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IN-FUSIO Reinforces Its Position As Global Leader In The Mobile Entertainment Market With Its Second Strategic Acquisition In A Week

IN-FUSIO Acquires Leading German Mobile Games Publisher, Mobile Scope

Bordeaux, France - February 1, 2005 - IN-FUSIO, a leading mobile games publisher and game service provider, today underlined its position as an elite publisher with the announcement of its acquisition of German mobile

games publisher Mobile Scope.

IN-FUSIO's latest acquisition, which gives it access to Mobile Scope's catalogue of top games titles*, comes a week after it bought the US games publisher Thumbworks and is consistent with current corporate strategy.

The deal, for an undisclosed amount, means that Mobile Scope will assume a key role in IN-FUSIO's global mobile games business by providing access to its entire range of high quality products and publishing services. Mobile Scope will be integrated into IN-FUSIO's publishing division. Mobile Scope's former CEO Jürgen Goeldner is now IN-FUSIO Executive Vice President of Publishing.

The deal further strengthens IN-FUSIO's position both in Europe and globally and takes the number of IN-FUSIO's employees, who are based in all major markets (Europe, Asia and the USA), to 230.

IN-FUSIO Co-CEO Giles Corbett said: "In six years, IN-FUSIO has become one of the world's top three mobile game publishers and has built a unique position in connected mobile game services. Just after the purchase of Thumbworks, the acquisition of Mobile Scope perfectly matches our strategy to deliver entertaining content for mobile phones and services dedicated to players' communities. The outstanding quality of the Mobile Scope team, and its experience in the management of third-party developers, are major assets that will play a key role in IN-FUSIO's continued development."

The acquisition extends IN-FUSIO's already impressive games portfolio, which now includes even more mobile games titles based on blockbuster films and classic PC game formats. Mobile Scope has licensing agreements to produce Die Hard, as well as Ice Age, which is based on the CGI smash hit from Twentieth Century Fox. Allied to this are IN-FUSIO's top entertainment titles including ones based on Comedy Central's South ParkTM, Universal Studios' E.TTM and Jurassic Park IIITM, Eidos' Tomb Raider, as well as the recently released The TerminatorTM: I'm Back title. Last week's acquisition of Thumbworks brought the US-based company's portfolio, including the top titles Around the World in 80 Days and Suzuki Motocross Challenge, under the IN-FUSIO umbrella.

IN-FUSIO Executive Vice President of Publishing Jürgen Goeldner said: "Being part of the IN-FUSIO group, and having access to its technologically advanced resources and high quality platforms, will allow us to realise our vision of publishing games for mobile devices on an even broader scale. This transaction highlights our dedication to growth and augmentation of products and services as the two combined companies maintain the group's leading position in the global mobile entertainment market."

Note to Editor

*Recently launched in Germany, Die Hard, has just been awarded best action mobile game by the reference website www.handy-player.de

About IN-FUSIO

IN-FUSIO is a leading international mobile entertainment company, publishing top-tier games for cell phones and delivering players' community management services.

Focusing on quality, innovation and community, IN-FUSIO applications are enjoyed by more than 15 million people worldwide, through 130 operators and portals across all handset platforms (Java, ExEn, BREW, Symbian, Windows Mobile and I-Mode). IN-FUSIO's portfolio of more than 70 games includes licensed properties such as Microsoft's Midtown Madness® 3 Mobile and Zoo Tycoon® 2 Mobile, Comedy Central's South Park®, Universal Studios' E.T.TM, Canal Studio Image's The TerminatorTM, Golden TeeTM, RollerbladeTM, as well as the award winning original titles Shado Fighter and the IF Racing series. The company successfully provides carriers, developers and brand owners the best opportunity to maximize the value of their offerings with the largest mobile distribution network. IN-FUSIO currently has offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Bordeaux, Moscow and Shanghai. IN-FUSIO's customers include Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, Vodafone D2, Orange France, SFR, Orange UK, Vodafone Omnitel, Telefonica Moviles and China Mobile. For more information, please visit www.in-fusio.com.

About Mobile Scope

Mobile Scope AG was founded in early 2001 and provides wireless entertainment content for handset manufacturers, network operators and mobile entertainment portals. Mobile Scope's products are based on a highly competitive portfolio of games as well as games-related ring tones, logos, icons and other audio-visual content. Mobile Scope's dedication is to create a wireless entertainment experience fundamentally based on game-play and famous brands for all existing and future mobile devices. Mobile Scope offers an up-to-date product and service mix dedicated to the 2G and 3G platforms and considers all developments and trends of the global gaming and entertainment markets.

The trademarks and names contained in this press release are the sole property of their owners.

For further IN-FUSIO press information, please contact:

Yann Mondon

Brand & Communication Director

IN-FUSIO

Tel: +33 557 773 815

GSM: + 33 (0) 630 512 294

email: yann.mondon@in-fusio.com

Andrew Durkin

MUSTARD PR

Tel: +44 (0) 1753 889100

M: +44 (0) 7887 998407

email: Andrew@mustardpr.com

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