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Activision to Release Heretic II Demo on October 22

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BECOME A BELIEVER! ACTIVISION AND RAVEN GIVE AWAY PRIZES FOR JOINING THE CULT ON ALL HERETICS DAY

Gamers prepare to renew their faith on All Heretics Day, Thursday, October 22, as Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Raven Software launch the highly anticipated Heretic II demo. The launch will also include unbelievable giveaways from Diamond and Mad Catz. The demo, which is comprised of two single player and two multiplayer levels, will debut simultaneously on Activision’s Web site (www.activision.com), Raven Software’s Web site (www.ravensoft.com) and on GameSpot’s Spotlight (www.gamespot.com) at 6:00p.m. PDT. Additionally, members of the Heretic II production team will be online to play deathmatch.

Gamers who download the demo may also choose to electronically register their demo, automatically entering them into the contest to win one of fifteen prizes. The prizes available are five Diamond Monster 3D II video cards, five Diamond Monster Sound MX300 sound cards and five Mad Catz Panther XL Joysticks. Three winners per week will be chosen randomly and have their names posted on the Activision Web site for the five weeks following the demo launch.

Additionally, Raven Software will have a booth at the FRAG 2 (Foremost Roundup of Advanced Gamers) in Dallas, Texas from October 30 - November 1, giving players an additional opportunity to become believers when they experience Heretic II’s multiplayer mayhem first hand.

Heretic II is an immersive third-person action game set in the popular Heretic/Hexen universe. The game will focus on a mix of story and character development with strong action gameplay elements. In the story, the player crosses the continent of Parthoris populated with creatures that have been infected by an evil plague that twists its victim's minds. Corvus, the main character, must find the source of the plague and free his people from its deadly influence. Using the QUAKE II™ engine, Heretic II will boast incredible special effects, some of the most amazing environments Raven has created to date, and third-person action gameplay that will redefine the genre. Developed by Raven Software and published by Activision, Inc., the game is slated for release on Windows 95/98 and Windows NT this November.