iGame, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. and Electronics Boutique Announce the `PlayStation 2 Hot Summer Games Tour'

Business Wire, July 10, 2001

Entertainment Editors

SAN FRANCISCO--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 10, 2001

National Tour Features This Summer's Hottest PlayStation 2 Titles

iGame, the country's leading producer of live videogame touring events and expos, announces the "PlayStation(R) 2 Hot Summer Games Tour". The 11-city tour runs from July 14th through August 5th, 2001. The tour features the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and offers consumers a chance to play the best PlayStation 2 video games of the summer.

The tour is hosted by Electronics Boutique, a leading specialty video and computer game retailer, with over 600 mall-based stores throughout the country and the leading e-commerce site for games, www.EBgames.com. Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. is the title sponsor for the event and will feature many of their best selling software titles as well as the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.

"We continue to focus on consumer demand while expanding the market for PlayStation 2, the industry's best-selling computer entertainment system," said Sharon Shapiro, director of promotions, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. "This tour is a perfect opportunity for existing and future PlayStation 2 owners to sample our latest first and third party software offerings which encompass a broad range of genres for all ages."

The tour features more than twenty of the summer's most anticipated titles, including: Gran Turismo(TM) 3 A-spec, Twisted Metal:Black(TM), ATV Offroad Fury(TM), Extermination(TM), Dark Cloud(TM) and Cool Boarders(R) 2001 from Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc; SSX and NBA Street from EA SPORTS(TM) BIG; Madden NFL 2001, FIFA 2001, NASCAR 2001, NBA Live 2001 and Triple Play Baseball from EA SPORTS(TM); Rune: Viking Warlord, City Crisis, Midnight Club and Smuggler's Run from RockStar Games; Legion: The Legend of Excalibur(TM), Arctic Thunder(TM), SpyHunter(R) and Gauntlet(R) Dark Legacy(TM) from Midway Games Inc.; and Batman(TM) Vengeance, Disney's Tarzan(TM) and Rayman(R) 2 Revolution from Ubi Soft Entertainment. Additional sponsors include Logitech, Prima Publishing, and IGN.com.

The event is open to everyone. Admission is free and play is unlimited. Locations include: Seattle, New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. For complete details (locations, event times, and the latest list of featured games), visit www.igametours.com.