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Aspyr Announces Activision Anthology for GBA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ASPYR MEDIA INC. TO DEVELOP AND PUBLISH ACTIVISION®
ANTHOLOGY FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE®

August 20, 2003

Austin, TX- Aspyr Media Inc. announced today that it will develop and publish Activision® Anthology, a compilation of Atari® 2600 games, for Game Boy Advance®. The game marks Aspyr’s second Game Boy Advance release and its first internally developed game.

This compilation includes many Activision favorites from the original Atari® 2600 console, as well as games previously unreleased on any Activision compilation. With more than 55 games to choose from, players can be a flying ace, a racecar champion, a tennis star, and a space pioneer all in one afternoon.

Compiled into one game are many of the old favorites, including Pitfall® 1 & 2, Freeway®, Keystone Kapers, Seaquest, River Raid® 1 & 2, Spider Fighter and Fishing Derby. These and many other games featured are sure to make this Game Boy Advance collection a must have this fall.

Aspyr Media Inc. licensed the game from Activision. It is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and is expected to be available at retailers nationwide in October.

About Aspyr Media Inc.

Based in Austin, Texas, Aspyr Media Inc. is a leading publisher of Macintosh interactive entertainment software, committed to offering high-quality interactive entertainment products and services, with a smile, to gamers worldwide.

More information on Aspyr and their line of products can be found on the Internet at http://www.aspyr.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 $864 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia 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, 2003, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings.

Contact Information:
Aspyr Media, Inc.
voice: 512-708-8100
email:[email protected]
Amy Torres