All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.  All rights reserved.

Source: Activision Publishing, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Kyle Walker, Senior Publicist of Activision Publishing, Inc.,
+1-424-744-5677, kyle.walker@activision.com

Web Site:  http://www.activision.com/

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