Press release: 1999-09-09: HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ACTION-ADVENTURE, BLUE STINGER LAUNCHES DAY-AND-DATE WITH SEGA DREAMCAST SYSTEM

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For Immediate Release:

Julia Roether
Manager, Corporate Communications
Activision, Inc.
(310) 255-2727
[email protected]

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ACTION-ADVENTURE, BLUE STINGER LAUNCHES DAY-AND-DATE WITH SEGA DREAMCAST SYSTEM

Zero hour: 9-9-99. Gamers prepare to experience an adrenaline inducing spine-tingling journey when Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) releases Blue Stinger, the first action-adventure game for the Sega Dreamcastä. Delivering a unique combination of heart-pounding action and chilling adventure, Blue Stinger will be available at more than 10,000 retail outlets throughout the United States and Canada and will carry a suggested retail price of $49.95.

"We are very excited to have Blue Stinger included as one of the handful of titles that will launch day-and-date with the new Sega Dreamcast console system," said Mitch Lasky, executive vice president, Activision Studios. "The game, significantly enhanced from the Japanese version, takes full advantage of the Dreamcast's advanced graphics capabilities, and is the only action-adventure game launching with the new platform."

Set on the tropical shores of the mysterious Dinosaur Island, Blue Stinger challenges players to unravel the strange events behind the disappearance of the island's inhabitants and the nature of the enigmatic Kimra Biotech Corporation. As Eliot Ballade, an elite member of ESER (Emergency Sea Evacuation and Rescue), players must use a combination of brains and brawn to conquer and eliminate the genetic mutations that have taken over the island and expose the terrible truth of Kimra's past and present.

With the ability to switch between two unique characters on the fly, gamers assume the roles of Eliot Ballade and his salty sidekick Dogs Bower, a former heavy weapons expert. Using a combination of hand-to-hand combat - ranging from uppercuts to roundhouse kicks and drop kicks - and an arsenal of 22 weapons - including super bazookas, plasma guns, ray swords and acid blasters – players traverse through more than 230 unique real-time rendered locations filled with mutant enemies.

As players swim, climb, crawl, drive and jump their way through seven unique and fully explorable environments, they must confront over 51 unique sci-fi horror monsters and gargantuan bosses, each with their own moves, attacks and multi-level AI. Additionally, the action-packed gameplay is laced with dozens of puzzles and secrets that challenge players to utilize over 70 objects found in the environment to confront the forces of ultimate evil and solve the mysteries of Dinosaur Island. Stunning cut-scenes and cinematic sound score enhance the game's intrigue.

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 $436 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999.

Activision maintains publishing and development operations in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and Australia, and distribution subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at http://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 the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, which was filed with the United States Security and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings.

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