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Santa Monica, CA - October 9, 2002 - The sequel to the #1 best-selling action sports video game of 2001, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 was the only video game to be included in Toy Wishes Magazine's "Hot Dozen" list of 12 toys it predicts to be top sellers for the 2002 holiday season. Recognized as the ultimate resource guide, Toy Wishes' "Hot Dozen" has been touted as the official kick off to the holiday toy-buying season. While Toy Wishes Magazine feature more than 500 new toys, only those predicted to be the most impossible to find because of their popularity receive "Hot Dozen" status.

The "Hot Dozen" list was compiled by Jim Silver, publisher of The Toy Book, the toy industry's leading trade publication, Chris Byrne, The Toy Guy™ and Gareb Shamus, chairman of Wizard Entertainment, publisher of the #1 action figure and comic book magazines, ToyFare and Wizard.

Activision Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater™ 4 lets players take on the role of renowned skateboarder Tony Hawk and 13 other athletes as they skate through enormous free roaming levels, choose from 190 progressively harder goals and build their skills to perform 14 of the greatest skateboarding stunts of all time. The game's new free-roaming career mode allows players to earn respect and the chance to take on all new pro goals by conquering a skater-specific Pro Challenge based on each skater's personal history.

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.