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15th October 2008

EA SPORTS Partners with Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook

EA SPORTS Partners with Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook to Provide Team Scouting Reports In NCAA Basketball 09

University of North Carolina Tar Heels Top Rated Team In NCAA Basketball 09

Burnaby – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ:ERTS) today unveiled a partnership with Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook to provide team ratings and team scouting reports for the EA SPORTS™ college basketball videogame NCAA® Basketball 09, scheduled for release December 2 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, and the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems.

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook has been the leader in compiling accurate scouting reports of college basketball teams for 28 years and EA SPORTS will utilize its scouting reports and data to drive its college basketball videogame.

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15th October 2008

Boogie SuperStar Released

Girls Sing and Dance Their Way to Stardom in the Hottest New Music Game

Montreal – The Casual Entertainment Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) provides tween girls with the ultimate superstar experience with this week’s release of Boogie™ SuperStar, exclusively for the Wii™. Boogie SuperStar shipped on October 14 in North America and Canada, and will be available October 16 in Asia and October 17 in Europe. Girls around the world will have a blast singing and dancing their way to stardom, performing today’s hottest music hits.

Boogie SuperStar provides girls worldwide with a gaming experience that is truly for them,” said Russell Arons, Vice President of Marketing, EA Casual Entertainment. “We listened to what girls wanted in a music game and aimed to provide those elements with Boogie SuperStar including total character customization, today’s most popular songs, engaging game play, and the ability to play with their friends.”

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15th October 2008

Online Tool Launched For Business Valuation

Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 15, 2008 – ValueThisBusiness.com announced today the launch of their online business valuation tool. The website service is ideal for anyone in the USA or Canada interested in business valuation and helps answer the question, “How much is a specific business worth?”.
Traditional Business Valuation tends to be an expensive, time consuming and complex process that is often difficult to comprehend. In just a few clicks, this internet service offers individual business valuations which take into account the “real world” business sold facts that reflect the recent buying and selling business marketplace. ValueThisBusiness.com’s extensive database is based on substantial research and actual sold comparables from research groups, valuation experts, and sold listing results of Business Brokers and M&A specialists from across North America. All data is kept current and is based on thousands of transactions from 2004 to present.
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14th October 2008

GarageGames Looking to Fund New, Local Studios

GarageGames Looking to Fund New Studios in Austin, Vancouver, and Seattle for InstantAction.com Titles

Eugene, OR, October 14, 2008
– GarageGames, creators of InstantAction.com, the website for gamers that combines the intensity of videogames with the accessibility of the web, have announced that they are looking to fund new startup studios working on original IP for InstantAction and other platforms.

“We’re seeing a lot of larger studios cutting back on costs and thus forced to let go of great talent,” said Josh Williams, CEO of GarageGames. “There’s always opportunity for good developers to start anew and we’re looking to give these guys a shot to get back to their roots on a small team making games for a cutting edge platform.”

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14th October 2008

FIFA Soccer 09 in Stores Now

After posting record Week 1 sales throughout Europe, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced that EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 09 has shipped to stores throughout North America and Asia today, providing soccer fans with a customized gameplay experience that takes advantage of the hardware specifications of each available platform the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PC, PlayStation®2, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and mobile.

FIFA Soccer 09 launches in North America and Asia on the Wii home video game system and Nintendo DS on October 28, 2008.

A new premium service for FIFA Soccer 09 on PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360® and PC called adidas Live Season* is poised to redefine the soccer videogame experience by dynamically updating player form in-game on a weekly basis so that player attributes mirror real-world performances. FIFA Soccer 09 will now feel and play differently throughout the entire 2008-2009 season matching the weekly rhythm of soccer. Gameplay will change dynamically as the performance of players and football teams in the real world experience the highs and lows during their campaigns. The new service is available now for Barclays Premier League, La Liga BBVA, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A and Mexican Primera Division.

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14th October 2008

New COO Joins Tecagora Solutions

Victoria – Tecagora Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Yida Mao as Chief Operations Officer of the company. With the recent release of Tecagora’s Snapact Photo Manager and Snapact Photo Sharing Community, Mao’s appointment is anticipated to catapult Snapact into the digital imaging and photo sharing marketplace as a strong contender.

Prior to joining Tecagora, Mr. Mao held influential roles with other successful technology companies in Victoria, most recently as Vice President Technology and Product Development. With a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from McGill University and an MBA from the University of Victoria, Mao possesses over a decade of leading and managing R&D operations for several rapidly growing technology companies. The software technologies and services produced under Mao’s leadership and guidance have reached millions of consumers worldwide.
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14th October 2008

Arcade Novelties Aims to Score Big with Retro Game Apparel

As consumer demand for retro style remains high, Canadian company launches first-ever online store dedicated to classic game brand merchandise

Toronto, Ontario (MMD Newswire) October 14, 2008 — Arcade Novelties announced today the launch of its new online store to coincide with the release of its new retro arcade-themed line of clothing and accessories. The shop specializes in casual apparel, home and office décor products and gift items featuring authentic pinball and arcade game artwork.

Many baby boomers will undoubtedly already be familiar with the designs found on the company’s products. “We grew up with these games in coffee shops, restaurants, bowling alleys, pool halls…they were everywhere” says Dave Pauk, President of Arcade Novelties. “First and foremost, our goal was to provide a range of products that appealed to diehard fans, but we also wanted to celebrate the incredible, timeless artwork found on these games by creating greater awareness to a much broader audience”.

While confident that the consumer appetite for retro styled products is at an all-time high within this powerful buying group, Mr. Pauk also believes these images will transcend generations and appeal to a younger audience as well.

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14th October 2008

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation Delivers Intense and Authentic Modern Combat Action

Sony Computer Entertainment America’s New Bluetooth® Headset to Revolutionize Voice Chat on PS3™

Press Release – Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced the availability of SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation. Developed by Vancouver’s Slant Six Games, SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation allows users to experience online combat on a global-scale made only available on the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) system. SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation is available for download directly from PlayStation®Network for $39.99 (SRP) and at retail, both a Blue-ray stand-alone version for $39.99 (SRP) and a bundle version for $59.99 (SRP).  The bundle version of SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation includes the new Official Bluetooth® Headset providing superior voice technology and innovative features built specifically to enhance voice chat during online multiplayer gaming. The Headset also will be available as a stand-alone peripheral for $49.99 (SRP) by early November.

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13th October 2008

New Release Date For Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel Announced

Toronto, Canada – October 13, 2008 – A new release date has been announced for Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel, the character-driven, non-linear mystery Adventure game for Windows® that invites players to solve the astonishing murder of one of the hotel’s guests and unveil the startling secrets surrounding the mystical Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel. Leading video game publisher Lighthouse Interactive has decided to extend the production schedule in order to further polish the game. Originally scheduled to hit retail shelves this year, Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel will be releasing in Q1 2009.

“Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel brings a fresh gameplay approach to the Adventure game genre,” said Steve Wall, V.P. Business Development at Lighthouse Interactive. “Incorporating multiple paths, consequences, and 5 different endings, which are dependent upon the player’s decisions and behaviour, are key elements that will enhance the Adventure gaming experience.”

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10th October 2008

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences salutes the NFB in Washington

To honour half a century of Oscar® nominations , 12 wins and more than 65 years of valuable work in short film, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will pay tribute to the NFB in a special event on October 23. Organized with the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film and the Foundation for the National Archives, the evening will be hosted by animation critic and historian Charles Solomon with an introduction by Academy President Sid Ganis.

The evening will feature a panel discussion with Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the NFB, Tom Perlmutter, producer Marcy Page and director Torill Kove, whose film The Danish Poet/Le poète danois won the Oscar® for Best Short Animation in 2007. Several films, including Neighbours/Voisins (1952), Walking/En marchant (1969), Bob’s Birthday/L’anniversaire de Bob (1993), Ryan (2004) and The Danish Poet/Le poète danois (2006), will be screened.

The event takes place in the William G. McGowan Theater at the National Archives.

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