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Exhibit 10.16    
  


        As
of April 1, 2002 


Mr. Michael
Rowe

3100 Walnut Avenue

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 


Dear
Mr. Rowe: 


This
letter confirms the terms of your employment by Activision Publishing, Inc.("Employer"). 


	1.
	Term




        The
term of your employment under this agreement shall commence on April 1, 2002 and expire on March 31, 2005, unless earlier terminated as provided below. 


	2.
	Salary



        (a)  In
full consideration for all rights and services provided by you under this agreement, you shall receive an annual base salary of $285,000 during the first year of the
term, an annual base salary of
$305,000 during the second year of the term and an annual base salary of $325,000 during the third year of the term. 



        (b)  Base
salary payments shall be made in accordance with Employer's then prevailing payroll policy. Each base salary referred to in Paragraph 2(a) shall constitute
your minimum base salary during the applicable period, and your base salary may be increased above the minimum at any time if Employer's Board of Directors (or the Compensation Committee of such Board
of Directors), in its sole and absolute discretion, elects to do so. In the event of an increase in your base salary beyond the applicable minimum base salary for a particular period, such increased
base salary shall then constitute your minimum base salary for all subsequent periods under this agreement, but only to the extent such increased base salary is in excess of the minimum base salary
referred to in Paragraph 2(a) for the corresponding period. 


        (c)  Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth above but subject to the right of termination granted to you pursuant to Paragraph 10(b), Employer shall not be
required to actually use your services, and payment of your base salary during the applicable period of your employment under this agreement will discharge Employer's obligations to you hereunder.
Such payment, however, will not discharge your obligations to Employer hereunder. 


        (d)  In
addition to your base salary, you shall be eligible to receive an annual performance based bonus targeted at sixty percent (60%) of your annual base salary, in
compliance with Employer's standard bonus plan which is established on a yearly basis by Employer's senior management and Board of Directors (or the Compensation Committee of such Board of Directors)
and is based on a number of factors that may include, without limitation, the achievement of corporate earning and operating margin goals. 


        (e)  You
also are being granted, under Employer's existing or modified Board-approved stock option plan, a non-qualified stock option ("NQSO") to purchase 80,000
shares of the company's common stock. Such option is in addition to the stock options of Employer previously granted to you. The option will be issued on the commencement date of your contract. The
option to purchase 80,000 shares referred to above will vest ratably over four years, with one fourth of the amount granted vesting at the end of each year. The option will have an exercise price that
will be the market low of such common stock in effect at the time of the grant. You also shall be eligible to receive annual stock options, under Employer's existing or modified stock option plan, if
Employer's Board of Directors (or 


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the Compensation Committee of such Board of Directors), in its sole and absolute discretion, determines that the grant to you of additional options is appropriate. 


	3.
	Title



        You
are being employed under this agreement in the position of Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources. 


	4.
	Duties



        You
shall personally and diligently perform, on a full-time and exclusive basis, such services as Employer or any of its divisions may reasonably require, provided that such
services are consistent with your position with Employer. You shall observe all reasonable rules and regulations adopted by Employer in connection with the operation of its business and carry out all
instructions of Employer. You will at all times perform all of the duties and obligations required by you under this agreement in a loyal and conscientious manner and to the best of your ability and
experience. 


	5.
	Expenses



        To
the extent you incur necessary and reasonable business expenses in the course of your employment, you shall be reimbursed for such expenses, subject to Employer's then current
policies regarding reimbursement of such business expenses. 


	6.
	Other Benefits




        You
shall be entitled to those benefits which are standard for persons in similar positions with Employer, including coverage under Employer's health, life insurance and disability
plans, and eligibility to participate in Employer's 401(k) plan. Nothing paid to you under any such plans and arrangements (nor any bonus or stock options which Employer's Board of Directors (or the
Compensation Committee of such Board of Directors), in its sole and absolute discretion, shall provide to you) shall be deemed in lieu, or paid on account, of your base salary. You expressly agree and
acknowledge that after expiration or early termination of the term of your employment under this agreement, you are entitled to no additional benefits not expressly set forth in this agreement, except
as specifically provided under the benefit plans referred to above and those benefit plans in which you subsequently may become a participant, and subject in each case to the terms and conditions of
each such plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, you shall be entitled to receive those benefits provided by COBRA upon the expiration or early termination of the term of your
employment under this agreement. 


	7.
	Vacation and Paid Holidays



        (a)  You
will be entitled to paid vacation days in accordance with the normal vacation policies of Employer in effect from time to time, provided that in no event shall you
be entitled to less than fifteen (15) days of paid vacation per year. 


        (b)  You
shall be entitled to all paid holidays given by Employer to its full-time employees. 


	8.
	Protection of Employer's Interests



        (a)  During
the term of your employment by Employer, you will not compete in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, as a principal, employee, agent or owner, with
Employer, or any affiliate of Employer, except that the foregoing will not prevent you from holding at any time less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding capital stock of any company whose stock
is publicly traded. 


        (b)  All
rights worldwide with respect to any and all intellectual or other property of any nature produced, created or suggested by you during the term of your employment or
resulting from your services which (i) relate in any manner at the time of conception or reduction to practice to the actual or demonstrably anticipated business of Employer, (ii) result
from or are suggested by any task 


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assigned to you or any work performed by you on behalf of Employer, or (iii) are based on any property owned or idea conceived by Employer, shall be deemed to be a work made for hire and shall
be the sole and exclusive property of Employer. You agree to execute, acknowledge and deliver to Employer, at Employer's request, such further documents, including copyright and patent assignments, as
Employer finds appropriate to evidence Employer's rights in such property. 


        (c)  Any
confidential and/or proprietary information of Employer or any affiliate of Employer shall not be used by you or disclosed or made available by you to any person
except as required in the course of your employment, and upon expiration or earlier termination of the term of your employment, you shall return to Employer all such information which exists in
written or other physical form (and all copies thereof) under your control. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge signing and delivering to Employer the Activision Employee
Proprietary Information Agreement and you agree that all terms and conditions contained in such agreement, and all of your obligations and commitments provided for in such agreement, shall be deemed,
and hereby are, incorporated into this agreement as if set forth in full herein. The provisions of the immediately preceding four sentences of this paragraph shall survive the expiration or earlier
termination of this agreement. 


	9.
	Services Unique




        You
recognize that the services being performed by you under this agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character giving them a peculiar value, the
loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated for in damages, and in the event of a breach of this agreement by you (particularly, but without limitation, with respect to the provisions
hereof relating to the exclusivity of your services and the provisions of paragraph 8 of this agreement), Employer shall, in addition to all other remedies available to it, be entitled to
equitable relief by way of injunction and any other legal or equitable remedies. 


	10.
	Termination




        (a)  At
any time during the term of this Agreement, Employer may terminate your employment under this Agreement for your (i) willful, reckless or gross misconduct,
(ii) negligent performance of job responsibilities, (iii) conviction of a felony or crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, or (iv) commitment of any of the terminable
offenses listed in Section 7.2 of Employer's Employee Handbook 


        (b)  You
may terminate your employment under this agreement (i) upon Employer's material breach under this agreement, (ii) upon any relocation of the place at
which you primarily are performing your services to Employer to a location which is outside the metropolitan Los Angeles area, or (iii) if Employer elects to not actually use your services and
continues to pay your base salary pursuant to Paragraph 2(c) above for a period of one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days. 


        (c)  In
the event of the termination of your employment under this agreement pursuant to Paragraph 10(a) or 10(b), all obligations of Employer to you under this
agreement shall immediately terminate. 


        (d)  In
the event of your death during the term of this agreement, this agreement shall terminate and Employer only shall be obligated to pay your estate or legal
representative the salary provided for above to the extent earned by your prior to such event. Except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law (including, without limitation, pursuant to the Family
Medical Leave Act), in the event you are unable to perform the services required of you under this agreement as a result of any disability, and such disability continues for a period of 60 or more
consecutive days or an aggregate of 90 or more days during any 12-month period during the term of this agreement, then Employer shall have the right, at its option, to terminate your
employment under this agreement. Unless and until so terminated, during any period of disability during which you are unable to perform the services 


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required of you under this agreement, your base salary shall be payable to the extent of, and subject to, Employer's policies and practices then in effect with regard to sick leave and disability
benefits. 


	11.
	Use of Employee's Name



        Employer
shall have the right, but not the obligation, to use your name or likeness for any publicity or advertising purpose. 


	12.
	Assignment




        Employer
may assign this agreement or all or any part of its rights under this agreement to any entity which succeeds to all or substantially all of Employer's assets (whether by merger,
acquisition, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) or which Employer may own substantially, and this agreement shall inure to the benefit of such assignee. 


	13.
	No Conflict with Prior Agreements



        You
represent to Employer that neither your commencement of employment under this agreement nor the performance of your duties under this agreement conflicts or will conflict with any
contractual commitment on your part to any third party, nor does it or will it violate or interfere with any rights of any third party. 


	14.
	Post-Termination Obligations



        After
the expiration or earlier termination of your employment under this agreement for any reason whatsoever, you shall not, either alone or jointly, with or on behalf of others,
directly or indirectly, whether as principal, partner, agent, shareholder, director, employee, consultant or otherwise, at any time during a period of one (1) year following such expiration or
termination, offer employment to, or solicit the employment or engagement of, or otherwise entice away from the employment of Employer or any affiliated entity, either for your own account or for any
other person firm or company, any person who was employed by Employer or any such affiliated entity during the term of your employment, whether or not such person would commit any breach of his or her
contract of employment by reason of his or her leaving the service of Employer or any affiliated entity. 


	15.
	Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waiver, Etc.



        (a)  This
agreement supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements and statements, whether written or oral, concerning the terms of your employment with Employer, and no
amendment or modification of this agreement shall be binding against Employer unless set forth in a writing signed by Employer and delivered to you. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
you acknowledge that
this agreement supersedes your prior written agreement with Employer dated July 12, 1999, and such agreement is hereby declared terminated and of no further force and effect. 


        (b)  You
have given no indication, representation or commitment of any nature to any broker, finder, agent or other third party to the effect that any fees or commissions of
any nature are, or under any circumstances might be, payable by Employer or any affiliate of Employer in connection with your employment under this agreement. 



        (c)  No
waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any provision or condition of this agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any similar or dissimilar
provision or condition at the same or any prior or subsequent time. 


        (d)  Nothing
contained in this agreement shall be construed so as to require the commission of any act contrary to law and wherever there is any conflict between any
provision of this agreement and any present or future statute, law, ordinance or regulation, the latter shall prevail, but in such event the provision of this agreement affected shall be curtailed and
limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within legal requirements. 


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        (e)  This
agreement does not constitute a commitment of Employer with regard to your employment, express or implied, other than to the extent expressly provided for herein.
Upon termination of this agreement, it is the contemplation of both parties that your employment with Employer shall cease, and that neither Employer nor you shall have any obligation to the other
with respect to continued employment. In the event that your employment continues for a period of time following the stated expiration date of this contract, unless and until agreed to in a new
subscribed written document, such employment or any continuation thereof is "at will," and may be terminated without obligation at any time by either party giving notice to the other. 


        (f)    This
agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles. 


        (g)  In
accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, employment under this agreement is conditioned upon satisfactory proof of your identity and legal
ability to work in the United States. 


        (h)  To
the extent permitted by law, you will keep the terms of this agreement confidential, and you will not disclose any information concerning this agreement to anyone
other than your immediate family
and professional representatives (provided they also agree to keep the terms of this agreement confidential). 


	16.
	Notices




        All
notices which either party is required or may desire to give the other shall be in writing and given either personally or by depositing the same in the United States mail addressed
to the party to be given notice as follows: 



	To Employer:	 	3100 Ocean Park Boulevard

Santa Monica, California 90405

Attention: Executive Vice President

and General Counsel
	

 	
 	

 
	To Employee:	 	3100 Walnut Avenue

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266






        Either
party may by written notice designate a different address for giving of notices. The date of mailing of any such notices shall be deemed to be the date on which such notice is
given. 


	17.
	Headings



        The
headings set forth herein are included solely for the purpose of identification and shall not be used for the purpose of construing the meaning of the provisions of this agreement. 



        If
the foregoing accurately reflects our mutual agreement, please sign where indicated. 


ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:



	Employer	 	Employee
	

By:	
 	

/s/  RON DOORNINK      
 Ron Doornink
 President and Chief

Operating Officer	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  MIKE ROWE      
 Michael Rowe
	

Date:	
 	

 	
 	

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