ACTIVISION'S XBOX GAMES TAKE TOP SPOTS IN GERMANY

WRECKLESS: The Yakuza Missions and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Were #1 and #2 Best-Selling Third-Party Titles For Week of March 18 - 24, 2002

Santa Monica, CA - April 1, 2002 -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that WRECKLESS: The Yakuza Missions and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 were the #1 and #2 best-selling third-party titles by units for the Xbox(tm) video game system from Microsoft in Germany for the week of March 18 - 24, 2002, according to Media Control.  These results followed the successful European launch of Xbox on March 14, 2002.

Additionally, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 was the #4 third-party title for the PlayStation® video game console and the #5 third-party title for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, according to Media Control.

"The success of WRECKLESS: The Yakuza Missions and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 reinforce Activision's position as a brand leader on Xbox," said Ron Doornink, President and COO, Activision Inc.  "Activision is poised to continue its leadership position on both the Xbox and PlayStation 2 with upcoming launches of Spider-Man the movie game, Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 and Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer."

About Xbox
Xbox ( www.xbox.com  ) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever.  Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality.  Xbox is now available in North America, Japan, Europe and Australia. 

About Activision
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 $620 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001.

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, 2001, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  Readers of this press release are referred to such filings.

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