(August 2, 2002) - Activision, Inc., the second-largest developer, publisher, and distributor of video games; and wireless video company JAMDAT Mobile Inc., have agreed to jointly publish hand-held conversions of Activision's Activision O2 action sports titles games for wireless phones and deliver them worldwide. With this agreement, Jamdat has signed deals with the top three game publishers. Earlier this year, Jamdat signed deals with top-ranked Electronic Arts Inc. and with THQ Inc., the third-largest game publisher in the industry.

Activision O2 titles covered under the exclusive deal include Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX 2, Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer, Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder 2, Travis Pastrana's Pro Moto-X and Shawn Murray's Pro Wakeboarding.

The Activision games will be converted for use with multiple global wireless telephone platforms, including Sun Microsystems' J2ME and QUALCOMM's BREW, using JAMDAT's technology product suite. The games will be optimized to take advantage of the larger,color screens and fast download capabilities of new J2ME- and BREW-enabled wireless handsets to deliver an enhanced mobile gaming experience.