World Renowned Scratch Champion to Appear as Playable DJ and Deliver Two All-New Call-and-Response DJ Battle Mixes to This Year’s Best Soundtrack in Entertainment

Sydney, AUSTRALIA – July 23rd 2010 – When the party starts this October, budding beat chemists, singing sensations and all of their friends will fire up two turntable controllers and a microphone, and spin, scratch and battle with the legendary turntablist DJ Qbert in Activision Publishing Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) DJ Hero® 2. A defining member of DJ culture, having been crowned the best in his craft in multiple world championship competitions and revolutionized turntablism, DJ Qbert joins the distinguished rank of playable characters that will appear in-game, including Deadmau5, David Guetta and others, and will deliver two scratch intensive mixes to the best soundtrack in entertainment.

“I’m excited about finally getting to bring the art of turntablism’s defining skills, as well as two exclusive mixes, to DJ Hero 2,” said DJ Qbert. “It’s been a dream of mine as a gamer to battle myself on the turntables and now millions of fans around the world and their friends will get their chance to also.”

“As a pioneer of his craft, DJ Qbert’s one-of-a-kind scratch and battle skills made him an amazing partner and perfect representative of DJ Hero 2’s new multiplayer modes, especially the unique DJ vs. DJ battle mixes,” said Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs, Activision. “We’re bringing together the biggest and best DJ’s from around the globe, having already announced Deadmau5 and David Guetta as part of our incredibly talented crew, and having DJ Qbert cut up records in his signature style will help us put an indelible stamp on the DJ Hero 2 soundtrack.”

The ultimate mixer of music and friends, DJ Hero 2 will deliver the definitive way for players to come together and party with a host of new multiplayer modes – including DJ Battles that pit DJ against DJ in mixes produced specifically for battle gameplay – and invite vocalists into the spotlight with integrated on-screen singing and rapping of lyrics and rhymes while bringing the party to life with jump-in/jump-out Party Play gameplay. Featuring the biggest dance, pop and hip-hop hits by the hottest artists everyone knows and loves remixed by world-class DJ’s in an all-new way, the game’s soundtrack delivers over 80 unique creations only available in DJ Hero 2. Further immersing players into the music, the game offers a heightened level of creative input and allows everyone to add their own touch, directly impacting the beats they’re spinning with freestyle scratching, crossfading and sampling. The game will also feature an all-new career-based Empire Mode where players start out as an up-and-coming DJ on the road to becoming the head of a major entertainment empire, all of which is founded solely on their success as a DJ.

Dropping this fall, DJ Hero 2 will invite a wave of new digital disc jockeys to the turntables as the game will be available as a Party Bundle which will include a copy of the game, two turntable controllers and a microphone, offering the ultimate “party-in-a-box.” Gamers who experienced the #1 new videogame intellectual property of 2009 can pick up DJ Hero 2 as a Turntable Bundle featuring one turntable controller and a copy of the game or as standalone software. The game is in development by FreeStyleGames for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 and the Wii™ system from Nintendo. The game is rated PG for Mild themes, sexual references and coarse language. For more information about DJ Hero 2, please visit www.djhero.com, www.facebook.com/djhero and www.twitter.com/djhero.

SYDNEY, July 23 2010…Distracted Media’s Australian producers Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey today announced the cast line-up for their locally produced film, The Tunnel. Set in and amongst Sydney’s underground tunnels, The Tunnel has become Australia’s most talked about thriller. The movie follows a news film crews’ journey into Sydney’s underground hunting for a story, until the story starts hunting them.

Andy Rodoreda from Sydney has been cast as News Producer, Peter Ferguson. Andy Rodoreda is best known for his starring role in the Australian horror movie, Black Water and for his work on Australian TV dramas including Blue Heelers and East West 101.

Bel Delia, formerly of the Northern Beaches, now an Inner Western suburbs local (Balmain, Sydney), has been cast as TV journalist, Natasha Warner. Bel Delia was awarded Best Actress honours at Tropfest 2010 for her comedic role in “The Last Roll of the Dice”.

Luke Arnold, a former Sydney resident and now Melbourne local (Frankston/Mornington Peninsula, Victoria) is a hot newcomer with acting credits including Steven Spielberg’s “The Pacific”, “Broken Hill” and “Rescue: Special Ops”. Luke Arnold has been cast as sound recordist, Jim “Tangles” Williams.

Steve Davis of the North Shore (Sydney) has been cast in a move towards authenticity as TV crew cameraman, Steve Miller. Steve Davis’ documentary credits include countless overseas postings and documentary credits for Discovery Channel and National Geographic.

Goran Kleut, a Eastern Suburbs (Randwick, Sydney) local, has been cast as the animalistic ‘Stalker’. Goran Kleut is well known for his various film and television credits including Gabriel, Sea Patrol and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.

Ben Maclaine, an Inner Western suburbs resident (Lilyfield, Sydney), has been cast as the Security Guard. Ben Maclaine is well noted for his various acting and voice-over work in Australia.

James Caitlin, a former Dubbo local and now a lower Blue Mountains (Richmond, Sydney) resident, has been cast as homeless man, Trevor Jones. James Caitlin is known for his various film, theatre and television credits including roles on White Collar Blue and Home & Away.

“We are thrilled to have cast a talented line-up of local Australian actors to bring The Tunnel to life under the direction of Carlo Ledesma. The cast has strong chemistry that we can’t wait to see translated onto the screen,” said Julian Harvey.

Already attracting international and local attention for its unconventional funding and release model, The Tunnel will be directed by Philippines born and now Homebush Bay (Sydney) based, Carlo Ledesma.

Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey, are choosing to break with the traditional movie channel release model and will distribute the locally producer thriller through controversial internet piracy networks in a bid to reach out to the increasingly dominant online audience.

The movie’s website launched in June 2010 at www.thetunnelmovie.net and the innovative plan is to raise the movie’s cash budget of $135,000 by selling a frame of the movie for $1 to the internet audience (the concept is based on a 90-minute film consisting of 135,000 individual frames). Slated for release later this year, the movie will be made available online worldwide, for free.

“We believe that if we stop fighting the peer to peer networks and find a way to work with them, they could become the biggest revolution in the way we connect with an audience,” said Enzo Tedeschi.

www.thetunnelmovie.net

Raiding and Romance combined? It can only be Fairy Story Online

Hull UK / Get swept up in a romantic game setting like no other, thanks to Ngames anticipated upcoming MMORPG, Fairy Story Online.

Winner of 9 industry awards, including PC Editor Choice award (2009) and Gamespot China’s world’s most anticipated online games (2009), Fairy Story Online is exciting beta players with it’s unique mixture of romantic nostalgia and real-time combat.

Fairy Story Online, Ngames’ latest MMORPG, is set in a beautiful, warm, romantic world that instantly evokes memories of classic childhood fairytales. The game is filled with distinctive characters, hundreds of pets and dozens of fun mounts – it’s the type of wonderland Alice wishes she’d fallen into.
The delicate interface and interactive environments are complemented by ambient music and automatic path-finding, meaning you can sit back and drink in the setting while talking and interacting with your gaming friends.
Who knows, you might even find ‘the one’ for an in-game marriage along the way…

Ever played an MMORPG where you raid a giant clown house, packed with colourful but vicious jack-in-the-boxes, toy soldiers and a wicked witch to defeat?
Fairy Story Online takes raiding to a new, unexplored level, expertly mixing childhood sweetness with a robust real-time combat system. The aesthetics may be fairytale-sweet on the eye, but there are challenges waiting for even the most hardened MMORPG players.

Raid groups in Fairy Story Online are full of charismatic characters, each using their own items – personalised through a deep item enhancement system – to take on the fantastical bosses awaiting them.
You’ll even have fun simply riding to the raids, thanks to the game’s wonderful selection of mounts, including: giant Praying Mantises; friendly Tigers; and udder-ly brilliant big yellow Cows.

Fairy Story Online welcomes all levels of players to join in with raids, presenting them with an optional automatic-combat system that cleverly picks out enemies and utilises spells, or the more rewarding option of getting involved with the furious real-time combat.

You can sign up and play the Fairy Story Online beta now, featuring:

3 charming character families
Unique, romantic game setting
Customizable clothing and weapons
Easy-to-navigate map with automatic path-finding
Vibrant online community
Cute pets
New recruits to Fairy Story Online will join their heroic brethren of the Clover Hunters, with the objective to restore justice and colour to the fairytale kingdom of Sunshine City. Explore an expansive and spectacular 3D fantasy world by foot on or mounts; synthesize cute pets to fortify your kill attempts in battle; customize weapons and a range of protection clothing before engaging in battle with unique grizzly monsters; and interact with the vibrant online community.

Official site: http://fs.game321.com/

Paramount are going nuts in promoting the Aussie adaptaion of John Marsden’s young adult novel Tomorrow When the War Began.

First up is the announcement of the World Premiere of the film on August 8. This is the full press release:

‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ WORLD PREMIERE

ANNOUNCED FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 8^th

Paramount Pictures is delighted to announce the feature film of John Marsden’s best-selling and much-loved ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ will have its World Premiere in Sydney on Sunday 8^th August.

The film’s stars – Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Phoebe Tonkin, Chris Pang, Ashleigh Cummings, and Andy Ryan along with Director Stuart Beattie will walk the red carpet at Event Cinemas, George Street in Sydney.

The World Premiere kicks off a national publicity tour for ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ including premiere screenings in Melbourne at Hoyts Melbourne Central on Wednesday 11^th August and a Queensland premiere at The Australian International Movie Convention on the Gold Coast on Sunday 15^th August.

Stuart Beattie, whose screenwriting credits include Australia, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Collateral, wrote the screenplay and will make his directorial debut on ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’.

Stuart Beattie said “I’m so proud and honoured to have been given the opportunity to bring John Marden’s incredible book to the screen. And I will be forever grateful to Omnilab and Paramount for supporting me and this movie from the very beginning right up through this extraordinary publicity tour.”

Paramount Pictures will handle distribution and marketing of the film in Australia and New Zealand. Principal investor Omnilab Media, through its production arm, Ambience Entertainment, has taken the first novel in the series, ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ from page to screen.

The ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ cast features:
Caitlin Stasey (Neighbours, The Sleepover Club) as Ellie Linton
Rachel Hurd-Wood (Peter Pan, Dorian Gray, Perfume) as Corrie McKenzie
Lincoln Lewis (Home & Away) as Kevin Holmes
Deniz Akdeniz (When the Bell Rings) as Homer Yannos
Phoebe Tonkin (H2O – Just Add Water) as Fiona (Fi) Maxwell
Chris Pang (Home Song Stories, Real Stories) as Lee Takkam
Ashleigh Cummings (Home & Away, Razzle Dazzle) as Robyn Mathers
Andy Ryan (The Jesters) as Chris Lang

John Marsden’s best-selling series of seven books has sold nearly 2 million copies in Australia and New Zealand.

TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN is in cinemas from September 2nd

To promote the film, members of the cast and screenwriter/director Stuart Beattie will be making public appearances in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. If you want to catch a glimpse at the stars or maybe nab an autograph, here are the details:

Sydney:
Borders Bondi Junction
Monday, 9th August at 4.00pm
Level 4, near Centre Court
Westfield Bondi Junction

Melbourne:
Borders Jam Factory Store
Thursday, 12th August at 4.30pm
Shop 1, The Jam Factory
500 Chapel St, South Yarra

Brisbane:
Tuesday 17th August at 4.30pm
Main stage, Queen Street Mall, Brisbane

Finally there’s a new website for the NSW town of Wirrawee, the town that’s the hub of all the action in the story. You can click the flaming “Help Us” button on the site for some new info to do with the film.

Tomorrow When the War Began wil be released in cinemas in Australia on September 2nd.

Universal have released the third trailer for Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (he who directed Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead) and it still looks brilliant.

Synopsis:

Scott Pilgrim (Cera) has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake to when Ramona (Winstead) rollerblades into his world, love hasn’t been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes control her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor.

The film is released in Australia on August 12

Industry veterans establish studio to capture emerging social and mobile gaming markets with games made by women, for women

VANCOUVER, B.C., July 20, 2010 – Industry veterans Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch and Kirsten Forbes are announcing the formation of Silicon Sisters Interactive, a new Canadian video game company that will create games for a predominantly female audience.

According to the Entertainment Software Association, female gamers are one of the industry’s fastest growing demographics, with women currently accounting for 40% of the overall gaming audience. Silicon Sisters plans to capture and grow this rapidly expanding market by tailoring games to these players’ daily lives and personal interests. Their target customers — women of all ages, from tweens and teens to hard-working women worldwide — comprise an audience that the company’s all-female design staff inherently understands.

“We’re not interested in ‘pinkifying’ games, which is how girl games are typically designed,” says Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch, Silicon Sisters’ CEO. “It’s no coincidence that the games I and many other female gamers are most drawn to have had women involved in their development. Girls and women game differently than boys and men. Silicon Sisters has studied these differences so we can make games that truly appeal to and resonate with the female audience.”

It’s an objective perfectly suited to the founders’ backgrounds. During their combined 18 years in the industry, both have been vocal champions of female representation among video game developers and audiences. The former COO of Deep Fried Entertainment, Bailey Gershkovitch chairs the Vancouver chapter of Women in Games International and sits on GDC Canada’s Advisory Board. Forbes, previously an Executive Producer at Radical Entertainment, has delivered eleven top-selling games and is a veteran industry advocate for girl gaming preferences.

“The video game industry is experiencing a rebirth of sorts,” says Kirsten Forbes, Silicon Sisters’ COO. “PC online gaming is up, social networking has become pervasive, and mobile platforms are ubiquitous. Women are adopting games on these platforms in droves. It’s time to get serious about delivering quality games into this burgeoning market.”

Silicon Sisters’ predominantly female team, which includes noted designer Brenda Brathwaite as a consultant, is working on two projects for PC and mobile platforms. This summer, company representatives will attend Casual Connect, GDC Europe, and GamesCom to pursue publishing opportunities for their own properties, as well as potential work-for-hire projects that correspond to Silicon Sisters’ corporate vision.

About Silicon Sisters Interactive

Silicon Sisters Interactive is the first female owned and run video game studio in Canada. Founded and staffed by industry veterans with decades of hands-on experience, the company is committed to developing high quality, inspirational games with a decidedly female focus — games made by women and girls, for women and girls. Silicon Sisters’ first two projects are currently under development. For more information, please visit the corporate website at http://www.siliconsisters.ca.

All-New Story-Based Quest Mode Pays Homage to the Cult Classic RUSH Album, 2112

Sydney, AUSTRALIA – Rush, one of the most influential rock bands in history, have joined together with Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock to bring their seven-part suite from their classic 2112 album to the game’s all-new, story-based Quest Mode this September. For the first time ever, Guitar Hero® fans will embark on an epic voyage playing as eight Guitar Hero characters that transform into rock warriors who must join together to use their unique, game-changing powers to help the Demi-God of Rock take down “The Beast” to save rock.

“The music, the story and the journey of 2112 lends itself perfectly to the quest in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock,” said Geddy Lee of Rush. “In our story, the caves of 2112 are where our hero finds the lost guitar and this rediscovery of music is much like the Guitar Hero warriors’ journey to find the Demi-God of Rock’s Legendary guitar, which has been trapped in a cavern.”

“I love the idea of Guitar Hero; they have combined two great things – music and fun,” said Alex Lifeson of Rush. “I think it’s a great way to introduce people of all ages to music of various styles by all kinds of different bands, while providing a launching pad for kids who want to get into playing music.”

Within the narrative-driven journey, Rush and Guitar Hero fans alike will experience 2112 in a totally new and authentic way while traversing the exclusive three-part 2112 Rush-inspired venue and playing their way through the 20 minute, seven-part suite. Additionally, each song transition will feature band members narrating liner notes from the 2112 album. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will include:

· “2112 Pt. 1 – Overture”

· “2112 Pt. 2 – The Temples Of Syrinx”

· “2112 Pt. 3 – Discovery”

· “2112 Pt. 4 – Presentation”

· “2112 Pt. 5 – Oracle: The Dream”

· “2112 Pt. 6 – Soliloquy”

· “2112 Pt. 7 – Grand Finale”

“Our collaborations with legendary artists and bands, like Rush, are key to creating an original rock experience and have helped drive Guitar Hero’s success,” said David Haddad, Chief Operating Officer, Guitar Hero. “The journey that Rush’s 2112 seven-part suite takes fans on fits flawlessly within the story Neversoft has expertly created for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and perfectly adds to the authenticity of the game.”

In Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, join with friends on an epic rock journey to save rock n’ roll. Featuring the most music ever in a Guitar Hero game with an impressive 90+ track set list and a host of all-new gameplay features, living room legends and their friends can strum, drum and wail in the most immersive music videogame experience to date.

Delivering the quintessential rock music collection that focuses on guitar shredding hits from bands such as Black Sabbath, Slipknot and Megadeth and larger-than-life band anthems from Queen, Muse and KISS, players can unleash more rewards and unlockable content than ever before in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock’s Quest Mode, the franchise’s first ever story-based mode, and Quickplay+, which invites challenge-starved fanatics to test their rock skills.

Running on the powerful Guitar Hero engine that has been expanded and refined and with encores from the critically-acclaimed and fan favorite gameplay features that made Guitar Hero one of the most popular franchises of all-time – such as Party Play, Competitive modes and any combination of up to four instruments – the game offers a complete interactive and connected experience bringing friends and foes to the stage in the ultimate rock music experience.

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and by Vicarious Visions for the Wii™ system from Nintendo. The game is rated PG for Mild themes, violence, sexual references and coarse language. For more information about Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, please visit GuitarHero.com. For a high res version of the image attached, please contact me.

Place your vote for the fate of the newest Carmine brother through the purchase of avatar gear on Xbox LIVE Marketplace with benefits going to charity

The fate of Carmine lies in your hands! For the first time in franchise history, Epic Games and Microsoft are giving fans the chance to decide the fate of a character in “Gears of War 3.” By purchasing avatar gear on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, fans and gaming communities around the globe will decide the destiny of the newest Carmine brother set to appear in “Gears of War 3,” with all the proceeds going to the Child’s Play Charity.

Keeping with the series’ tradition, Clayton Carmine will be introduced in the trilogy’s final chapter, and like Anthony and Ben, the newest rookie brother runs the high risk of meeting an early death. However, unlike in the previous games, the Xbox community will choose whether Carmine lives or dies by purchasing special “Gears of War 3” avatar gear on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Starting July 29 two new avatar t-shirts will be available on the Avatar Marketplace on Xbox LIVE – one shirt reads “Save Carmine” and the other reads “Carmine Must Die.” By purchasing the “Save Carmine” shirt, you’re casting your vote to let Carmine live in “Gears of War 3.” Conversely, purchasing the “Carmine Must Die” shirt means you want to see Clayton follow in the fate of his brothers.

Fans attending Comic-Con International in San Diego this week will also be able to cast their votes early by purchasing real life limited edition “Save Carmine” or “Carmine Must Die” t-shirts at the NECA booth (#3145). “Gears” fans can also visit the Xbox 360 booth (#5153) to be amongst the first to play “Gears of War 3” Beast Mode throughout the show. Finally, the team from Epic Games, including design director Cliff Bleszinski, executive producer Rod Fergusson and lead writer Karen Traviss, will be signing Comic-Con exclusive posters at the Xbox booth on Saturday, July 24 at 12:00 p.m. PDT.

Child’s Play is a community-based games industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children around the world. Through their network of more than 60 hospitals and through the generosity of their community of donors, Child’s Play raises millions of dollars each year to donate games, consoles and toys to sick children. The proceeds from the sales of the “Save Carmine” and “Carmine Must Die” avatar gear and limited edition NECA t-shirts will go to Child’s Play, so cast your vote, donate to charity, and get cool “Gears of War” gear!

Published by Microsoft Game Studios and developed by Epic Games, the “Gears of War” franchise has won over 30 “Game of the Year” awards, sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and redefined the third-person shooter genre for this console generation. The “Gears of War” series is exclusive to Xbox 360 and its riveting multiplayer action makes it one of the most popular titles on Xbox LIVE. The trilogy finale, “Gear of War 3,” will release on April 5, 2011, only on Xbox 360. More information can be found at www.gearsofwar.com.

A new adventure featuring Marvel Comics’ mighty Thor arrives in 2011

Thursday 22^nd July 2010 – SEGA^® Europe Ltd. and SEGA^® of America, Inc. today announced they will bring Marvel Entertainment Inc.’s hall-of-fame franchise Thor™ to video game systems in an epic third-person adventure game. Thor: The Video Game™ is scheduled for release on all five major console platforms in winter 2011.

Thor: The Video Game will delve deep into the heroic tales of the Thor universe. Eisner Award-winning writer and lead Thor comic book author Matt Fraction brings authenticity to the narrative as a story consultant, and elevates the story beyond the comic and movie universe throughout the video game.  Players will take on an array of ancient enemies and beasts from the many worlds of Norse mythology by using different battle strategies and elemental powers. The sacred Mjolnir, Thor’s legendary hammer, will allow players to command the powers of the storm: wind, thunder and lightning. By earning Valor in combat throughout the game, players will also be able to select from a wider range of abilities, acquire new attacks, powers and upgrades.

“We are proud to be bringing Thor to his first solo video game adventure” commented Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA America.  “Thor: The Video Game will finally bring the immense power of this iconic hero to lifelong fans, and introduce the God of Thunder to a whole new audience as a true Marvel Super Hero.”

Each version of the game is being developed to take advantage of all five console platforms. The PLAYSTATION®3 and Xbox 360® version will feature cinematic, third-person action gameplay with melee combos, ranged hammer throws, tide-turning elemental powers and an upgrade system to bolster Thor’s powers as gamers progress. Players will be able to follow the same overarching story in the PSP™, Nintendo Wii™ and DS™ versions presented in a comic book style, allowing fans to explore new content in the same universe.

While taking its inspiration directly from the mythology of the comics, Thor: The Video Game will launch around the time of the upcoming Thor film adaptation from Marvel Studios.

Brought to the Marvel Universe by the legendary Stan Lee and his brother Larry Lieber, and penciled by noted artist Jack Kirby, Thor first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1962. Based on Norse mythology, the Marvel character of Thor became a comic book Super Hero both in his own right and as a member of the Avengers alongside comic book icons The Hulk™, Iron Man™ and Captain America™. Thor: The Video Game marks the character’s progression from mythology to comics, TV, then film and now to interactive entertainment in his first standalone appearance in a videogame.

About SEGA Europe Ltd.:

SEGA^® Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA^® Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA Europe’s web site is located at www.sega.com

About SEGA of America Inc.:

SEGA^® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA^® Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home.  The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.  SEGA of America’s Web site is located at www.sega.com

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.  For more information visit www.marvel.com. 

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