ADVISORY/EB Games & Namco Host Midnight Launch Event For SOULCALIBURII In New York City; EB Games Launch Event to be First Place in the U.S. to Showcase this Highly Anticipated Game.

Entertainment Editors/City Desks/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Monday (Aug. 25)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

EB Games

What:   SOULCALIBUR(R)II is set to make its highly anticipated debut
        at midnight on Monday, August 25th. Crowds of excited video
        game fans will be lined up to be the first to get their hands
        on this renowned game. As the first retail outlet in the
        country to unveil SOULCALIBURII, EB Games will feature
        interactive demos and an exclusive pre-sale at the New York
        event.

        As the long-awaited sequel to one of the most revered weapons-
        based fighting games of all time, SOULCALIBURII will be
        released on all three video game platforms: PlayStation(R)2
        computer entertainment system, the Nintendo GameCube(TM), and
        the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft. With over 3
        million units sold worldwide, the "Soul" franchise, which
        includes Soulblade (1996) and SOULCALIBUR (1999), has received
        worldwide recognition and critical acclaim raising the bar for
        3-D weapons-based action fighters.

Visuals/Interview Opportunities:
        -- Eager fans lined-up at retail, anticipating game purchase
        -- Crowds of excited consumers swarming registers to purchase
           new game inside store (sales begin at 12:01 A.M.)
        -- Sneak-peak game demos - a chance to secure great
           footage/images of the first consumers to play SOULCALIBURII
        -- Speak to zealous video game fans and prize winners
        -- Namco and EB Games representatives available for interviews

When:   Monday, August 25, 2003, 10 p.m. (event begins);
        12:01 a.m. (sales begin)

Where:  EB Games Store
        107 E. 14th Street
        Union Square
        New York, NY

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