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“Ovi” and friends hold 2K Sports’ first-ever outdoor motion capture session tonight at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

New York, NY – June 16, 2009 – 2K Sports announced today that Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, the 2009 Maurice “Rocket” Richard Award winner and Hart Memorial Trophy candidate, will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for the next iteration of the popular NHL 2K franchise, NHL® 2K10. While leading the National Hockey League (NHL) in goals scored for the second consecutive season, Ovechkin has become one of the most recognizable faces of the NHL in only his fourth season, and will bring his electrifying personality and unmatched passion for the game to NHL 2K10 this year.

“It’s a good time to be Ovi!,” said Ovechkin, left winger for the Washington Capitals. “It’s an incredible honor, and I look forward to working with 2K Sports to make NHL 2K10 the most fun and amazing hockey video game experience ever. I can’t wait to put some of my moves in there.”

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Three-In-One Collection of Classic Mad Dog McCree Arcade Games Debuts in August as the First Live-Action Shooter on WiiTM

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced that Mad Dog McCree Gunslinger Pack for Wii™ will be released in the UK on the 28th August 2009, priced £24.99. When ruthless outlaw Mad Dog McCree goes on a rampage with a nasty pack of wanted fugitives in tow, they leave death and destruction in their wake. You are the only gun-slinging bounty hunter who can take him down in this three-in-one collection of classic arcade games that includes: Mad Dog McCree, Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold and The Last Bounty Hunter.

Players use their Wii Remote™ or Wii Zapper™ accessory as the ultimate six-shooter in this Wild West adventure featuring live actors. Fast reflexes and precision shooting are the keys to survival when outlaws ambush from every angle and nail-biting showdowns are only a bullet away. As they pursue Mad Dog and four other wanted fugitives, players can choose from three different difficulty levels to hunt them alone or join forces with others in two multiplayer modes – Posse and Rebel. In Posse Mode, players work together with up to three friends in pursuit of a combined high score, while in Rebel Mode they work independently with up to four bounty hunters for individual high scores. Whether sharpshooting solo or with a posse, the Mad Dog McCree Gunslinger Pack lets players deliver their own brand of Wild West justice and walk away with their gun smokin’!

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Best of Show
– Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
– Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PC)
– Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
– Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for Xbox 360)
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PS3)

Best Original Game
– Alan Wake (Remedy/MGS for Xbox 360)
– Bayonetta (Platinum Games/Sega for PS3, Xbox 360)
– Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
– Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream/SCEE for PS3)
– Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS)

Best Console Game
– Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
– God of War 3 (Sony Santa Monica/SCEA for PS3)
– Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360)
– Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360)
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PS3)

Best Handheld Game
– Gran Turismo (Polyphony Digital/SCEJ for PSP)
– LittleBigPlanet (SCE Studio Cambridge/Media Molecule/SCEE for PSP)
– Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Alphadream/Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
– Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS)
– The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)

Best PC Game
– DC Universe Online (Sony Online Austin/SOE)
– Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare/EA)
– Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP)
– Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts)
– Supreme Commander 2 (Gas Powered Games/Square Enix)

Best Hardware
– DJ Hero Controller (Freestyle Games/Red Octane/Activision)
– “Project Natal” (Microsoft)
– PSP Go (Sony Computer Entertainment)
– Tony Hawk Ride Skateboard (Robomodo/Activision)
– Wii MotionPlus (Nintendo)

Best Action Game
– BioShock 2 (2K Marin/2K Games for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
– Halo 3 ODST (Bungie/MGS for Xbox 360)
– Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC)
– Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
– Singularity (Raven/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

Best Action/Adventure Game
– Bayonetta (Platinum Games/Sega for PS3, Xbox 360)
– Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
– God of War 3 (Sony Santa Monica/SCEA for PS3)
– Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for Xbox 360)
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PS3)

Best Role Playing Game
– Alpha Protocol (Obsidian/Sega for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
– Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare/EA for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
– Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Alphadream/Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
– Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/EA for Xbox 360, PC)
– Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts for PC)

Best Racing Game
– Blur (Bizzare Creations/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
– Forza Motorsport 3 (Turn 10/MGS for Xbox 360)
– ModNation Racers (United Front/SCEA for PS3)
– Need for Speed Shift (Slightly Mad/EA Games for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
– Split/Second (Black Rock/Disney Interactive for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

Best Fighting Game
– Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (Foundation 9/Capcom for PS3, Xbox 360)
– Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (Project Soul/Namco-Bandai Games for PSP)
– Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars (Eighting/Capcom for Wii)
– Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai for PS3, Xbox 360)
– The King of Fighters XII (SNK Playmore for PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Sports Game
– Fight Night Round 4 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
– Madden NFL 10 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
– NHL 10 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
– Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for Wii)
– Tony Hawk Ride (Robomodo/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Best Strategy Game
– League of Legends: Clash of Fates (Riot Games for PC)
– Order of War (Wargaming.net/Square Enix for PC)
– R.U.S.E. (Eugen Systems/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
– Supreme Commander 2 (Gas Powered Games/Square Enix for Xbox 360, PC)

Best Social/Casual Game
– DJ Hero (Freestyle/Red Octane/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
– Guitar Hero 5 (Neversoft/Red Octane/Activision for All Systems)
– Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS)
– The Beatles Rock Band (Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
– Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo for Wii)

Best Online Multiplayer Game
– Halo 3 ODST (Bungie/MGS for Xbox 360)
– Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC)
– MAG (Zipper Interactive/SCEA for PS3)
– Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts for PC)
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PS3)

According to an unnamed scan which has surfaced on a Japanese forum, the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series is moving from the DS to WiiWare. A partial translation of the scan is now available and apparently, there are three titles in development: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Let’s Go! Stormy Adventure Squad!, and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Go For It! Light Adventure Squad. It would be wise to mark this as a rumor for now considering no one is aware of which magazine the scan is from. However, there have been a few Pokemon games on WiiWare thus far and bringing the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series to the service may freshen things up a bit.

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GET OUT YOUR PROTON PACK AND PREPARE TO BE SLIMED AS ‘GHOSTBUSTERS®: THE VIDEO GAME’ BUSTS INTO NORTH AMERICAN RETAILERS

– WRITTEN BY DAN AYKROYD AND HAROLD RAMIS, THIS ALL-NEW ADVENTURE INSPIRED BY BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE PHENOMENON IS PART OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF ORIGINALGHOSTBUSTERS FILM –

NEW YORK, NY – June 16, 2009 – Atari, one of the world’s most recognized video game publishers, today announced that the highly anticipated, summer blockbuster title, Ghostbusters®: The Video Game is now available at retailers across North America.

Working closely with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and acclaimed development studios Terminal Reality and RedFly, Atari brings this completely all-new chapter of the blockbuster Ghostbusters saga to advanced gaming platforms coinciding with the 25th Anniversary celebration of the film’s original theatrical release. Ghostbusters: The Video Game, based on the smash hit motion picture franchise, is penned by original Ghostbusters writers and stars Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd and reunites many of the original cast members. In addition, the game also launches today along with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s worldwide debut of the original motional picture on Blu-ray Disc™.

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Country’s Biggest Artists Bring All New Tracks to The Rock Band Platform Including Willie Nelson, Trace Adkins, Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans and More

Cambridge, MA – June 15, 2009 – Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today revealed the full setlist for Rock Band™ Country Track Pack™, which includes some of country’s biggest artists from Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson and Montgomery Gentry to Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans and more! Rock Band Country Track Pack hits store shelves in North America July 21, 2009 for a suggested retail price of $29.99 and will be available for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, and Wii™ system from Nintendo.

Rock Band Country Track Pack, featuring 21 tracks from country music’s superstars of yesterday and today, is a standalone software product that allows owners of Rock Band® and Rock Band®2 to keep the party going with a whole new setlist. Thirteen of the on disc tracks are brand new to the Rock Band platform and will be exclusive to the Rock Band Country Track Pack disc for a limited time before joining the Rock Band® Music Store as downloadable content.

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