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Transform Your Rock Lifestyle Fantasy Into Reality With Fully Customizable Merchandise for Rock Band® 2 Now Available at RockBand.com

Outfit Your Rock Lifestyle By Creating Apparel, Posters and More Featuring Your Band Photo or Logo with the new Merch Booth Tool!

Design and Order Bandmates^TM- Personalized Figurines that Resemble Your In-Game Characters!

Create Customized Game Quality 3D Images for RockBand.com Personal Profiles

Cambridge, Mass. – October 6, 2008- Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today the opening of a new specialty shop at RockBand.com where Rock Band® 2 enthusiasts can create and order customized merchandise featuring their in-game Rock Band® characters and bands.

“The products we will be offering through the Rock Band store go far beyond standard videogame fare and encourage Rock Band players to live in the real world of rock,” says Ryan Lesser, art director at Harmonix. “Just like with real bands, Rock Band bands need their own schwag too, so we’re giving Rock Band musicians a chance to order personalized t-shirts, posters, bumper stickers and more that are sure to keep any fan happy.”

The new Photo Creator, designed by Harmonix, makes it easy to create images of your Rock Band 2 characters and bands; just simply pose your characters, add back drops and visual effects, shoot the photos and assign the game-quality 3D images to your band pages and personal profile on RockBand.com. In addition, MTV Games and Harmonix have partnered with Zazzle®, a company that specializes in on-demand customizable printing for apparel and accessories, to offer players the opportunity to use images captured with the Photo Creator tool and upload them using the Merch Booth tool onto a variety of T-shirts, posters, stickers and more!

MTV Games and Harmonix have also partnered with Z Corporation®, a company that specializes in 3D printing and manufacturing, to offer collectible Bandmates^TM-detailed 6″ figurines automatically generated from players’ personalized in-game avatars. Using the Bandmate Creator tool, designed by Harmonix, players can customize their character’s pose before ordering the figurine. Pricing for individual Bandmates is $69; a great value at nearly half the price of other made-to-order figurines available on the market.

Pricing details for customized Rock Band 2 merchandise are as follows

Bandmates^TM (Detailed 6″ Figurines) – $69
T-Shirts – $29
Posters – $14
Stickers (sheet of 6) – $5
Bumper Sticker – $4
Key Chain – $3
Button – $2

**Shipping and handling not included in prices above
The RockBand.com store will also offer a large selection of band gear and clothing that features original art from Rock Band’s surreal shell design; merchandise that is only worthy of a touring Rock Band musician.

Released on September 14, 2008 for the Xbox® 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Rock Band 2 has revolutionized music gaming with the ability to export most of the songs from the original Rock Band disc [1], Online World Tour, daily Battle-Of-The Band Tournaments, Auto-Calibration to eliminate TV lag, wireless drums, quieter, velocity sensitive drum heads, support for up to three cymbals (sold separately), No Fail Mode, and a real Drum Trainer.

Rock Band 2 features the largest music catalogue of any music-based videogame to date including over 100 songs [2] on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack with an unrivaled blend of classic and new artists including AC/DC, Guns ‘N Roses, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Motorhead and more! With the addition of complete and immediate backwards compatibility for songs purchased from Rock Band’s ever-expanding online music store and the ability to export most songs from the original Rock Band disc, the Rock Band music library will feature more than 500 songs [3] by year’s end.

Rock Band 2 is rated “T” for Teen with descriptors of lyrics and suggestive themes by the ESRB.

Rock Band 2 is now available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft with an exclusive launch window in North America. Rock Band 2 will be available for other platforms later this year.

For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.

Three Port USB Hub with Multi-Card Reader Now Available in Stores

Game Development Engine from Vicious Cycle Software Makes the Jump to Next-Gen Consoles

October 3, 2008 – Atlus today released the first six Persona 4 webisodes, short video clips showing different aspects of gameplay and story. The webisodes, released first on the Persona 4 official website, offer fans the first few glimpses of the North American localization. As part of the special holiday “Atlus Spoils” program, Persona 4 is brimming with premium extras. Not only will each and every copy include a free soundtrack CD featuring music from the game, but fans who pre-order at select retailers will also receive “Persona 4 Visual Data,” a 7″x10″ full-color art book featuring designs from famed artist Shigenori Soejima (while supplies last).

For more information about “Atlus Spoils,” visit the official site.

For more information about Persona 4, visit the official Persona 4 site.

Persona 4 is scheduled for release on December 9 with an MSRP of $39.99.

The Awakening
The Protagonist is assaulted by eerie creatures while he and his friend are investigating the bizarre world inside the TV. His only defense is his strength of heart: Persona.

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The Dojimas
The Protagonist will live with his relatives for a year. Ryotaro Dojima is usually away on police work. Leaving the Junes-fixated Nanako Dojima to look after the house.
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Persona Change
The Protagonist can change his Persona depending on the situation in battle. Choose an appropriate Persona and destroy the Shadows!
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Meeting
The Protagonist’s first encounter with Yosuke. The first impression is a dubious one…
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Junes
Yosuke’s father is the branch manager of Junes, the arrival of which has caused problems for local merchants.
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Jiraiya
Yosuke summons his Persona, Jiraiya, to strike at the enemy’s weakness.
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About Persona 4
In the small town of Inaba, nestled in the Japanese countryside, a young man settles in with his uncle and cousin. Sudden circumstances have forced the arrangement, but it is for the most part an agreeable place to live, if a little boring. Everything changes when a shocking and mysterious killing leaves a town aghast and searching for answers. As all signs point to involvement of a twisted serial murderer, a young hero and his friends will discover hidden powers and use them to save innocents from certain death. Together, they must find the trail of the unknown attacker… Before they strike again!

Key Features
• Balance your double life – Beyond intense battles, Persona fusion, and new weapon creation exists a normal high school life of friends, classes, and part-time jobs. The way you manage and integrate your activities within each day will determine how you progress through the game.
• Unprecedented team control – With a greater emphasis on developing bonds in the fight to solve the mysterious murders, strong friendships are key to your success. Directly control teammates in battle, earn greater party support for combat, and master individual Social Links to unlock your party’s true potential.
• Find the true ending – 60+ hours of gameplay thrusts you into a deep mystery where midnight television leads to serial killings. You must investigate murders, rescue those who can be rescued, and unmask the culprit behind it all—or risk being forever shrouded in the fog of doubt.

Wonderland Online (http://wl.igg.com/main.php) Version 3.0–Fairy’s Whisper will include the release of some new pets, like Angel-Angela, Elf-Eva and Spirit-Charlotte. We are sure these three new pets will bring you to a fantastic new Wonderland world.

Angel-Angela: An envoy sent on a mission to Earth on behalf of the Gods. She is in charge of guarding the Bright Sword with which Perseus killed the Gorgon Medusa. After Perseus returned the sword to God, numerous people tried to seize it from Angela for thousands of years, but nobody succeeded.

Elf-Eva: An Evil Envoy on probation, she is naughty and often plays tricks on other elves, even King Samile shrugs his shoulders at her. After she was promoted, Samile ordered her to persuade the Savior to give up fighting against hell. If she fails, she must destroy the Savior with the Dark Shield. Can she complete this mission?

Spirit-Charlotte: A small but agile spirit from a different race. All spirits live a leisurely life. They are lively and clever. Thus, they often put up various ideas and are good at transmitting information.

For more information please visit http://wl.igg.com/news/newscontent.php?aid=1178

The Blue Bomber Launches on WiiWare^TM, Xbox LIVE^® and PLAYSTATION^®Network in Classic Style

SAN MATEO, CA — September 22, 2008 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Mega Man® 9 is now available for download on Nintendo’s WiiWare™ service, and will be available for the PLAYSTATION®Network on September 25, and Xbox LIVE® Arcade on October 1. The original 2D classic Mega Man® returns, bringing the series back to its roots with retroaction-platform gameplay and NES™-inspired old school graphics. Relive the Mega Man experience with maniacally themed environments, a host of power-ups, and classically-inspired bosses, each with their own unique weapons and weaknesses. Mega Man 9 is rated E for Everyone by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) and is available for,1000 Wii Points™, $9.99 on PLAYSTATION®Network, or 800 Microsoft® Points.

Mega Man 9 is a continuation of the original Mega Man series and will feature the classic gameplay fans know and love focusing on defeating bosses and acquiring a diverse arsenal of weapons. Featuring over a dozen new challenging levels, a horde of new enemies with designs directed by Keiji Inafune, the original Mega Man character designer, online leader boards and a gamerscore achievements system, Mega Man 9 is the must-have downloadable title for the Fall.

About Mega Man 9
In the year 200X, as the advanced science of the era has created industrial robots that co-exist with humans. However, an evil genius, Dr. Wily, plots for world domination and creates his own robot army to take over mankind. Luckily for humanity, Dr. Light outfits one of his domestic robots “Rock” to fight Dr. Wily’s creations and Mega Man is born.

Set after the events of Mega Man® 8, multiple riots have sprung up all over the world. Whilst many people suspect that this is another plot from Dr. Wily, Dr. Light is stunned to recognize that some of the robots rioting on the TV screen are his own creations. Even more stunning, Dr. Wily appears on television to proclaim that Dr. Light is the evil mastermind behind these latest catastrophic incidents and it’s up to Mega Man to clear his creator’s name!

Available now for all three major platforms, Mega Man 9 is the must- buy Mega Man game for both old and new fans alike. Its retro look and feel will draw old fans back to the series while its intuitive controls and the 80’s retro style gameplay will open up the game to a broader audience.

For more information on Mega Man 9 and other Capcom titles coming out this Fall, check out the official Capcom website at www.capcom.com