Activision, Inc. has announced that id Software™’s Return
to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War™ for the Xbox® video
game system from Microsoft is now available at retail outlets nationwide. id’s
new hit for Xbox features the definitive multiplayer experience, including squad-based
warfare over Xboxâ„¢ Live or System Link, along with an action-packed storyline
for single player and two-player split-screen cooperative action.

The title has already received critical acclaim including a 9.2 rating and
“Editor’s Choice” award from Official Xbox Magazine, and “five
out of five stars” from Maxim and FHM. Developed by Nerve Software, Return
to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War carries a suggested retail price of $49.99
and is rated “M” for mature by the ESRB. . .

”It just doesn’t get any better than the intense single-player,
cooperative and multiplayer action in Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of
War,” said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. ”With an
epic single player and co-op campaign, as well as squad-based multiplayer warfare,
full support for all of the Xbox Live features like buddy lists, the Xbox Live
Communicator, and downloadable maps, RTCW: Tides of War is the ultimate action
title for every Xbox owner.”

“Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War has been created from
the start with one goal in mind, to be the best first-person action game on
Xbox,” said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision
Worldwide Studios. “With RTCW: Tides of War’s breathtaking campaigns
and new prologue missions, whether in single-player or two-player co-op, gamers
will have a blast right out of the box. But nothing will prepare them for the
instant action and overall rush of Tides of War’s multiplayer warfare
that will keep players glued to their Xbox.”

Set against the backdrop of WWII, Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War
enlists players into a whirlwind of action, espionage and covert operations.
Taking the role of badass Army Ranger, B.J. Blazkowicz, players are tasked with
infiltrating the heart of Nazi Germany and stopping the darkest plans of the
Third Reich. Throughout the game, players are locked in combat against hordes
of Nazi storm troopers, undead Teutonic knights and the twisted products of
genetic experimentation in campaigns that stretch from the deserts of Egypt
and forests of Germany to icy compounds in Norway. Delivering Dolby 5.1 audio,
480p High Definition television support, new monsters, weapons and useable items,
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War further draws the player into the
Occult-filled Nazi nightmare with an unfolding story that plays out like a heart-stopping
action movie.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War also includes an all-new Egyptian
campaign, where players meet with Agent One, the OSA’s most senior operative.
In the game’s exclusive cooperative mode, gamers partner together as B.J.
and Agent One to kick Nazi ass as WWII’s toughest duo – battling through
the entire single-player campaign in exciting split-screen action.

With battlefields designed specifically for Xbox, Return to Castle Wolfenstein:
Tides of War players can wreak multiplayer havoc in teams of up to eight versus
eight for fast and furious 16-player combat. The title features four distinct
character classes that must coordinate their individual skills to be victorious
in the numerous gameplay modes including objective, elimination and checkpoint.
Xbox Live players can utilize their Friends list or Xbox Live matchmaking for
instant action. The warfare really heats up with the use of the Xbox Live Communicator,
with full voice-masking capabilities, allowing combatants to verbally coordinate
attacks, communicate enemy positions, scream for a medic or simply taunt their
fallen opponents.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War is developed by Nerve Software and
is executive produced by id Software. The Xbox game is based on the award winning
PC title, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, originally developed by Gray Matter
Interactive studios, and Nerve Software.

About id Software
id – Freud’s primal part of the human psyche and one of the hottest game shops
on Earth – has been rocking the gaming world from Mesquite, Texas since
1991. As a renowned leader in the industry, id Software forged such frenetic
titles as Wolfenstein 3D®, DOOM®, DOOM II™, QUAKE® and QUAKE
II™. With intense graphics and mind-blowing action, id’s games have
helped redefine the modern video game, continually setting industry standards
for technology and gameplay. And, in keeping with tradition, id Software has
amplified the world of adrenaline pumping 3-D gaming with the release of their
latest action titles, QUAKE III Arenaâ„¢, QUAKE III: Team Arenaâ„¢ and
Return to Castle Wolfenstein™. id’s advanced DOOM III engine is
leading the next revolution in 3-D interactive games with both single and multiplayer
technology. Check out more about id Software at www.idsoftware.com.

About Activision
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 revenues of $786 million for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2002.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France,
Germany, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. 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.

About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft’s
future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences
ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their
creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between
fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in the continents of North America,
Europe, Asia and Australia.

About Xbox Live
Xbox Live, which launched in the United States Nov. 15, 2002, allows gamers
to play multiplayer Xbox games with other gamers everywhere via a broadband
connection. With a built-in hard drive and Ethernet port, the Xbox console is
the only video game system built from the ground up for online gaming, negating
the need to buy additional, costly peripherals or upgrades. Xbox Live enables
gamers to easily find their friends; talk to other players during game play
through the Xbox Communicator headset; download current statistics, new levels
and characters to their Xbox hard drive; and play online—all exclusive
features to Xbox Live.

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