"
These titles demonstrate the breadth and depth of the current platform,
and show what's possible when powerful hardware is combined with inventive
software and top-notch online services .
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners. GameSpot also has one of the most
active online gaming communities which is a free, innovative social
network service that makes it fun and easy for gamers to meet and
interact with others that share their specific gaming interests.

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"VU
Games recognizes and values our unique and creative work environment, as well
as our commitment to developing top-selling entertainment products.vugames."
The Mobie Award winners were chosen from more than one hundred
submissions and judged on criteria including: gameplay, aesthetic
value, and replay-ability.

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Xbox Portfolio Continues to Raise the Bar at E3

The studio treats each property with
the reverence it deserves and gamers demand.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
CTIA Wireless 2005

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(www.com,
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Since its launch, Xbox has sold 20 million
consoles worldwide , and is expected to sell millions more. Xbox is now available in North
America, Asia, Europe and Australia. in
the United States and/or other countries.

GameSpot Announces the Second Annual Wireless Gaming Awards Winners at CTIA WIRELESS 2005; G-Mode's Topolon Wins 2004 Mobile Game of the Year

About CNET Networks

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"
Attendees of this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) can experience
the irreverent and entertaining gameplay of "Halo(R) 2 Multiplayer Map Pack"
from Bungie Studios, Microsoft's "Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes" from Blueside
Studios and Phantagram Ltd.

About Xbox Live
Now in its third generation of transforming and uniting Xbox game
communities, with more than 300 games planned by end of holiday 2005 and now
with presence in 24 countries worldwide, Xbox Live has set the bar for online
games entertainment. is a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp."

Radical Entertainment
Radical Entertainment is one of North America's largest game developers.
Presented by GameSpot Mobile and Wireless Gaming Review , The Mobies
are designed to showcase and reward the most innovative, well
designed, and technically accomplished mobile games of 2004.com, Webshots, Computer Shopper
magazine, and CNET Channel.

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, Buena Vista Games, Electronic
Arts Inc.
Microsoft also continues to provide a growing and thriving Xbox Live(TM)
community with best-in-class games, downloadable content, unique programming,
and the expanded features and services found only on Xbox and Xbox Live. The company is a
leader in the subscription-based massively multi-player online (MMO) games
category, and also holds leading positions in the PC, console and handheld
games markets.
"With analysts forecasting the wireless gaming market to achieve
revenues of $1. Presenting the Wireless
Gaming Awards at CTIA WIRELESS 2005 truly makes this the industry's
all-inclusive, one-stop extravaganza of wireless.com) is a leading online source for gaming
information.cnetnetworks.com, CNET News.

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newscom. at the Xbox booth. In addition , gamers can
experience a bevy of third-party Xbox titles, including Activision's "Ultimate
Spider -Man," Buena Vista Games' "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe," Electronic Arts' "Need for Speed(TM) Most Wanted,"
LucasArts' "Star Wars Battlefront(TM) II," Ubisoft's "Far Cry Instincts" and
Valve's "Half-Life 2.
Under the agreement, VU Games will retain Radical's team of more than
200 development professionals, as well as acquire the studio's exclusive game
development technologies.newscom."
Radical is best known for developing critically acclaimed and commercially
successful releases such as: The Simpsons: Hit + Run, which sold more than
3. With a strong presence in the US, Asia and
Europe, CNET Networks has operations in 12 countries.

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Momentum for Xbox Continues as the Industry's Finest Boast Best-in-Class Games
for Current Generation

LOS ANGELES, Gaming industry heavyweights
are still rolling out top -notch games for the Xbox(R) video game system., LucasArts, Microsoft Game Studios, Ubisoft Entertainment and Valve
Corp. Currently, the studio is developing several
multi-platform titles for VU Games launching in 2005, including Scarface,
Crash Tag Team Racing and The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction . (Nasdaq:CNET), today announced
the winners for The Second Annual Wireless Gaming Awards, also known
as The Mobies, at the CTIA WIRELESS 2005 conference in New Orleans.html

(1) From IDC, January , 2005. The GameSpot family includes GameFAQs, Game Rankings,
Wireless Gaming Review, GameSpot DLX , and GameSpot Trax, its real-time
market intelligence tool. (www.

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Microsoft is fully committed to this
generation of Xbox games, and gamers can expect an amazing pipeline of titles
into 2007.

"Radical's focus will remain
on entertainment-based console games for current and next generation
platforms.

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About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their
full potential. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Awards
were given in 10 mobile gaming categories, with the highest honor, the
2004 Mobile Game of the Year, awarded to G -Mode for its simple, but
highly addictive puzzle game, Topolon."
Mobile gaming is on track to become the single largest wireless
data application category from a revenue perspective, expected to
overtake ring tones in 2005, according to a January, 2005, report from
IDC. GameSpot's Websites offer free access to
tens of thousands of PC and video game reviews from expert editors,
previews of the hottest upcoming games, game downloads, video streams,
guides, breaking news, and hints.com ) is a premier global
interactive content company that informs, entertains, and connects
large , engaged audiences around topics of high information need or
personal passion.

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VU Games also maintains
strategic relationships with industry leading content partners, including NBC
Universal and Twentieth Century Fox.5 billion in just a few years(1), there is no doubt
that wireless gaming will be vital to the continued success and
development of mobile entertainment and the growing wireless
industry ," said Robert Mesirow, vice president of Operations for CTIA
-- The Wireless Association.
"Topolon reaches the ideal mobile game goal of providing the
player with a game that is infectious and playable for anyone with a
mobile phone," said Stephen Palley, associate editor, mobile at
GameSpot.

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There are close to 250 Xbox Live-enabled titles
available for gamers today, and this portfolio will exceed 300 Xbox
Live-enabled titles by holiday 2005. As the first global, unified online console games
service , Xbox Live continues to take online gameplay and entertainment to
unprecedented heights. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game
Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse games for Windows
(http://www.xbox.

Vivendi Universal Announces VU Games' Acquisition of Radical Entertainment

With more than a decade of hit titles like The Simpsons: Hit + Run, The Hulk,
and soon to be released Scarface, the studio's commitment to partners and
players continues to set Radical apart .
Following is a list of winners in each category:

Category/Game Title Publisher Developer
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Mobile Game of the Year
Topolon G-mode G-mode


Special Achievement Awards
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Best Indie Game
Nano Kid Pocket Panic! Pocket Panic!

Best Use of Existing IP
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Gameloft Gameloft


Genre Awards
------------------------ --------

Best Action Game Jumbuck Jumbuck
Star Trek: The Birds of Prey Corporation PL Corporation PL

Best Adventure/RPG Game
Might and Magic Gameloft Gameloft

Best Board/Card Game
Amy's Hangman Centerscore Centerscore

Best Platform Game
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Gameloft Gameloft

Best Puzzle Game
Topolon G-mode G-mode

Best Sports Game
Deer Hunter Sorrent Sorrent

Best Strategy Game
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gameloft Gameloft

A detailed summary of the Mobies winners and a list of finalists
is available at www.

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microsoft. Radical brings the talent, tools
and technology together to create entertainment that captures the world's
imagination. VU Games' library of over 700 titles features owned
intellectual properties including Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo and World of
Warcraft from Blizzard; Crash Bandicoot , Spyro The Dragon, Empire Earth,
Leisure Suit Larry, Ground Control and Tribes. Gameplay covers a broad spectrum of
characteristics that, in total, determine how fun the game is to play. The company focuses on three categories -- personal
technology, games and entertainment, and business technology -- and
includes such leading brands as CNET, ZDNet, TechRepublic, MP3.

Contains sites that provide news, information, reviews, and previews for new and old video games.

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With a rapidly growing global community, Xbox Live
offers best-in-class games, intelligent matchmaking, tournaments, unique
programming and integration with Xbox.games.

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"The purchase of Radical Entertainment reinforces our commitment to
strengthening VU Games' creative talent and internal console development
capabilities," said Bruce Hack, CEO of VU Games.com), a leading source for unbiased gaming information
and a property of CNET Networks, Inc.gamespot.

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"While
there is obviously a ton of noise around the Xbox 360(TM) system, the
hardware, software and services of the current Xbox platform are still driving
amazing levels of innovation that is producing some of the most exhilarating
game experiences yet.
Rare Ltd.
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All-stars including Activision Publishing Inc.xbox.
(Logo: http: //www.
"We've had tremendous success working with VU Games over the past few
years, and we believe our integration will be extremely positive for the
future of Radical," said Ian Wilkinson , President, Radical Entertainment. We are
excited to be part of VU Games' global development team .com) is a global developer, publisher
and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment .

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This year alone, Xbox publishers and developers will deliver more
than 200 games to the platform .

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introduced premier current-generation Xbox titles today in what promises
to be the most remarkable development portfolio in current generation gaming. Xbox
Live remains the only global unified online console games service to offer
revolutionary experiences. Xbox delivers an expansive collection of breakthrough games,
powerful hardware and the unified Xbox Live online service.com /games ), including such franchises as "Age of
Empires(R)," "Flight Simulator" and "Zoo Tycoon(R) "; Xbox
(http://www.com), the official games channel for the MSN network and
home to such hits as "Bejeweled" and "Hexic(R). or Rare Ltd. PARIS and LOS ANGELES, Vivendi Universal
(Paris Bourse: EX FP, NYSE: V) today announced that VU Games has completed the
purchase of leading independent console developer, Radical Entertainment. Its development studios and publishing labels include Blizzard
Entertainment , Radical Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment and Massive
Entertainment.

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com ) is the video game system from Microsoft that
brings people together for the most exhilarating game and entertainment
experiences .gamespot.

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and Microsoft Game Studios' "Conker(TM): Live and
Reloaded" from Rare(TM) Ltd.com), including such games as "Fable" and franchises as
"Halo," "Project Gotham Racing(R)" and "MechAssault(R)"; and MSN(R) Games
(http://www.

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Empires, Zoo Tycoon, Project Gotham Racing, MechAssault, MSN and Hexic are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp.5 million retail units worldwide; The Hulk, which sold more than 2 million
retail units worldwide; and The Simpsons Road Rage, which sold 3 million
retail units worldwide.

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About GameSpot

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"It's certainly a great time to be a gamer," said Peter Moore, corporate
vice president of Xbox global content and marketing at Microsoft Corp. Radical's founder Ian Wilkinson has been named
President, Radical Entertainment, and the studio will remain in Vancouver,
Canada.gamespot.
Aesthetic value addresses the technical and artistic proficiency of
the game's graphics and sound in comparison to its competition. A game
with high replay-ability will be able to sustain the user's interest
and participation over the course of time.

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About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.

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The tag line,
"It's good to play together," captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of
the new digital entertainment lifestyle. The service continues to provide more and more ways for members to meet,
interact and stay engaged with each other.

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(Photo: NewsCom: http://www.com -- there is simply nothing else like
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About Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of
games for the Xbox video game system, the Windows(R) operating system and
online platforms. "CTIA WIRELESS has always been the most
comprehensive industry event under one roof. "As the industry continues to grow in popularity, it is
games like this and the other nominated finalist titles that are
setting the standard by which other mobile games will be measured in
2005.

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