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Ubisoft(R) To Distribute Soulcalibur IV(R) And Soulcalibur Legends(TM) Across PAL Territories

Soulcalibur® IV and Soulcalibur Legends™ to Hit the Stores in Summer 08

London, UK - 10th January, 2008 - Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced that it entered into an agreement with NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe SAS to distribute Soulcalibur® IV on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and Soulcalibur Legends exclusively on Wii. Both games will hit stores across Europe and other PAL territories in summer 2008.

Soulcalibur ® IV is the latest iteration of the world renowned melee-based fighting series. Delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with groundbreaking 3D modeling and animation, Soulcalibur ® IV will be the definitive fighting game experience. Soulcalibur ® IV also provides unprecedented character customization possibilities and the eagerly expected online battle mode.

As part of a monumental collaboration between NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and LucasArts, the Sith Lord Darth Vader will appear as a guest character in the PLAYSTATION 3 system version of the title, and Jedi Master Yoda will be available for the Xbox 360.

Soulcalibur Legends thrusts the players into a third person action adventure and takes a unique approach to the series by truly utilizing the Nintendo Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 23 countries and sales in more than 50 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. Ubisoft generated sales of 680 million Euros for the 2006-07 fiscal year. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe SAS

NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe is one of the companies comprising the newly formed BANDAI NAMCO Group, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. On 29th September, 2005, BANDAI Co., Ltd and NAMCO LIMITED implemented a management integration to compete more effectively on the global stage in the fast-changing entertainment industry and deliver future growth. The resulting BANDAI NAMCO Group is a global entertainment operation involved in business fields ranging from toys, video game software and visual software to amusement machines&facilities and network content.

More information about NAMCO BANDAI Games, its products and services can be found online at www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/english

SOULCALIBUR® IV ®1995-2008 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

SOULCALIBUR Legends ®1995-2007 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. ® KOSUKE FUJISHIMA

LucasArts, the LucasArts logo, and the STAR WARS characters, names and all related indicia are trademarks of & ® Lucasfilm Ltd. ® 2008 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM as indicated. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Wii AND THE Wii LOGO ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO.

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Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

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