Verizon Wireless Customers can Rock Out With the Guitar Hero(R) III Mobile Game

    BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon
 Wireless, the leading wireless company with the nation's most reliable
 wireless voice and data network, Hands-On Mobile, Inc., the world's leading
 developer of connected games and applications, and Activision, Inc.
 (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced the exclusive availability of the Guitar
 Hero III mobile game to Verizon Wireless customers.
 
     Guitar Hero III Mobile allows rockers to jam anytime, anywhere to the
 same stunning graphics, high-quality audio and addictive gameplay that fans
 of the wildly popular console series have come to expect. Featuring four
 authentic guitars and three venues, the game challenges players to hit
 number keys in sync with colored notes that appear on a scrolling fret
 board.
 
     Guitar Hero III for mobile offers 15 tracks from the Guitar Hero(R)
 console series, including "Suck My Kiss" (by Red Hot Chili Peppers) and
 "Rock You Like A Hurricane" (as made famous by The Scorpions), and offers
 Verizon Wireless customers the opportunity to expand their repertoire with
 new song packs that become available each month.
 
     Verizon Wireless customers can purchase Guitar Hero III Mobile in the
 Get Fun & Games shopping aisle in the Get It Now(R) virtual store. It is
 available for $4.49 monthly access or $11.99 for unlimited use purchase.
 Verizon Wireless customers can get Guitar Hero III Mobile on an array of
 popular Get It Now-capable phones, including the MOTORIZR(TM) Z6tv,
 Chocolate(TM) by LG and the Verizon Wireless Gleam(TM) by Samsung. Download
 charges for Get It Now applications vary and airtime or megabyte charges
 may apply when browsing, downloading and using certain applications.
 Customers need a Get It Now- enabled handset and Verizon Wireless digital
 service to access the Get It Now virtual store.
 
     For more information about Guitar Hero III Mobile please visit a
 Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to
 www.verizonwireless.com.
 
     About Verizon Wireless
 
     Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
 data network, serving 63.7 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless
 company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon
 Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 68,000 employees
 nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:
 VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at
 www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video
 footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on
 to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
 www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
 
     About Hands-On Mobile
 
     Hands-On Mobile, Inc. is a leading global publisher of mobile
 entertainment products. Established in 2001, with operations on four
 continents, Hands-On Mobile develops and distributes mobile content to more
 than 200 of the world's leading operators in 60 countries. Hands-On Mobile
 provides operators and their customers with the world's best entertainment
 brands and content. The company's diverse catalogue includes games,
 applications and personalization suites from top brands such as Activision,
 Billboard, CBS, LEGO, Marvel, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures, and World
 Poker Tour. The Hands-On Mobile Developer Network (HDN) brings mobile
 development to the masses enabling developers to create and distribute
 mobile applications through Hands-On Mobile's core platform and ecosystem.
 Hands-On Mobile is a U.S. corporation with headquarters in San Francisco
 and offices in San Diego, California; London and Manchester, England;
 Krakow, Poland; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul,
 Korea. For more information about Hands-On Mobile please visit
 www.HandsOn.com.
 
     About Activision, Inc.
 
     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 net
 revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
 
     Activision 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 World Wide Web site, which is
 located at www.activision.com.
 
     Guitar Hero and Activision are registered trademarks of Activision
 Publishing, Inc.
 
 
 

SOURCE Verizon Wireless