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moderngroove Selects Ubi Soft to Publish moderngroove: Ministry of Sound Edition for the PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System.


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VANCOUVER, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2001

moderngroove(TM) entertainment inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:MODG) today announced an agreement with Ubi Soft Entertainment to publish their debut title, "moderngroove: Ministry of Sound Edition." The agreement provides Ubi Soft with the right to publish and distribute the title in the UK and throughout Europe, including France, Germany, Italy and other PAL territories. "moderngroove: Ministry of Sound Edition" (priced at (Pounds Sterling) 20.00) will be available from music and videogame retailers in May.

"We're excited to have Ubi Soft publish our first title for the PlayStation(R) 2," commented John Stroppa, President and 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 moderngroove. "We hope to harness their marketing and distribution expertise, which made previous titles from Ubi Soft so successful, for the first title of the moderngroove franchise."

"moderngroove: Ministry of Sound Edition" brings the sights and sounds of London's Ministry of Sound nightclub into living rooms around the world, creating the ultimate party product for the PlayStation 2. The title delivers an unparalleled five hours of exclusive Techno techno

electronic dance music that first appeared in the U.S. in the 1980s and became globally popular in the 1990s. It originated with Detroit deejay-producers who, inspired by European electro-pop, underlaid dreamy synthesizer melodies with rapid electronic rhythms.
, UK Garage and Breakbeat
This article is about breakbeat, the electronic dance music genre. For the technique and the meaning of the term with hip-hop and funk music see break (music). For the record label, see Breakbeat Kaos
Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or
 music from top DJs, in addition to an extensive array of dynamically generated 3D objects, sprawling backdrops and niche film clips Noun 1. film clip - a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast
photographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
 that synch to the music. Consumers choose the degree to which they interact with the product - from simply dropping in Dropping in is a skateboarding trick with which a skateboarder can start skating a half-pipe by dropping into it from the coping instead of starting from the bottom and pumping gradually for more speed.  the disc and enjoying "no touch" access to music and visuals, to re-mixing tracks into new sets of music or creating a custom visual show using the product's Visual Mixer.

Publishing announcements for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  and Japan are forthcoming.

moderngroove entertainment inc. (OTCBB:MODG) is a Nevada corporation A Nevada Corporation is a corporation chartered under the laws of the U.S. state of Nevada.

Nevada, like the state of Delaware (See Delaware corporation), is well known as a corporate haven.
 with studio operations in Vancouver, Canada. moderngroove is a pioneer in the production and delivery of interactive entertainment for next-generation videogame consoles and personal computers. Founded in July 1999, moderngroove now boasts a staff of over 40 artists, engineers, producers, and business personnel. More information about moderngroove's products and services can be found online at www.moderngroove.com.

Ubi Soft Entertainment is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubi Soft's strong and diversified lineup has grown considerably, as has Ubi Soft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubi Soft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubi Soft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 18 different countries including the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Brazil, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in a total of 52 countries. To learn more, visit www.ubisoft.com.

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