Guitar Hero(R) Brings The Rolling Stones, Maroon 5 and Dj's Benny Benassi, Paul Van Dyk and Tiësto to its Exciting Autumn Music Gaming Lineup

Guitar Hero(R) Brings The Rolling Stones, Maroon 5 and Dj's Benny Benassi, Paul Van Dyk and Tiësto to its Exciting Autumn Music Gaming Lineup

COLOGNE, Germany, August 19/PRNewswire/ --

- The Rolling Stones Deliver 'Satisfaction' to the Guitar Hero(R) 5
Downloadable Content Set List at Launch

- Superstar DJ's Benny Benassi, Paul van Dyk and Tiësto Featured in DJ
Hero(TM) Mixes

- Maroon 5's Famous Frontman Adam Levine Takes the Stage in Band Hero(TM)
This Autumn

Gamers across the globe will continue to play along to the
very best in international music across a diverse range of genres with new
playable tracks from Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (
http://www.activision.com/) (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero(R) 5, DJ Hero(TM) and
Band Hero(TM) offerings.

Five live downloadable tracks from the 1969 concert by The
Rolling Stones will be digitally released for Guitar Hero 5, to coincide with
ABKCO 's 40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set release of GET YER YA-YA'S OUT. In
Europe, from launch day through January 6, 2010, "Satisfaction (Live),"
"Under My Thumb (Live)" and "I'm Free (Live)" will be released as singles
exclusively via Xbox LIVE(R) Marketplace for Xbox 360(R) video game and
entertainment system. Two additional live tracks, "Prodigal Son (Live)" and
"You Gotta Move (Live)" will also be available at launch as downloads on Xbox
LIVE(R), the PLAYSTATIONStore for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment
system and the Nintendo(R) Wi-Fi Connection for Wii(TM).

Bringing the excitement and energy of the club to living rooms
across the world with DJ Hero are three of the biggest European superstar
DJ's, Benny Benassi, Paul van Dyk and Tiësto. The three DJ powerhouses will
be featured in a variety of on-disc DJ Hero mixes including Paul van Dyk
"Nothing But You" vs. Sandy Rivera "I Can't Stop" and Benny Benassi
"Satisfaction" vs. Tiësto "Elements Of Life."

As part of the hottest lineup of hits in Band Hero, Adam
Levine, frontman and singer of Maroon 5, will be contributing his signature
moves by appearing as an in-game character, and the ever popular "She Will Be
Loved" single from the acclaimed Songs About Jane album.

"Guitar Hero's global leadership in music gaming comes from
our ability to attract some of the world's most popular artists," said
Michael Sportouch, Senior Director Guitar Hero Europe. "The Rolling Stones,
Maroon 5, Benny Benassi, Paul van Dyk and Tiësto show the high quality and
great variety of music we'll bring fans this Autumn with Guitar Hero 5, DJ
Hero and Band Hero."

About Guitar Hero 5

This September, living room legends will rock any way they want to a
variety of iconic rock music in Guitar Hero 5. Featuring an all-new Party
Play mode, getting the band back together has never been easier. For the
first time ever, players can now jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly,
without interrupting their jam session. The game gives players ultimate
control allowing them to personalize and customize how they experience music
by being able to play with any in-game instrument combination - multiple
vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers, in any game mode.

Guitar Hero 5 is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for Xbox
360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION 3
system, and by Vicarious Visions for Wii. Budcat is developing Guitar Hero 5
for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. The game is rated 12+
by PEGI. For more information about Guitar Hero 5, please visit
http://www.GH5.GuitarHero.com

About DJ Hero

DJ Hero delivers an all-new interactive music experience that allows
players to start the party and not only experience, but to hear music, in an
all-new way. With over 100 individual songs, highlighted in over 90 unique
never-before-released mixes that blend genres of music, including hip-hop,
R&B, pop, rock and dance, DJ Hero delivers the most diverse and international
collection of music ever assembled in a music game. Created exclusively for
DJ Hero, the turntable controller immerses fans into the authenticity of DJ
culture and a sea of music as they utilise and master various DJ techniques
including scratching, blending, crossfading and sampling, while leaving room
for creative expression with a variety of effects and player chosen samples
and scratches, transforming a face in the crowd into the life of the party.

DJ Hero is being developed by FreeStyleGames for Xbox 360, the
PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2 systems and Wii. The game is rated 12+ by
PEGI. For more information about DJ Hero, please visit djhero.com
(http://www.djhero.com/), facebook.com/djhero (http://www.facebook.com/djhero
), and twitter.com/djhero (http://twitter.com/djhero).

About Band Hero

This November, family and friends will come together to ascend
the virtual stage and rock their way to superstardom with Band Hero. The game
features the hottest chart-topping hits from everyone's favorite acts
including Maroon 5, Fall Out Boy, Go-Go's, Janet Jackson, Culture Club and
Snow Patrol. Headlined by some of the biggest names in music as in-game
artists and playable characters, Band Hero is the ultimate party game where
players of all ages will be able to experience the signature, easy-to-learn
but difficult-to-master Guitar Hero gameplay. Elevated social gameplay in
Band Hero allows fans to create the band they always dreamed of using any
combination of guitar or drum controllers and vocals, providing rockers and
performers of all ages the chance to experience and interact with their
favorite music.

Band Hero is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for
Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system, by Vicarious Visions for Wii and by Budcat
for the PlayStation 2 system. The game is rated 12+ by PEGI. For more
information about Band Hero, please visit http://www.bandhero.com

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor
of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway,
Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Russia, Japan, South Korea, China and
the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can
be found on the company's website, http://www.activision.com.

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Activision are registered trademarks and DJ Hero and Band Hero are trademarks
of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Source: Activision

Stuart Taylor, Barrington Harvey PR, +44(0)1462-456780, Stuart.Taylor@bhpr.co.uk

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