Award-Winning Sequel to Peggle Will Bring Exclusive Multiplayer Features and Great New Gameplay to XBLA Players This Fall in Anticipated Expansion Pack

SEATTLE, Washington – August 26, 2009 – PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of broadly appealing video games, today announced the upcoming launch of Peggle^TM Nights on the Xbox LIVE® Arcade (XBLA) online service of Microsoft’s Xbox 360® video game console. Tuned specifically for the XBLA player, Peggle Nights is an expansion for the original Peggle (XBLA) and includes all the levels and challenges from the PC and Mac versions of Peggle Nights – along with the ability to play all the new Nights content in the exclusive multiplayer modes found only on XBLA. The Peggle Nights expansion pack will be available for download exclusively on Xbox LIVE this fall.

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Popular Hits Compilation Arrives in Stores Today, Featuring Peggle^TM, Heavy Weapon^TM and Feeding Frenzy 2^TM

Seattle, Washington – March 31, 2009 – PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of “casual” video games, today announced the launch of PopCap Arcade^TM Volume 2 for the Xbox 360, featuring three of the company’s best-selling arcade-style games, Peggle^TM, Heavy Weapon^TM and Feeding Frenzy 2^TM. The game carries an SRP of US $19.95 and is available at leading retailers throughout North America, including Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, and Amazon.com.

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Popular Suite of Hasbro Inspired Family-Friendly Board Games Launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – March 18, 2009 – The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts, Inc. today launched the HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT destination on Xbox LIVE® Arcade (XBLA) where players can access some of the world’s most beloved family-friendly board games. Inspired by Hasbro properties, fans can play digital versions of SCRABBLE, CONNECT 4 , BATTLESHIP, and YAHTZEE in a variety of classic and new modes of gameplay. The SCRABBLE game is available in the U.S. and Canada only. BOGGLE, SORRY! and SORRY! Sliders will also be launching on Xbox LIVE Arcade in the coming months.

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Xbox LIVE® Arcade Gamers Get the Chance to Relive the Arcade Classic

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (March 12, 2009) – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® of Europe Ltd. today announced the return of Virtual On^TM, the classic mech arcade fighting game. Players will be able to revisit the Virtual On universe with several enhancements which include improved graphics and online multiplayer. Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram^TM will be available Spring 2009 exclusively on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®.

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Classic Card Game Now Available for Download
LOS ANGELES — Sierra Online has brought one of the most famous classic card games to Xbox LIVE® Arcade with Gin Rummy. First introduced to the world almost 100 years ago, Gin Rummy comes to life online, where players can ‘knock’ out opponents with big scores and bonus points for endless hours of casual card game fun.

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Santa Monica, CA – July 30, 2008 – Activision, Publishing, Inc.  announced today that the much anticipated Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved^TM 2 is now available for download on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Bizarre Creations, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 is the sequel to the original smash hit, thrusting players back into the pilot’s seat to blast through hordes of deadly enemy shapes in six heart-pumping gameplay modes. In addition to the frenetic single player game, each level is now playable in multiplayer mode for up to four players.

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The next chapter in the 194X series blasts its way onto your next-generation console

SAN MATEO, Calif. – July 23, 2008 – Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that 1942: Joint Strike is now available for download on PLAYSTATION®Network and Xbox LIVE® Arcade. 1942: Joint Strike is rated Teen by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) and is available for 800 Microsoft Points or $9.99 on PLAYSTATION®Network.

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Santa Monica, CA – July 9, 2008 – Sink a hole-in-one with Activision, Inc.’s Golf: Tee It Up!, now available for download on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Housemarque, Golf: Tee It Up! allows players to design their own customizable characters, test their skills on 36 unique holes set in lush, panoramic courses, and challenge friends in the zaniest golf game ever created.

Golf: Tee It Up! drops gamers straight into the fun-filled action with beautiful, challenging courses that golfers of all skill levels can enjoy. Whether playing cooperatively or head-to-head, players can tee off with up to three friends in local or online multiplayer modes. Additionally, the game’s unique Focus feature allows players to manipulate their putting directions or control the ball’s spin in-flight for added precision, giving both casual and hardcore gamers alike an easy to play yet hard to master experience for golf fans of all ages.

Golf: Tee It Up! is available now via download on Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 and has been rated “E” for Everyone by the ESRB.

Groundbreaking Xbox LIVE Arcade Title Is The First Built Using Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio

BELLEVUE, Wash. – July 9, 2008 – Prepare for a brain meltdown! Microsoft and Torpex Games announced today the release of Schizoid^TM for Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Billed as “the most co-op game ever”, Schizoid creates a new category of action gaming where teamwork equals survival and players must protect each other from waves of glowing enemies. Available for download now, Schizoid is the first-ever Xbox LIVE Arcade title built using Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio.

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Fuel Your Puzzle Craze While Saving the World in this Action-Packed Story-Driven Brainteaser

Grapevine, TX – June 4, 2008 – SouthPeak Games today announced that their newest puzzle sensation Roogoo is now available for download on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. As the last remaining Roogoo, your mission is to collect meteors by rotating platforms in this extremely addictive, original, fast-paced puzzler.

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