Activision’s Little League World Series Baseball 2010 to Be Available Soon for Xbox 360, Playstation 3

By Communications Division
Santa MONICA, Calif.
June 3, 2010

Activision Publishing announced recently that Little League World Series Baseball 2010, this year’s edition of the acclaimed hit baseball series, will be released this July for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Sony’s PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. This is the first time the perennially popular Little League franchise has been released for these gaming systems.

“We felt it was time to finally bring the popular Little League series to gamers playing Xbox 360 and PlayStation3,” David Oxford, Activision Publishing, said. “Little League World Series Baseball 2010 is visually stunning andpacked with tons of new content, while remaining an accessible pick-up-and-play game for the whole family.”

Little League World Series Baseball 2010 is Activision’s third officially licensed Little League video game, and once again it is being developed by world renowned Japanese studio NOW Production. Players will have the chance to become a Little League World Series Baseball Champion, while on-line functionality offers the ability to upload records and leader boards. New features include “Season” and “Career” mode that leads players through the Little League International Tournament on their way to the World Series.

“Activision has been an outstanding partner because they listen closely to what real Little League players have to say about our videogames,” Jud Rogers, Little League International’s Senior Marketing Executive, said. “This commitment to evolution is what makes Little League World Series Baseball 2010 an outstanding title of which our organization is intensely proud.”

Little League® World Series Baseball 2010 will be available this July for $39.99. The game is not yet rated “E” for “everyone” by the ESRB. For more information, visit www.activision.com.

About NOW Production
NOW Production is a premiere video game developer founded in 1986 and based in Japan. It has developed games for many major publishers, including Namco, Konami and Activision, working on games such as Katamari Damacy, Dance Dance Revolution, Little League World Series 2009, and Bakugan Battle Brawlers. In recent years, “NOWPro” has started creating original, independent titles and is also involved with developing mobile software and online games.

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

Activision Publishing maintains operations in the United States, 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.