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June 7, 2008

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MICROSOFT TO INIITIATE

ENEMY TERRITORY : QUAKE WARS™ LIVE WEEKEND

Battle Online Against Developers from id Software, Nerve Software and Splash Damage to Determine the Fate of Earth and Win the Spoils of War

Santa Monica, CA – June 6, 2008 – Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has recruited id Software, Nerve Software, Splash Damage and Activision, Inc., (Nasdaq: ATVI) for its newest online offensive: Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars™ LIVE Weekend 2008, a 72-hour play-and-win sweepstakes full of games and prizes beginning on Friday, June 6 at 12:01 a.m. EDT through Sunday, June 8 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Players will face off against the developers in a competitive tournament for hourly prizes that will be awarded throughout the weekend, including Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars shirts, 4GB QUAKE-branded Flash Drives, Xbox 360 Elite consoles, and more. Players can register now through June 8, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. EDT at www.xbox.com/quakewars.

More details on the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars LIVE weekend 2008 and information regarding terms, conditions, and official rules are available on the official event page: www.xbox.com/quakewars/.

On shelves now for next-gen consoles, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars has been rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB . For more information about Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars , please visit: www.enemyterritory.com .

About id Software

id – defined by Freud as the primal section of the human psyche; id Software, located in Mesquite , Texas , was founded in 1991. From inception to present day, id Software has relentlessly provided technical, design and artistic leadership as an independent game developer and technology provider. Transcending the games industry, id’s iconic brands such as Wolfenstein, DOOM, QUAKE and Enemy Territory have become staples of popular culture for generations of gamers. More information on id Software can be found at www.idsoftware.com .