Week of September 23, 2007

NEW YORK - September 28, 2007- Scholastic Media (SM), a leading producer of quality, family-oriented media including feature films, home video, TV and interactive products, and a division of Scholastic Inc., today announced Animal Genius for the Nintendo DS is now available in retail outlets nationwide. Featuring brain-twisting trivia, fast-paced and challenging mini-games, and hundreds of high-quality, realistic photos of animals, Animal Genius appeals to all ages and is guaranteed to captivate with hours of animal-loving fun. Animal Genius is now available in retail stores for the suggested retail price of $29.99.

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the eagerly awaited “Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties,” the second expansion pack for “Age of Empires III,” has gone gold and will hit retailers throughout North America on Oct. 23rd.

From renowned real-time strategy developers Big Huge Games and Ensemble Studios, “Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties” introduces gamers to Asian civilizations and a host of new gameplay features. Players will experience firsthand the rich and historical influences of Asia while commanding their units and expanding their empire in the Eastern world.

Wall, NJ - Sept. 28, 2007 - SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the U.S. publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, today announced THE KING OF FIGHTERS XI and NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XI expands on the winning KING OF FIGHTERS formula with new strategic options like Quick Shift and Saving Shift, which allow greater precision and control when switching out characters, the match-deciding Judgment Indicator, and Dream Cancel, which wreaks even more havoc than the Super Cancels found in previous games. In addition to all the 2D-fighting goodness found in the popular arcade version, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XI for PlayStation®2 system offers exclusive features including extra characters, bonus stages and brand- new music.

Set in the year 2017, NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM pits players against a man determined to rule the NEOGEO world. The game employs a two vs. two tag- team battle system allowing players to switch characters during play and perform team attacks on their opponents. The character roster has 40 characters represented by well-known faces from the likes of WORLD HEROES, ART OF FIGHTING, FATAL FURY, SAMURAI SHODOWN, LAST BLADE, METAL SLUG and KIZUNA ENCOUNTER.

Los Angeles, CA - September 25, 2007 - Sierra Entertainment announced today that the third iteration of the popular multi-million unit selling Empire Earth® series will be shipping this November to PC.

The pre-order campaign kicks-off at select retailers nationwide this week and features three exclusive unlockable units.

Minneapolis, MN – September 25, 2007 – Raise the ante! World Series of Poker® 2008: Battle for the Bracelets has shipped to retailers nationwide from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). The game features Phil "The Poker Brat" Hellmuth Jr -- owner of a world record eleven WSOP bracelets -- in a special "Beat The Brat" Heads-Up mode and thrusts players deep into the high-stakes world of tournament poker to face off against other A-list pros such as Johnny Chan, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, and Mike “The Mouth” Matusow on the quest to win the championship bracelet for the $10,000 Main Event and over $60MM in total prize money.

Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed
Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

Kirby's Avalanche (Super NES, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points)

Streets of Rage 3 (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 and Older, Violence, 800 Wii Points)

LEGEND OF HERO TONMA (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, Mild Cartoon Violence, 600 Wii Points)

NCsoft released ten new screenshots of Tabula Rasa, Richard Garriott's new MMORPG.

X-OOM Software, part of bhv Software, a leading publisher of digital media software for media devices, will be releasing its X-OOM Media Centre for Wii in late October 2007. This ground breaking product turns your Nintendo Wii into a fully functional media centre, accessing all digital media on a PC via the Wii’s built-in Wi-Fi capability, allowing users to access their music, view photos and watch films on their Nintendo Wii.

To learn more about the product, visit X-OOM.com

This was actually announced last weeek but we forgot to post it.

Chertsey, UK. – September 24, 2007 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the award-winning EA Redwood Shores Studio has been developing an original intellectual property that will introduce a new experience to the sci-fi horror genre. In the brilliant, bold and often-bloody Dead Space™ gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action.

Set in the cold blackness of deep space, the atmosphere is soaked with a feeling of tension, dread and sheer terror. In Dead Space, players step into the role of engineer Isaac Clarke – an ordinary man on a seemingly routine mission to fix the communications systems aboard a deep space mining ship. It is not long before Isaac awakes to a living nightmare when he learns that the ship’s crew has been ravaged by a vicious alien infestation. He must fight through the dead silence and darkness of deep space to stay alive.

Executive Producer Glen Schofield commented, “This team has worked on some tremendous properties but we have always wanted to work on something that was darker and creepier. We are all such huge fans of the horror and sci-fi genres; we wanted to create the most terrifying game we could, and keep the player on the edge of his seat the entire time.”

Under development at EA Redwood Shores, Dead Space is expected to ship in Fall 2008 for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system. This product is not yet rated by PEGI or ESRB. More information about Dead Space is available at www.deadspacegame.com.

California, U.S.A. (September 21, 2007) – Aeria Games announced today that the closed beta for Project Torque has been opened up to the public. Over the past few weeks, the team has worked very hard to add a large variety of new and exciting game features such as new cars, tracks, and game modes.

To register and play for FREE, please visit us at http://project-torque.aeriagames.com/