SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec 17, 2007: Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI) was the #1 U.S. console and handheld publisher for the first eleven months of calendar 2007, according to The NPD Group. The company increased its market share for the eleven month period to a record 16.8%, a 7.9% increase over the same period last year.

For the month of November, Guitar Hero^® III: Legends of Rock and Call of Duty 4^TM: Modern Warfare^TM were the #1 and #2 best-selling titles respectively in dollars across all platforms, according to The NPD Group. Activision also had five of the top-10 best-selling games in dollars, including Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360^TM video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION^®3 computer entertainment system, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the PlayStation^® 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the Wii^TM home video game system. Additionally, Guitar Hero has remained the #1 best-selling franchise in the U.S. since January, according to The NPD Group.

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