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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EIDOS INTERACTIVE AND MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT PARTNER
FOR EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION DEAL
Eight New Titles to Launch in PAL Territories by the Summer
EDISON, NJ, April 18, 2007 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL), an innovative provider of video games and digital entertainment products for the mass market, today announced a partnership with Eidos Interactive to distribute a number of new titles to PAL territories.
The partnership will predominantly focus on Nintendo DSä titles including:Cake Maniaä,The New York Times Crosswords,MechAssaultÒ: Phantom War andNancy Drewä:The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park, and several unannounced Wiiä and DS console titles.
“There is an obvious synergy between Eidos’ focus on the casual games market and Majesco’s expertise in this field,” said Ian Livingstone, Product Acquisition Director, Eidos. “This is just the start of an exciting relationship with Majesco and furthers our commitment to casual games.”
"This partnership with Eidos provides us with a focus that our mass market games will really benefit from, and is a natural progression in our company’s evolution. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to work with some of the best professionals in the industry while benefiting from a proven international distribution network,” said Jason Dutton, Managing Director, Majesco Entertainment International.
Eidos and Majesco will launch eight new titles by this summer and have more than 15 other titles in the pipeline.
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About Eidos Interactive Ltd
Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG) one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software. Eidos consists of publishing operations across Europe and the US and several development studios including Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, Beautiful Game Studios, Eidos Studios Hungary, Eidos Sweden and Pivotal Games. The Group has a valuable combined portfolio of intellectual property including: Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, Championship Manager, Carmageddon, Battlestations: Midway, the Conflict series and Just Cause.
Some of the titles currently in development include:Kane & Lynch: Dead Men,Crossfire andHighlander.
About Majesco Entertainment Company
Headquartered in Edison, NJ, with an international office based in Bristol, UK, Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL) is an innovative provider of video games and digital entertainment products for the mass market, with a focus on publishing video games for leading portable systems and the Wii™ console. Current product line highlights includeCake Mania™ for the Nintendo DS™,Cooking Mama: Cook Offfor the Wii™ console andJAWS™ Unleashed.More information about Majesco can be found online atwww.majescoentertainment.com andwww.majescoeurope.com.
For further information please contact:
Chris Glover | Head of Communications | Eidos
T: + 44 (0) 208 6363 3000 E:chrisg@eidos.co.uk
John Merchant | Marketing Manager International | Majesco Entertainment International.
T: +44 (0) 117 373 6151 E:Jmerchant@majescoentertainment.com
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