Rock out with Ultimate Band - the new music video game that allows you to build a band or jam alone to become the ultimate rock performer!

Experience the rush of rock stardom in story mode. Advance your music career and popularity from playing in a neighbourhood garage to performing in front of an international audience at a world famous venue. Only then will you be able to call yourself a true legend of rock!

Get a unique look for your band as you try to get to the top of the tree. You can create and customise your characters to reflect their own unique personalities. Along the way, you will be able to unlock extra accessories that can also be used to customise your band.

Ultimate Band is available on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS and is out now! To celebrate its release in the UK, we have partnered with Disney Interactive Studios to give away an absolutely unique copy of the game on Wii - signed by the Jonas Brothers!

You can also go to www.ultimateband.co.uk and play the ‘Bubble Run’ mini-game as well as get much more info on the Ultimate Band game!

To win, simply enter by sending us an email telling us the names of the three brothers in the band. One person will be drawn at random on April 24th to win!! Good luck everyone!

SUNNYVALE, CA – November 6, 2007 – To support the launch of Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Pontiac and Hot Topic are teaming up on a national promotion giving Guitar Hero fans, ages 16 and older, the chance to show off their fret burning skills and win a 2008 Pontiac G5. During the one month tour, consumers around the country can play the game that everyone is talking about at Hot Topic stores in the following cities:

Date City Mall

11/8 Orland Park, IL (Chicago) Orland Square

11/12 Paramus, NJ (New York/Newark) Garden State Plaza

11/15 Buford, GA (Atlanta) Mall of Georgia

11/19 Austin, TX Barton Creek

11/26 Phoenix, AZ Metro Center Mall

11/29 Las Vegas, NV Meadows Mall

12/3 Northridge, CA (Los Angeles) Northridge Fashion Center

12/5 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Center

Qualifying will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at each stop on the tour. The top eight scores from the Qualifying Round will proceed to the Semi-Final Rounds which will immediately follow.

Winners at each of the eight stops will receive a $100 gift card from Hot Topic. Additionally, winners will submit their high score on an undisclosed song to determine the two national finalists to advance to the Grand-Finals Round. The two Grand-Finals Round participants will win a trip for two to Los Angeles where they will compete in front of the game creators at Activision for the right to drive away in a 2008 Pontiac G5.

Individuals interested in participating can pre-register for the tournament by visiting the designated Hot Topic store starting at 10:30 a.m. five days prior to the tournament date. Pre-registration will close at 5:00 p.m. the evening before the tournament date. Pre-registering is highly recommended as space is limited.

For complete rules visit participating Hot Topic stores or www.guitarhero.com.

Aspiring guitar legends can hone their skills by picking up a copy of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock which contains explosive new content and features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. Expanded online multiplayer game modes will also allow axe-shredders worldwide to compete head-to-head for true legendary rock status. While continuing to retain all the key features from their prior legendary performances, fresh downloadable content will be offered on multiple platforms, and players can now shred to a killer set list from many of the most popular rock songs ever recorded.

For the first time ever, Guitar Hero fans are able to thrash and burn with new wireless guitar controllers available for each platform, including exclusive Gibson Guitar’s Les Paul model for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo, and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. PlayStation®2 gamers also get to shred on a new exclusive shape, Gibson’s Kramer guitar, popularized by hard rockers and known for its body design, pickups, electronics and construction for furious finger fretting.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, developed by Neversoft, is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB, and is currently available at North American retailers. For more information about the Guitar Hero franchise, please visit the dedicated community site: www.guitarhero.com.

About Gibson Guitar:

Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar represents the biggest advance in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Maestro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Gibson Baldwin Music Education, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, Baldwin, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson’s website at www.gibson.com or www.gibson.com/press

About Pontiac

Pontiac is a division of General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) and markets the Vibe, Solstice roadster, G5 sports coupe, Torrent compact utility vehicle and the G6 family of sedans, coupes and retractable hardtop convertibles. For the 2008 model year, Pontiac expands its GXP performance series with the introduction of the G6 GXP and Torrent GXP, and will launch the all-new rear-wheel drive G8 performance sedan in early 2008. Pontiac sold more than 410,000 vehicles in 2006, ranking third among GM divisions in total sales. More information on Pontiac and its products can be found on the division’s website at www.pontiac.com, and in Spanish at www.pontiac.com/espanol.

About Hot Topic:

Hot Topic, Inc. is a national mall-based specialty retailer. Hot Topic offers apparel, accessories and gifts to young men and women principally between the ages of 12 and 22. As of October 6, 2007 the company operated 693 Hot Topic stores in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and the Internet store www.hottopic.com.

About Activision, Inc.:

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 net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. 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.

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Six Flags announces “Win a Wii a week” sweepstakes

NEW YORK - April 24, 2007 — Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) has teamed up with Corporate Alliance partner Nintendo of America Inc. to offer the chance to win a Wii, one of America’s hottest gaming consoles, every week in their “Win a Wii a Week” Sweepstakes.

To enter, Wii fans can simply visit www.sixflags.com and sign up to become a member of Team Six, a new way to receive information on everything Six Flags! In addition to being eligible to win a Wii each week, Team Six members gain all-access passes for exclusive Six Flags info on rides, events and entertainment as well as special Team Six discounts and offers.

The sweepstakes will run from Monday, April 23, 2007 to Sunday, September 9, 2007 and is open to legal residents of the US who are at least thirteen (13) years of age. There is no purchase necessary to enter and only one entry is allowed per person.

The Wii video game system is the Official Gaming Console of Six Flags parks and Six Flags offers complimentary game-playing at Wii Gaming Stations throughout select Six Flags-branded theme parks.

The official rules and winner’s list are available on sixflags.com.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR PLAY. The Six Flags “Win A Wii A Week Sweepstakes” is subject in all respects to the complete Official Rules available at www.sixflags.com at the Sweepstakes section of Sponsor’s website, or by sending a self-addressed postage-stamped envelope to “Six Flags Win A Wii A Week Sweepstakes - Rules Request”, Six Flags Theme Parks Inc., c/o Six Flags, Inc., 1540 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Sweepstakes is only open to entrants who, as of the entry date, are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are at least 13 years old. Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (”ET”) on April 23, 2007 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on September 9, 2007. Void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia; and where prohibited or restricted by law. Enter online or by mail in accordance with the Official Rules. Online entrants are automatically registered for Sponsor’s “Team Six” e-newsletter; mail-in entrants are not. LIMIT: One (1) entry per person in this Sweepstakes, regardless of method of entry. Sponsor: Six Flags Theme Parks Inc., c/o Six Flags, Inc., 1540 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036.

Have you guys heard of the upcoming Nintendo “Wii All You Can Wii” viral video contest yet? Well you probably should have, because its sponsored by Nintendo.

Rules: Make a funny video of you or your friends playing the Nintendo Wii. Make sure the strap is visible on the players’ wrists.

Submission period: Feb 5 through Feb 28
Multiple submissions OK
Video duration: under 3 minutes

Prizing: Grand Prize: $2,000 + 1 Wii remote controller + 1 Nunchuk controller + 2 classic controllers + 1 Wii cable + 1 Wii points card (5,000 points) + 1 Wii console case + 5 Wii games
Five Runners-up: $250 each

Videos should be uploaded to http://wii.heavy.com starting Feb 5.

Pringles Wii Giveaway promo promises 100 free Wii consoles to lucky gamers within in the U.S. No Purchase Necessary.

Pringles Wii Giveaway + Rules

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Nintendo has opened up a contest on MySpace. The idea is that you create a video of how you would be playing the Wii and then submit it to them.

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ACTIVISION, SPIKE TV AND BEST BUY TEAM UP FOR

“GAME HEAD: CALL OF DUTY^® 3: CHALLENGE“

Casting Call for Gamers to Battle it Out Boot Camp Style On

Reality Television Show

SANTA MONICA – August 21, 2006 – Gamers, get ready for your close-up! Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is teaming up with Spike TV and Best Buy to deliver the “Game Head Call of Duty® 3: Challenge,” a boot camp-style competition of survival and gaming that will telecast as a television special on Spike TV’s “Game Head” on November 10, 2006 timed to the fall release of the Call of Duty 3 video game. Activision is hosting an online casting call at www.gamespot.com to find 16 recruits with personality, perseverance and gaming skills to compete for a Grand Prize package that includes VIP access to Spike TV’s “Video Game Awards,” a Home Entertainment system from Best Buy and a trip for two to Normandy, France.Gamers can apply by creating a personal movie up to five minutes in length that explains why they should be chosen and submit their pitch to the “Game Head: Call of Duty 3: Challenge” at http://www.gamespot.com/contests/spiketvcod3/. Activision will select 16 individuals to participate in the challenge. All videos and applications must be received by 11:59 pm/PDT on September 4, 2006 to be considered.

Finalists will be flown to a top secret military location where they will hit the virtual battlefields in Call of Duty 3 and complete real-life boot camp challenges. The intense competition will be filmed on location from September 20 - 22, 2006 for the television event that will telecast on Spike TV. Additionally, the winner will be awarded a Grand Prize package.

“The Game Head Call of Duty 3: Challenge combines the in-your-face action that the best-selling video game franchise is known for with the intense physical and mental challenges associated with a military boot camp,” said Will Kassoy, senior vice president, global brand management, Activision, Inc. “The result will be a reality TV event that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.”

“Game Head covers the biggest titles released in the video games industry today,” says Jaimee Kosanke, Producer of Spike TV’s “Game Head.” “The action-packed first-person play of Call of Duty 3: Challenge aims directly at Spike’s mantra of ‘Get More Action.’ With this special, we’ll take the viewers off the couch and drop them right into the warzone - Spike style.”

For complete registration information, along with rules and regulations, go to www.gamespot.com.

Spike TV’s “Game Head” is a weekly half-hour series dedicated to everything that is happening in the world of video games. From the latest reviews, cheat codes, rumor reports, the hottest game of the week and more, “Game Head” gives viewers an inside look into the hard core culture of video games.

Call of Duty 3 is scheduled for release this fall for the Xbox 360™ and Xbox® video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the upcoming Wii™ from Nintendo. The title is the follow up to Call of Duty 2, which was the No. 1 Xbox 360 launch title, and as of Aug. 7, remains the No. 1 played Xbox 360 multiplayer title on Xbox Live® online entertainment network based on a count of worldwide unique users (courtesy Microsoft). Call of Duty 3 features an epic and cinematic single player mode and multiplayer action for up to 24 players. The title is not yet rated by the ESRB.