Crave Entertainment Gives PSP(tm) System Owners Reason to Flip with Dave Mirra
Best-selling franchise geared-up and ready to ride
Newport Beach, Calif.--April 13, 2006--Crave
Entertainment, a leading publisher of console videogames,
today announced a brand new installment in the popular BMX
Franchise, Dave Mirra BMX Challenge for the
PSPTM
(PlayStation®Portable) system.
"Dave Mirra is the king of BMX, widely recognized and admired
in the action sports lifestyle community," says Jim Flaharty,
senior vice president of Crave Studios. "His enthusiasm for
his sport and videogames make him a great partner and an
invaluable contributor to the development process."
Dave Mirra for PSP system features 17 levels with 9 different
environments and 9 bikes from which to choose. Up to 4
players can compete via ad hoc wireless play. Player
characters are customizable, and Dave is the featured
rider.
The game is expected to be available in October 2006 for an
MSRP of $29.99.
Dave Mirra is listed as one of the most recognizable names in
sports today, an honor he shares with the likes of Michael
Jordan and Tiger Woods. He currently holds more Gold Medals
than any other competitor in the history of the X Games. Dave
has "placed" in more than 50 action/extreme sports
competition, such as "Action Sports Athlete of the Year" at
the 2005 ESPYs, and a Gold Medal in Bike Park at the 2005 X
Games.
About Crave Entertainment
Based in Newport Beach, California, Crave Entertainment is a
subsidiary of Handleman Corp. Crave, a publisher of videogame
entertainment products creates games for the major console
platforms including PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable) system, Nintendo
DSTM, Game Boy®
Advance, Nintendo GameCubeTM, the PlayStation® game
console, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the
Xbox® video game system and the Xbox 360TM video game and entertainment
system from Microsoft.. For more information about Crave
Entertainment, please visit www.cravegames.com.
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Contact:
Crave Entertainment
Michael Meyers
925-551-8080
michael@mmpr.com