ACTIVISION
CONFIRMS TREYARCH IS DEVELOPING SPIDER-MAN: THE
MOVIE GAME FOR NEXT GENERATION PLATFORMS
Activision, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ATVI) today confirmed that Treyarch, LLC
is developing Spider-Man: The Movie Game for the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system,
Xbox video game system from Microsoft and
Nintendo GameCube. The title, which is
inspired by the upcoming Columbia Pictures/Marvel
Entertainment feature film
"Spider-Man," is expected to be
available on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo
GameCube and Game Boy Advance in May 2002 to
coincide with the release of the film.
Both Activision
and Treyarch are working closely with Columbia
Pictures and Spider-Man Merchandising L.P., a
limited partnership between Marvel Enterprises,
Inc. and Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc.,
during all stages of the game's
development.
Activision has
partnered with Treyarch on such past projects as
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x for Xbox, Tony Hawk's
Pro Skater 2 and Spider-Man for Sega Dreamcast.
About Spider-Man
Merchandising L.P.
Spider-Man
Merchandising L.P. is a limited partnership
between Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc. and
Marvel Enterprises Inc. The partnership
oversees the expansive licensing and
merchandising campaign surrounding Columbia
Picture's highly anticipated theatrical release,
"Spider-Man". Spider-Man
Merchandising L.P. explores a full range of
merchandising categories for one of the world's
most recognized characters.
About Columbia
Pictures
Columbia Pictures
is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
company. SPE is a division of Sony
Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of
Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global
operations encompass motion picture production
and distribution, television production and
distribution, worldwide channel investments, home
video acquisition and distribution, operation of
studio facilities, development of new
entertainment products, services and
technologies, and distribution of filmed
entertainment in 67 countries. Sony
Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World
Wide Web http://www.spe.sony.com.
About Treyarch,
LLC
Starting with two
of the founding members, Dr. Peter Akemann and
Don Likeness, Treyarch is located in Santa
Monica, CA and has grown in the last six years to
over 100 employees. Treyarch has shipped
Triple Play Baseball for the PlayStation 2, Tony
Hawk's Pro Skater, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2,
Spider-Man, Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm, and Max
Steel: Covert Missions for the Dreamcast; Triple
Play Baseball and Triple Play 2001 for the
PlayStation game console; Triple Play 2000 and
Nagano Olympic Hockey 98 for the Nintendo 64; and
Triple Play Baseball and Triple Play 2001 and Die
By The Sword for PC systems.
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.
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