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Burnaby – Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that Peter Moore, President of EA SPORTS™, will present at the BMO Capital Markets 16th Annual Interactive Entertainment Conference on November 13, 2008 in New York, NY. at 09:00 ET. During the course of this event, Electronic Arts may disclose material developments affecting its business and/or financial performance. An audio webcast will be available on Electronic Arts’ website at http://investor.ea.com through November 20, 2008.

Toronto – YANGAROO Inc., the industry’s leading secure digital media distribution company, has integrated its Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) with the MusicMaster Scheduling software produced by A-Ware Software, Inc.

As a result of this integration, the more than 2,800 MusicMaster Scheduling software users at radio stations worldwide can now import new music available through YANGAROO’s DMDS directly into their music library. The new music imported from DMDS also includes the related track information.

YANGAROO’s DMDS is a web-based delivery system available free to the radio industry. It replaces the physical distribution of music, allowing radio stations throughout North America to receive broadcast-quality music and promotional materials digitally and securely from independent, as well as major, record labels.

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Toronto – Creativeworks Productions Inc. is pleased to announce that their video Mobile Productions was an award winner in this year’s prestigious Crystal Vision Awards competition, honouring the best in television and film productions.

Mobile Productions was created for the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), a not-for-profit membership-based association serving business, industry, government and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace. A leading developer of standards and codes, and a solutions-oriented organization, CSA provides products, services and training that help enhance public safety and health, improve the quality of life, facilitate trade and preserve the environment.
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Our congratulations to the Cinematics team at Bioware – Mass Effect was honored with the award for the 2008 Mackie for Outstanding Achievement in Game Cinematics from the Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences Film Festival in New York over the November 1st weekend.

Vancouver – Flarium Ltd. announced today the release of FlashSlider 4.3 – easy to use tool for creating flash slideshow creation.

FlashSlider 4.3 is a tool for easy creating flash slideshows with digital images, transition effects, background music, captions and navigation buttons and publishing them to the Web.
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Ubisoft will be visiting Richmond Centre Mall in Richmond, BC on November 14 and 15 then heading over to the West Edmonton Mall for November 22 and 23rd. Gamers are invited to come out and experience Shaun White and Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party on the Wii as well as Far Cry 2 on the Xbox 360.

Vancouver – Zeugma Systems, a privately held supplier of open telecommunications solutions, today announced the Zeugma Smart™ Series applications that run within the highly flexible Zeugma Open Application Sandbox (OAS), which facilitates rapid, cost-effective development of new services. SmartVideo™, the first application in the Smart Series, enables service providers to monetize the video traffic already traversing their networks by creating a high-quality, always-available premium internet video service that they can sell to their residential customers for an incremental fee. SmartVideo enables service providers to turn streaming internet video into a premium opt-in video experience by identifying and allocating the appropriate amount of bandwidth to video traffic, including high-definition (HD) video, yielding a viewing experience approaching that of a locally attached DVD player.

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Toronto – QuickPlay Media, the premier provider of mobile TV and video solutions, today announced that it has been named as a finalist in the “Service Provider Innovation” category in the First Annual TelcoTV Vision Awards. The awards recognize the most innovative and “visionary” new products, services or applications announced in the communications industry in the past year. QuickPlay Media is being recognized for its role in powering Rogers Vision, Canada’s first fully-integrated mobile video and radio service offered exclusively from the region’s largest wireless provider of voice and data services, Rogers Wireless.

“The past year has witnessed an unprecedented mobile evolution, which includes growing adoption of mobile TV and video services such as Rogers Vision. To be recognized for the work we have done with Rogers is a tremendous honor,” said Wayne Purboo, CEO of QuickPlay Media. “Looking forward, we expect more and more companies from around the globe to turn to our quick-to-deploy, flexible mobile video solutions to deliver their customers high quality entertainment experiences that match their unique interests.”

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EA Brings Need for Speed to Life in Next Summer’s Biggest Drift and Time Attack Racing Event
London to Host Need for Speed Live 2009 International Race Event

Today at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, Electronic Arts Inc. announced Need for Speed™ Live, a unique festival and competition that celebrates car culture. This first-time event, which is still being negotiated, will be open to the public and will be hosted next summer at the world famous Brands Hatch Circuit located near London, England. The weekend-long experience will be a showcase of entertainment, videogames, music, car shows and displays designed to appeal to fans of racing games, proud owners of hot vehicles, fans of exotic cars and motorsports enthusiasts.

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Edmonton – XGen Studios today announced that the long awaited Stick Arena Ballistick has arrived! Stick Arena Ballistick is an improved and expanded version of the original Stick Arena. Included in this new version are new weapons: The Flamethrower, Chain Gun, Railgun, Chain Saw, Laser Sword, and Tesla Helmet. Or kick it oldschool with the original weapons: Katana, AK-47, Sledgehammer, Shotgun, Baseball Bat, or Glock. Battle it out the new all-new Space Lab, or the original Offices, Construction Yards and Sewers. Gamers can upgrade characters with customizable Spinners and Pets, create custom maps, earn in-game currency, and much more. For a quick overview, check out the trailer or Play Ballistick Now. Ballistick is rated Mature.