Football Mogul 2009 has been officially
launched and is for sale at our web site (www.sportsmogul.com) by download
for
only $19.95.

This new release has updated stats and ratings for over 2200 players,
including
all 252 picks in this year’s college draft.

We’ve also added an all-new Playbook Editor and Play Designer, to give
players
unlimited customization options for their franchise. For more information
about
this version, please visit the Football Mogul 2009 web page here:

http://www.sportsmogul.com/games/football2k9.html

You can retrieve the installation file for the demo here:

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Sneak Preview of First Portable Entry in the Guitar Hero Franchise to
> Take Place on June 14
>
>
>
> New York, NY (June 6, 2008) – Fans eagerly waiting to play the first
> portable version of Guitar Hero(r) will finally get the chance to rock
> out with a sneak preview of Guitar Hero(r): On Tour for Nintendo DS(tm)
> on June 14 at Toys”R”Us stores nationwide. During this exclusive “First
> to Play” event, gamers visiting Toys”R”Us stores from 12 noon – 4 pm
> will have a chance to try out the new game one full week before its
> official release in North America on June 22, 2008.
>
>
>
> “There is no better place to introduce Guitar Hero: On Tour than
> Toys”R”Us,” said Karen Dodge, Senior Vice President, Chief Merchandising
> Officer Toys”R”Us, U.S. “Millions of kids are looking forward to jamming
> with their friends while playing the first portable version of Guitar
> Hero, and we’re thrilled that Activision is partnering with Toys”R”Us to
> bring this special sneak peek experience to our customers.”
>
>
>
> For the first time, handheld gamers have the freedom to unleash their
> inner rock star anytime, anywhere with Guitar Hero: On Tour. Utilizing
> the revolutionary Guitar Hero(tm) Guitar Grip(tm) peripheral that fits
> snugly into the Nintendo DS and a unique Guitar Hero pick-stylus, Guitar
> Hero: On Tour brings a new dimension to handheld gaming and gives fans
> the ability to shred along with their favorite tunes with complete
> portability. The game delivers a unique experience by challenging
> handheld gamers to rock out and prove their shredding skills on the most
> diverse set list of master tracks ever offered in a Guitar Hero game,
> including classic rock, alternative and pop favorites.
>
>
>
> Anyone visiting a Toys”R”Us store to sample Guitar Hero: On Tour during
> the “First to Play” event will receive a complimentary Guitar Hero
> sticker, dog tag, and temporary tattoo, while supplies last.
> Additionally, during the event, customers who reserve a copy of Guitar
> Hero: On Tour will receive a limited edition Guitar Hero pick-stylus.
>
>
>
> About Toys”R”Us, Inc.
>
> Toys”R”Us, Inc. is the world’s leading dedicated toy and baby products
> retailer. Currently it sells merchandise through more than 1500 stores,
> including 584 Toys”R”Us stores and 261 Babies”R”Us stores in the U.S.,
> more than 687 international stores in 33 countries, which includes
> licensed and franchise stores, and through its Internet site at
> www.Toysrus.com .
>
>
> About Activision:
>
> Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading
> worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
> entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted
> net revenues of $2.9 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
>
>
>
> Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom,
> France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands,
> Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and
> its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com.

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From family-friendly puzzles to crackling combat, this week

Log Onto www.easportsfootball.com To Track, Manage, Upload, and Discuss
> EA SPORTS Soccer Videogames
>
>
> REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 20, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:
> ERTS) announced today that UEFA EURO 2008(tm), the only officially
> licensed videogame of the real-world championship, is available in
> stores now throughout North America.
>
> UEFA EURO 2008 is a more accessible, faster paced, and more responsive
> version of the market-leading EA SPORTS(tm) soccer engine – with all of
> the teams and official stadiums that will be part of UEFA EURO 2008(tm).
> Take one of 52 European national teams to glory from qualification right
> through to a virtual reproduction of the championship tournament. A new
> game mode called Captain Your Country will enable gamers to put
> themselves on the pitch, earn the captaincy of their team, and truly
> inspire their country to glory. Gamers will be able to celebrate their
> success on-field through user-controlled celebrations that will add to
> the pageantry and atmosphere of the event.
>
> With UEFA EURO 2008 now available in stores throughout North America,
> gamers can log on at www.easportsfootball.com to track their results
> against rivals from around the world in the Battle of the Nations online
> game mode featured in UEFA EURO 2008. Battle of the Nations is a daily
> competition where users represent their country online against rival
> nations in a quest for continental supremacy. A groundbreaking points
> system means that, while linked to the EA servers, every performance in
> UEFA EURO 2008 is rated, recorded and uploaded and ratings all count
> towards player and nation Leaderboards. Gamers can play as any team
> against any opposition and still gain points for their selected country
> with bigger upsets netting increased status points.
>
> The new EA SPORTS soccer website www.easportsfootball.com is set to
> become the premier global destination for EA SPORTS soccer fans on the
> web where they can interact with and be a part of the world’s leading
> soccer gaming community. Users will be able to track statistics, get
> insight into features on all EA SPORTS soccer games, upload videos, join
> groups, and participate in tournaments and online leagues with soccer
> fans from all over the world for all EA SPORTS soccer games. Developed
> in five different languages the soccer gaming destination will be
> updated with new content, videos and features regularly so fans are
> encouraged to visit often to keep up-to-date on their favorite EA SPORTS
> soccer videogames.
>
> UEFA EURO 2008 is developed by EA Canada in Burnaby, B.C. It is in
> stores now throughout North America on the Xbox 360(tm) video game and
> entertainment system, the PLAYSTATION(r)3 and PlayStation(r)2 computer
> entertainment systems, and the PSP(r) (PlayStation(r)Portable) system.
> UEFA EURO 2008 is rated “E” for everyone by the ESRB.
>
> ###
>
> About Electronic Arts
> Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
> the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded
> in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
> software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular
> handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
> four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS Freestyle TM and POGOTM.
> In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27
> titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online
> game site is www.ea.com.

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Harmonix and MTV Games announced today their second complete album
addition to the Rock Band downloadable content catalog: The Cars’
1978 self-titled debut, which will be available Tuesday, May 27.
Hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time,
The Cars was released 30 years ago this month by Elektra Records and
spawned new wave classic hits such as “Good Times Roll,” “My Best
Friend’s Girl,” “Just What I Needed,” “You’re All I’ve Got
Tonight” and pop-culture’s favorite bikini-top-removing theme song
“Moving in Stereo.”
Each track will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft
Points for Xbox 360) or $14.99 (1200 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360)
for the album.
Release date: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 (Xbox LIVE® Marketplace)
Thursday, May 29, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)
Tracks: The Cars The Cars album
“Good Times Roll”
“My Best Friend’s Girl”
“Just What I Needed”
“I’m in Touch with Your World”
“Don’t Cha Stop”
“You’re All I’ve Got Tonight”
“Bye Bye Love”
“Moving in Stereo”
“All Mixed Up”
(All nine tracks utilize the original master recordings)
Price: $14.99 (1200 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the Album
or
$1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Network
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to
change **
With the addition of these tracks there are now more than 170 tracks
available to date via disc and download purchase. The complete list of
tracks available to date can are located at
http://www.rockband.com/dlc. Rock Band continues to fly off shelves
and satisfy music fans and gamers’ voracious appetite for rock as
more than 10 million downloads have been purchased since its launch on
November 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview
and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the
vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the
game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
Rock Band allows online play and features that expand the boundaries
of music gaming. Rock Band downloadable content is playable and
integrated into setlists in all game modes including: Solo Tour, Band
World Tour, head-to-head competition either locally or online, and
from any Quickplay mode. In order to play downloadable content for
head-to-head matches or multiplayer online, all players must own the
same downloadable track. Downloadable content for the Xbox®360 video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft will be available for
purchase via Xbox LIVE Marketplace using Microsoft Points and is
downloaded directly to the Xbox 360 hard drive. Downloadable content
for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system’s version of Rock
Band will be available for purchase on the PLAYSTATION®Store through
the free PLAYSTATION Network and is downloaded directly to PLAYSTATION
3 system’s built in hard drive.
Rock Band is rated “T” for Teen (lyrics, mild suggestive themes) by
the ESRB.
For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please
visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.

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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The path to fitness begins with a single
step.
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Xbox LIVE tops 12 million members globally as Xbox 360 console sales hit
> more than 19 million worldwide
>
>
>
> REDMOND, Wash. – May 14, 2008 – Microsoft Corp. today announced that the
> Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system has sold over 10 million
> units in the U.S., making it the first current-generation gaming console
> to break the 10 million mark in the U.S. The U.S. install base
> contributes to global sales of over 19 million, more than any other
> current-generation console.
>
>
>
> “This year will be the largest in the history of the video game
> industry, with Xbox 360 leading the charge in the U.S. and abroad,” said
> Don Mattrick, senior vice president of the Interactive Entertainment
> Business in the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft.
> “History has shown us that the first company to reach 10 million in
> console sales wins the generation battle. We are uniquely positioned to
> set a new benchmark for the industry.”
>
>
>
> This announcement comes on the heels of one of the biggest entertainment
> launches in history, “Grand Theft Auto IV,” on April 29, 2008. Gamers
> eager to experience “Grand Theft Auto IV” online helped boost Xbox LIVE
> global membership to over 12 million this month. Fueled by an
> unparalleled combination of access to friends and family, the best
> online gaming features, and the best entertainment content, the Xbox
> LIVE service has doubled in membership in only one year’s time.
>
>
>
> “Reaching an installed base of 10 million consoles in the U.S. is a
> significant achievement and an essential milestone on the road to market
> leadership,” said Billy Pidgeon, research manager at IDC. “Perhaps more
> important is the Xbox 360 worldwide online base – 12 million Xbox LIVE
> gamers is the largest community in the connected console games sector,
> which represents the greatest growth opportunity in the console market
> and where Microsoft has been the leader for two generations.”
>
>
>
> Xbox 360 leads with the industry’s highest software attach rate, more
> than any other console this generation, and is home to the best-selling
> games. With the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV in April, Xbox 360 is now
> the home to more than 16 platinum titles that have sold through one
> million units or more including hits like “Halo 3,” “Madden NFL 07″ and
> “Madden NFL 08,” “Gears of War,” “Guitar Hero II” and “Guitar Hero III:
> Legends of Rock” and “Call of Duty(r)2, Call of Duty(r)3 and Call of
> Duty(r)4: Modern Warfare(tm),” giving Xbox 360 two times more
> platinum-selling titles than the Wii and a 16:2 lead over the
> PlayStation 3 in game titles topping one million in sales.Games not only
> sell better on the Xbox 360, they play better, too: Xbox 360 has 91
> titles with a Metacritic review score of 80 or higher, compared with
> just 22 titles for Wii and 50 titles for PlayStation 3.
>
>
>
> About Xbox 360
>
>
>
> Xbox 360 is a superior video game and entertainment system delivering
> the best games, unique entertainment features and a unified online
> gaming network that revolve around gamers. Xbox 360 has a portfolio of
> nearly 400 games in 37 countries. More information can be found online
> at http://www.xbox.com/xbox360.
>
>
>
> About Xbox LIVE
>
>
>
> Xbox LIVE is the first and most comprehensive unified online
> entertainment network seamlessly integrated throughout the entire
> console experience, making it easy for people to find the friends, games
> and entertainment they want from the moment they power on their Xbox 360
> system. Xbox LIVE connects more than 12 million of members across 37
> countries to enjoy hundreds of multiplayer games, downloadable games via
> Xbox LIVE Arcade, free and premium playable game demos, music videos, TV
> shows and movies in the United States as well as new game levels,
> characters and vehicles for all their favorite retail games. More
> information can be found online at http://www.xbox.com/en-us/live.
>
>
>
> 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.

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MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES ‘CAKE MANIA: IN THE MIX!’ FOR Wii(TM)
> Popular Online PC Franchise From Sandlot Games Coming To Wii This Holiday
>
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>
> EDISON, N.J., May 12th, 2008 – Baking bedlam goes motion-based as Majesco
> Entertainment
> Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass
> market,
> and Sandlot Games, a leading developer and publisher of casual and
> family-friendly
> games, today announced Cake Mania

Critically acclaimed baseball franchise gets ready for another season of
> great family fun
>
> New York, NY, and El Segundo, CA – May 8, 2008 – 2K Sports, the sports
> publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO),
> and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced the next
> iteration of the wildly popular baseball franchise, MLB(r) Power Pros
> 2008, scheduled to be available for Wii(tm) home video game system from
> Nintendo and PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system this July, as
> well as Nintendo DS(tm) later this fall. As the highest-rated and
> top-selling baseball title in Japan, MLB Power Pros was available in
> North America for the first time last year. Its comedic visual appeal of
> miniature Major League Baseball player models has attracted a dedicated
> following through its easy-to-use controls and addictively fun gameplay
> experience.
>
> “We’re thrilled to partner with Konami again, and with the Baseball(tm)
> season now in full swing, we’re proud to offer our fans a refreshingly
> smart and exciting baseball game that is easily accessible for all
> ages,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “Baseball enthusiasts
> will appreciate the variety of newly added features, intuitive game
> modes and improved overall feel, and we look forward to hitting one out
> of the park this season with MLB Power Pros 2008.”
>
> With over ten different exciting game modes including the traditional
> Practice, Exhibition, League and Home Run Challenge modes, MLB Power
> Pros 2008 will bring fans closer to the action than ever before. Gamers
> also get the opportunity to act as general manager and control the
> destiny of their own franchise in Season mode, or engage in entertaining
> role-playing story modes such as Success and MLB(r) Life modes. As
> general manager, gamers can trade, sign free agents, coordinate practice
> schedules, purchase new equipment, call up and send down players from
> the Minor Leagues(tm), along with other management options to bring in
> fans, win playoff games and eventually, earn the title of World
> Series(tm) champion.
>
> In Success mode, fans can participate in a story-based career of rising
> players in the Double-A Minor League system trying to improve their
> baseball skills and make an impression on baseball scouts while also
> having to balance various situations in their personal lives. Through a
> variety of amusing training and game challenges, players who complete
> Success mode will also be able to take their created player files into
> MLB Life as well, or also play as either an existing Major League
> Baseball(r) player in Dream Mode, or start as a rookie in Major League
> Career mode. As a new feature in MLB Power Pros 2008, MLB Life is
> another story-based mode that will allow fans the possibility to
> simulate the exciting life and experience of being a Major League
> Baseball player over the course of a 20-year career. While continuing to
> play in games through the regular baseball season, players will also
> participate in a number of realistic situations such as signing
> contracts, purchasing houses and cars, making charitable donations,
> building up relationships with friends and teammates, picking up hobbies
> and much more.
>
> With easy, pick-up-and-play hitting and pitching controls, along with
> intuitive Wii functionality, other new features in MLB Power Pros 2008
> include support of 40-man rosters, change of ball speed, adjustment of
> defensive shifts, along with a real-time bullpen check functionality for
> substituting pitchers. MLB Power Pros 2008 will also support the option
> for players to import their Wii-based characters, Miis(tm), from their
> Wii or Wii Remote(tm) to become part of the exciting action!
>
>
>
> MLB Power Pros 2008, developed by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., is
> not yet rated by the ESRB, and will be available for Wii and the
> PlayStation 2 system this July, as well as Nintendo DS later this fall.
> For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com
> .
>
>
>
> About Take-Two Interactive Software
>
> Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., is
> a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive
> entertainment software games for the PC, PLAYSTATION(r)3 and
> PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment systems, PSP(r)
> (PlayStation(r)Portable) system, Xbox 360 and Xbox video game and
> entertainment systems from Microsoft, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo
> GameCube(tm) and Game Boy(r) Advance. The Company publishes and develops
> products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games, 2K Games, 2K
> Sports and 2K Play, and distributes software, hardware and accessories
> in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. Take-Two’s
> common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For
> more corporate and product information please visit our website at
> www.take2games.com .
>
>
>
> About Konami
>
> Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic
> entertainment properties. Konami’s titles include the popular franchises
> Metal Gear Solid(r), Silent Hill(r), Dance Dance Revolution(r) and
> Castlevania(r), among other top sellers. The latest information about
> Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is
> a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan, with subsidiary
> offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Co., Ltd., in Tokyo, Japan,
> Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., in the United States and Konami
> Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is
> traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the
> ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be
> found at www.konami.com.
>
> (c) 2008 Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
>
>
>
> All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their
> respective holders.
>
>
>
> Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission
> of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. Visit the official Major
> League Baseball website at MLB.com (c) MLBPA-Official Licensee, Major
> League Baseball Players Association. Visit www.MLBPLAYERS.com

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