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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – MARCH 8, 2010 –
Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced an
agreement with Anchor Bay Entertainment to release 10 Minute
Solution, a video game for Wii™ based on the popular exercise
DVDs. Coming this Spring, 10 Minute Solution will bring focused
exercise activities to fitness fans with busy schedules, in an
affordable and fun way.
“10 Minute Solution DVDs give users a unique fitness
experience: customizable routines that fit into any
lifestyle,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing.
“We’ve taken this concept and combined it with the
interactivity of the Wii, creating a new kind of workout that gets
results.”
10 Minute Solution combines the ease of the popular fitness DVDs
with casual gaming fun. The game allows players to construct
regimens from a wide variety of 10 minute routine blocks, organized
into three main categories: cardio boxing, mixed games and
aerobics. 10 Minute Solution is designed to captivate fitness
enthusiasts and gamers alike with intense routines that play as a
game, unlike other fitness games that simply have the player
following a trainer on screen. The game is enhanced when played
with the Wii Balance Board™, but still offers a fantastic
workout without it.
“Our legions of 10 Minute Solution DVD users will tell you
these simple 10 minute exercises work,” said Julie
Cartwright, SVP Marketing at Anchor Bay Entertainment. “We
are ecstatic to be partnering with Activision to do something
progressive in the fitness gaming space.”
10 Minute Solution will be available for $19.99, a fantastic
value compared to the other Wii™ fitness game options. The
game is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information visit
www.activision.com.
About Anchor Bay Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment is the home entertainment division of
Starz Media, LLC. It includes the Anchor Bay Films and Manga
Entertainment brands. It distributes feature films,
children’s entertainment, fitness, TV series, documentaries,
anime and other filmed entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray™
formats. It is the exclusive distributor in the U.S. of the
theatrical titles from Overture Films. Headquartered in Beverly
Hills, CA, Anchor Bay Entertainment has offices in Troy, MI, as
well as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. Starz Media (
www.starzmedia.com) is a controlled subsidiary of
Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Capital
Group.
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 Publishing 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 website,
www.activision.com.
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