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SAN DIEGO, Sony Online Entertainment's Platform
Publishing(TM), a cross-platform publishing, distribution and marketing label,
today announced an agreement with San Francisco, CA-based online games
developer Perpetual Entertainment to co-publish its online action role-playing
game, Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising(TM).
Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising (TM) is a subscription-based massively
multiplayer game developed and operated by Perpetual using its proprietary
Perpetual Entertainment Platform (PEP) technologies.
Developed and published by SOE, Untold Legends(TM): Brotherhood of the
Blade(TM) will be available exclusively for the PSP(TM ) handheld entertainment
system for the suggested retail price of $39.
"In just a few days , the handheld gaming revolution begins with the launch
of the PSP handheld system, and given the strong feedback we are receiving
from the press, retailers, and consumers via pre-sell orders, Untold Legends
is proving to be a must-have launch title," said Torrie Dorrell, Senior Vice
President , Sony Online Entertainment. The channels
include MTV Hits, MTV Jams, Nicktoons and VH1 Mega Hits , expanding and
strengthening MTV Networks' digital offerings to thirteen services.

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"We are excited about Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising and about our
relationship with the talented people at Perpetual," said John Needham, senior
vice president and chief financial officer, Sony Online Entertainment. It is up to you and your chosen brothers to unravel
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* Challenging Boss Monster Battles: Engage in strategic combat with
humongous bosses, each with their own distinctive combat techniques.

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Platform Publishing(TM) and Perpetual Entertainment to Bring Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising(TM) to Life Online

Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade
offers on-the-go action-RPG combat, intense multiplayer battles and a
completely original adventure for you to uncover.

* Wireless Multiplayer Gameplay: A wireless multiplayer mode features
gameplay through the PSP handheld system's built-in wireless
connectivity .com. Nicktoons is part of the MTV Networks
expanded suite of channels available for digital distribution.

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republic, players will embark on epic quests to defend the empire, protect its
interests and people, and serve one of the ancient Gods of Roman myth.UntoldLegends.

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Shuriken School's unique blend of Japanese and European design creates a
unique, stand-out animation style with intensive use of digital 2-D animation,
combining all the detail of high-quality illustration with exciting action
sequences.

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Squad-based combat is another unique aspect of Gods +
Heroes: Rome Rising; players will earn and command Non-Player Characters
(NPCs) in a variety of strategic groupings to form individual squads, create
unique formations and implement combat tactics for these squads to execute on
command, maximizing their power in combat.

* Action RPG: Wield your blade and cast powerful spells in this
action-packed, hack 'n slash RPG exclusively for the PSP handheld
system. (SOE), a subsidiary of Sony Pictures
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"As the recognized leader in online multiplayer gaming in North America,
partnering with SOE's Platform Publishing division to publish Gods + Heroes:
Rome Rising was an easy and obvious choice," said Chris McKibbin, co-founder
and president of Perpetual Entertainment.platformpublishing. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of
their respective owners. In many ways Eizan is a normal kid with big
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Perpetual Entertainment was founded
and is staffed by industry veterans dedicated to the vision that playing games
together is simply more fun, more challenging , and more rewarding than playing
alone."
With fast-paced, hack 'n slash action, randomly-generated environments,
hundreds of monsters and items, beautiful 3D graphics, and four-person,
wireless cooperative multiplayer gameplay via the PSP handheld system's
built-in wireless connectivity, Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade
offers a compelling, on-the-go gameplay experience never before seen on a
handheld gaming device. and
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Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising brings the bold and dramatic world of ancient
Rome online.
For more information, visit http://www.

* Hordes of Monsters: Battle over 150 types of monsters with 50 unique
models and textures .

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. Untold Legends and Brotherhood of the Blade are
trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment Inc. Teaching methods at
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influential broadcast partner like Nicktoons putting its full support behind
our series," said Marc du Pontavice , Chairman, Xilam Animation.

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For more information, please visit
http://www. Known for its
blockbuster franchises, EverQuest(R), EverQuest(R) II, Champions of
Norrath(TM), and PlanetSide(R), as well as for developing Star Wars
Galaxies(TM): An Empire Divided(TM), SOE continues to redefine the business of
online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing
new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego,
CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX, and Seattle, WA, SOE
has an array of cutting-edge online games in development.

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This
alliance with the gods will provide the player with incredible "god powers"
that can be wielded in battle against monsters as well as against other
players in Player vs. Player (PvP) combat.

About Platform Publishing(TM)
Based in San Diego, CA, Platform Publishing is a cross-platform
publishing, distribution and marketing label, with an exciting library of
interactive entertainment products from third-party developers and content
providers for personal computers, game consoles and mobile devices.

* Dynamic Game Experience: Play in randomly generated environments and
fight against unique monsters for a different experience every time
you play .

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North American retail stores on March 22, 2005. Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade introduces
four customizable playable races; an original storyline; a huge game world of
over 100 levels; 150 different creatures to battle; hundreds of thousands of
items to discover; and beautiful, vibrant environments that take full
advantage of the PSP handheld system's technical capabilities.

About Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade
Journey to a world beyond the realms of imagination and engage in battles
to save Aven, a timeless city of safe haven and the last remaining stronghold
of Good in a world of Evil. Memory Stick Duo(TM) may be required (sold
separately).

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* Beautiful 3D Environments: Battle through more than 100 diverse levels
that come alive with brilliant 3D graphics, stunning lighting, dynamic
visual effects and highly-detailed player characters and monsters. "We've already got a roster of hits and now we're serving
our fans even more fresh, new and cutting-edge animation.

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The label
puts talented developers and publishers together with Platform Publishing's
high caliber suite of services and support, including top-notch distribution,
marketing and technology resources. As a dark threat looms and a gathering of unknown
forces grows stronger, heroes have been called and the Brotherhood of the
Blade has been formed.

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Perpetual Entertainment is a San Francisco based producer, publisher, and
operator of networked multi-player and massively multi-player games for the PC
and next-generation videogame consoles.

* Character Customization: Modify your hero for a completely customized
look and ability set.
"We're thrilled about our first -ever partnership with Xilam Animation and
having such a fun and humorous show like Shuriken School on our air,"
commented Dawkins. However, Shuriken School is not a normal type of
school.

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"Nobody understands the retail
channel for online games better than SOE. PSP is a trademark of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc. Produced by
Xilam and based on an original idea by Zinkia Entertainment, the series is
made up of 26 half-hour shows and will air on Nicktoons in 2006.
"We are very glad to be back in U.

About Nicktoons
Nicktoons' 24-hour schedule features a roster of hits that have defined
kids' and animation lovers' TV for more than 10 years, including The Angry
Beavers , Rugrats, Ahhh! Real Monsters, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly
OddParents and As Told By Ginger .

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Reminiscent of an Action/RPG, combat moves can be linked together and even
include "finishing " moves to provide a more dynamic, dramatic and visceral
feel to battles. Platform Publishing is a DBA of Sony
Online Entertainment Inc.

About Perpetual Entertainment, Inc. (SOE),
a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online (MMO) gaming, today
announced that Untold Legends (TM): Brotherhood of the Blade(TM) has gone gold. Each character class has unique
fighting abilities or magical spells. SOE, the SOE logo and PlanetSide are registered trademarks of Sony Online
Entertainment Inc.S.

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com. Xilam has produced internationally successful animated series for TV
including Oggy and the Cockroaches, Ratz, The New Adventures of Lucky Luke and
Space Goofs (aka Home to Rent ) and has confirmed its commitment to cutting-
edge animation technologies with the completion of Kaena -- The Prophecy, the
first European feature-length computer-animated 3D film.

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"Our
relationship with Perpetual Entertainment is an important element of the
overall business strategy of Platform Publishing. NEW YORK, Nicktoons, Nickelodeon's digital channel
for kids' favorite animated hits , will partner with Paris-based studio, Xilam
Animation, for Shuriken School, a quirky playground comedy with a martial arts
twist about a boy's adventures at Ninja school, it was announced today by
Keith Dawkins, Vice President and General Manager, Nicktoons.

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Gods + Heroes: Rome Rising features an innovative style of combat not seen
in other online multiplayer games, courtesy of Perpetual Entertainment Lead
Designer Stieg Hedlund, lead designer of the best-selling RPG Diablo II. Furthermore, monstrous creatures of myth, such as Gorgons, Minotaurs
and Furies roam the land and threaten the safety of Rome. Under the co-publishing
partnership , Perpetual will host and operate the game, while SOE's Platform
Publishing will be responsible for retail marketing and distribution of the
game in North America.

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* Items and Artifacts: Collect hundreds of items, usable gear and rare
magical artifacts to aid in your battles ., is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online
games, with a subscriber base of over 800,000 active accounts around the
globe.

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* Epic Adventure: Create a unique hero and set out into the wilds of
Unataca to battle powerful creatures, save your city of Aven from
imminent extinction and unravel the mysteries of a looming peril.
The action takes place in the fictional town of Tokirohama, a melting pot
of eastern and western cultures.

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All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

For more information on Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade, please
visit: http://www.

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"Untold Legends is a brand new
intellectual property built from the ground up specifically for the PSP
handheld system, and will be the only action role-playing game available at
the new system's launch. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the
personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets.

About Xilam Animation
Xilam Animation is a Paris-based, independent audiovisual and multimedia
production company that creates, produces and distributes worldwide, top-
quality animated content both 2D and 3D CGI for TV, film and video game
formats.

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As Rome grows into its role as a Republic , enemies from
Carthage, Gaul and other nations seek their share of the treasures of this new
empire .

Untold Legends(TM): Brotherhood of the Blade(TM) for the PSP(TM) Handheld Entertainment System Goes Gold

Connect directly with multiple PSP handheld systems for
the ultimate in hack 'n slash action with no wires (up to four
players)!

* Four Playable Character Classes: Select from four unique character
classes including an ancient order of valiant Knights, a foundation of
brilliant Alchemists, an order of noble Druids, and a race of feral
hunters known as the Berserkers. Targeted to 6-11 year-olds, the series tells the story of 10 year-
old Eizan Kaburagi's rite of passage in his first year at Ninja school,
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