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Infogrames and JAMDAT Mobile to Publish Top Hasbro Games for Wireless Phones.


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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2002

Exclusive Partnership to Deliver SCRABBLE, YAHTZEE, BOGGLE and

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Games to Wireless Users in North America

Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM), one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S., and JAMDAT Mobile Inc., a leading provider of entertainment applications and enabling technologies for wireless, today announced an agreement to jointly publish classic Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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:HAS) titles for mobile phones. Under the terms of the exclusive three-year agreement, Infogrames and JAMDAT will develop and publish wireless versions of Hasbro's classic SCRABBLE, YAHTZEE and BOGGLE titles. In addition, the companies will develop and publish DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventure games for wireless under the Hasbro-owned Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in  brand in North America.

"This agreement enables Infogrames to enter the growing wireless entertainment market, equipped with the valuable expertise of an industry leader like JAMDAT," said Maureen Alvarado, Infogrames, Inc. "We are delighted to work with JAMDAT to meet the increasing demand for compelling wireless entertainment by offering these highly successful Hasbro games to mobile phone users throughout the U.S and Canada."

The exclusive partnership combines JAMDAT's unmatched wireless entertainment expertise with Infogrames' leadership in interactive entertainment software and globally recognized Hasbro game titles. Under the agreement, the applications will be developed using JAMDAT's world-class technology product suite, and will be delivered to platforms used by carriers worldwide, including QUALCOMM's BREW(TM), Sun Microsystems' J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) A version of Java 2 for cellphones, PDAs and consumer appliances. J2ME uses the K Virtual Machine (KVM), a specialized Java interpreter for devices with limited memory. , and iAppli.

"Hasbro is a household name in the U.S., with a long history of success in family leisure entertainment. The YAHTZEE, SCRABBLE and BOGGLE games have sold hundreds of millions of units worldwide, while the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS brand has driven some of the most successful roleplaying games in the history of interactive entertainment," said Mitch Lasky, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of JAMDAT Mobile. "We are very pleased to partner with a leader like Infogrames to offer these Hasbro games to wireless users in North America."

About Infogrames

New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is the second largest third-party publisher of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company develops video games for all consoles (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft), PCs, and Macintosh systems. Infogrames' catalogue of more than 1,000 titles includes award-winning franchises such as Civilization(TM)Deer Hunter(R), Driver(TM)RollerCoaster Tycoon(R), Test Drive(R), and Unreal(R), and key licenses including Survivor(TM), Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM), Dragon Ball Z “DBZ” redirects here. For the meteorological term, see dBZ (meteorology).

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(R), and the National Football League(R), among many others. The Company's Humongous Entertainment and MacSoft labels are leaders in children's entertainment software and Macintosh entertainment software, respectively.

Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA IESA Infogrames Entertainment SA
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) (Euronext 5257), a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms, as well as interactive digital television, mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML (Handheld Device Markup Language) A specialized version of HTML designed to enable wireless pagers, cellphones and other handheld devices to obtain information from Web pages. HDML was developed by Phone. ) and in-flight entertainment systems. In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including the right to use its line of software based on well-known licenses such as MONOPOLY, Jeopardy(R), TONKA, and Atari(R), which are published and distributed in the U.S. by Infogrames, Inc. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.Infogrames.com.

About JAMDAT Mobile, Inc.

Los Angeles-based JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (www.jamdatmobile.com) is a leading provider of mobile entertainment products, services and enabling technologies to wireless carriers, independent developers and publishers around the world. Founded by interactive entertainment executives from Activision (Nasdaq: ATVI ATVI Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute ) and backed by wireless infrastructure leaders QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM QCOM Qualcomm, Inc. (stock symbol) ), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA)
SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) 
), and Intel (Nasdaq: INTC INTC Intel (NASDAQ symbol)
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), JAMDAT is at the forefront of the technological and creative evolution in wireless entertainment. JAMDAT's unique combination of creative and technological expertise has positioned the company as the preferred mobile entertainment partner for wireless carriers, infrastructure companies and independent developers.

MONOPOLY, BOGGLE, YAHTZEE and TONKA are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. SCRABBLE is a trademark of Hasbro in the U.S. and Canada and is used with permission.
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