Activision Wins Three PlayStation(R) Choice Awards

Activision, Inc.'s 3D action-adventure game Spider-Man(R) was voted the PlayStation Choice Awards' "Game of the Year" by consumers worldwide. Additionally, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2(TM) won top game in the extreme sports genre and Disney/Pixar's Toy Story Racer won "Best Children's Title."

"We are thrilled that gamers' around the world collectively named Spider-Man, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and Disney/Pixar's Toy Story Racer as their top choices," said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. "We look forward to continuing to build on this momentum with our upcoming games based on these popular franchises."

Based on Marvel Enterprises renowned web-slinging super hero(TM), Spider-Man is a top-seller that allows players to explore exciting comic book locales and fight crime using Spider-Man's super strength and unique abilities, including wall-crawling, web-slinging and spider sensing to defeat evil super-villains.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is a best-selling skateboarding game that lets players choose to skate as Tony Hawk, the most legendary skateboarding pro of all time, or as one of 12 top pro skaters.

A zany remote controlled racing adventure game, Disney/Pixar's Toy Story Racer lets players rev it up as one of 12 characters from Disney's "Toy Story," including Buzz Lightyear, Woody and Hamm, each with a unique vehicle and signature driving style. In the game, players revisit some of their favorite environments from Disney's Toy Story with 18 tracks and surprise pick-ups. Disney/Pixar's Toy Story Racer features more than 150 character challenges including racing, chasing and stunt driving for hours of family fun.

Worldwide consumer voting for the annual PlayStation Choice Awards takes place year round at www.scea.com. This is the fourth year that Sony Computer Entertainment America has hosted the PlayStation Choice Awards. The winners of this year's awards were announced on May 16, 2001.

-- Posted June 21, 2001

Source: Company Release