BioWare/Pandemic Studios Appoints Industry Veteran Vice President of Marketing; Jillian Goldberg Joins Independent Video Game Company as New Marketing VP.

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- BioWare/Pandemic Studios has hired Jillian Goldberg as vice president of marketing.

Goldberg joins the BioWare/Pandemic executive team from Electronic Arts, where she was responsible for driving EA's global marketing strategy, licensor relationships and studio partnerships for key franchises including The Godfather(TM), The Lord of the Rings(TM) and Harry Potter(TM) series, as well as Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R). In her new position, Goldberg will oversee marketing for franchises from both Bioware and Pandemic.

"We couldn't be more thrilled to have Jillian join the team at BioWare/Pandemic," said Greg Richardson, vice president of commercial operations for VG Holdings. "Jillian is among the very best product marketing executives in this industry with a track record of success in working closely with development teams in creating and launching hit franchises"

Over the last few years, BioWare/Pandemic has produced a number of critical and commercial hit games and among other projects is currently hard at work on the much anticipated titles, Mass Effect and Mercenaries 2.

About BioWare/Pandemic Studios:

BioWare/Pandemic Studios was formed through the fusion of two industry powerhouses and private equity firm, Elevation Partners. A leader in the action/adventure category, Pandemic joined forces in 2005 with BioWare, a company known for its role-playing games rich in story and character. Co-equal and complementary, the newly partnered video game studios are working both in tandem and separately to develop new, original titles as well as continuing to leverage the licensed franchises and owned-IP each is known for including: Mercenaries(TM), Destroy All Humans!(TM), Full Spectrum Warrior(TM), and Star Wars(R) Battlefront(TM) II from Pandemic and Mass Effect(TM), Dragon Age(TM), Baldur's Gate(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Star Wars(R): Knights of the Old Republic(TM) and Jade Empire(TM) from BioWare. Focused on next-generation platforms to create bold new concepts in entertainment, BioWare/Pandemic's studios are located in Los Angeles, California; Brisbane, Australia; Austin, Texas; and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For more information, please visit www.bioware.pandemicstudios.com.