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Hands–On Mobile Brings Guitar Hero® To Mobile Devices This Holiday Season

San Francisco, CA – November 13, 2007

Hands–On Mobile, Inc., the world's leading developer of connected games and applications, in partnership with Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), today announced that the wildly popular franchise, Guitar Hero®, will be available on mobile devices holiday season. The game will feature a unique content delivery model that will provide subscribers with new songs every month.

Delivering the franchise's signature easy to play, difficult to master gameplay, the game will challenge players to hit number keys on the handset in synch with colored notes that appear on a scrolling fret board. Guitar Hero for mobile will feature songs from across the console series, along with original master tracks. With 15 songs instantly accessible upon purchase and new playable tracks available each month, cell phone rockers can grow their set list to over 50 songs. Fans will have the opportunity to choose from their favorite Guitar Hero characters and play in three killer venues, along with shredding on four authentic guitars to legendary tracks such as:

  • "Cherub Rock" (by Smashing Pumpkins)
  • "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" (as made famous by Pat Benetar)
  • "Paranoid" (as made famous by Black Sabbath)
  • "Woman" (as made famous by Wolfmother)
  • "You Really Got Me" (as made famous by Van Halen)

    "Guitar Hero for mobile will simply rock," said Michael Temkin, Chief Technology Officer and EVP Operations, Hands–On Mobile. "With an innovative way to get new songs and great mobile gameplay, this is a game people will play again and again."

    "Where there's music, there's Guitar Hero, and having Hands–On Mobile bring this franchise onto mobile platforms will now allow our dedicated fans the opportunity to passionately feel the music, anytime anywhere," said Dusty Welch, head of publishing at Activision RedOctane.

    Users can text ROCK to 46966 to be notified when Guitar Hero is available for download.

    The addition of Guitar Hero alongside cutting edge titles such as World Poker Tour Texas Hold 'Em 2 reinforces Hands–On Mobile's commitment to developing the world's best mobile games.

    About Hands–On Mobile, Inc.

    Hands–On Mobile, Inc. is a leading global publisher of mobile entertainment products. Established in 2001, with operations on four continents, Hands–On Mobile develops and distributes mobile content to more than 200 of the world's leading operators in 60 countries. Hands–On Mobile provides operators and their customers with the world's best entertainment brands and content. The company's diverse catalogue includes games, applications and personalization suites from top brands such as Activision, Billboard, CBS, LEGO, Marvel, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures, and World Poker Tour. The Hands–On Mobile Developer Network (HDN) brings mobile development to the masses enabling developers to create and distribute mobile applications through Hands–On Mobile's core platform and ecosystem. Hands–On Mobile is a U.S. corporation with headquarters in San Francisco and offices in San Diego, California; London and Manchester, England; Krakow, Poland; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea. For more information about Hands–On Mobile please visit www.handson.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, Sweden, 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.