Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that two new adventure games – Barbie Diaries High School Mystery and Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses – have shipped to retail stores nationwide. Based on Mattel Entertainment's successful Barbieâ„¢ DVD movies, the games allow kids to relive their favorite movie moments and experience all new adventures with Barbie and friends.

"Barbie Diaries High School Mystery and Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses allows kids to interact with Barbie and friends in two new adventures that will engage their imagination and deliver hours of entertainment," said David Oxford, General Manager Activision Publishing, Inc.

"At Mattel, we know girls and are confident that our new Barbie interactive games will appeal to girls' love of both mystery and fantasy. Based on our very popular movie properties, the new Barbie multi-platform games are the result of a great partnership between Mattel and Activision," said Cynthia Neiman, Vice President, Games Marketing, Mattel Brands.

Barbie Diaries High School Mystery for the Game Boy Advance and the PC offer gamer girls two different mystery adventures based on the "The Barbieâ„¢ Diaries" DVD movie. In the games, Barbie, encounters puzzling situations that require real sleuthing to resolve. Gamers must help Barbieâ„¢ explore her high school in search of clues, talk with classmates and teachers to uncover new leads and find the culprits.

Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses for the Game Boy Advance and the PC inspired by the story of Barbie as Princess Genevieve who lives with her lovable father, the King, in a dance-filled castle. When the King's cousin Rowena comes to live with them everything changes – no dancing, music or fun. In the game as Princess Genevieve, girls learn they will have to unite the sisters to save the king and their kingdom from the tyranny of the Duchess Rowena. Look for the Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation 2 version later this holiday season.

Barbie Diaries High School Mystery and Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses have both been rated "E" ("Everyone") by the ESRB and are available for a suggested retail price of $29.99.