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Qmotions Big Vert™ and Titan™ Make Debut as Kings of the Halfpipe and Mountains at Toy Wishes Holiday Preview 2008

Business Wire, Oct 7, 2008

Life-Size Wireless Skateboard and Snowboard Controller Decks Transform Most Popular Skateboard And Snowboard Console Games Into Living Room Live-Action Arcade

NEW YORK -- Actiga Corporation, (OTCBB: AGAC), a leading pioneer in active video gaming, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Qmotions, Inc., a global developer of active video game controllers for Microsoft Xbox[TM] and Sony PlayStation[TM] consoles, today unveils two of the most sought after products for the upcoming holiday season - Big Vert[TM], a full-size wireless skateboard deck game controller for the most popular Xbox 360[TM] and PlayStation PS3[TM] skateboarding game titles including Electronic Arts' Skate[TM], Skate 2[TM], Activision's Tony Hawk's American Wasteland[TM], Project 8[TM] and Proving Ground[TM] and Titan[TM], a wireless snowboard deck game controller for the most popular Xbox 360[TM] and PlayStation PS3[TM] snowboard game titles including Ubisoft's Shaun White Snowboarding and Destineer's Stoked.

Big Vert and Titan each provide cutting edge technologies that enable skate and snowboarding gamers to wirelessly control the onscreen action by actually riding the full-motion controller decks. Both Big Vert and Titan will transform living rooms across America into live-action arcades, and are expected to be must have gaming gifts at this year's Toy Wishes Holiday Preview Show, Booth 234 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, NY on October 7, 2008.

"Skateboarding and snowboarding are all about feeling the board under your feet as an extension of you," said John Marshall, President, Qmotions. "Whether you're pulling off a Christ Air on a halfpipe or a 360 Backflip with a shifty over a massive gap, Big Vert and Titan will provide a unique experience unlike the button mashing technique currently being used. For millions of skateboarders, snowboarders and casual gamers alike, riding our boards gives them another challenging look into how these games should be played and will be played in the future."

Both controller decks employ the very latest Qmotions' motion-sensing technologies and live-action features which seamlessly respond to a player's body movements, allowing players to control their games by actually riding the decks, transforming play beyond traditional joystick or keyboard controllers into full active motion reality. Big Vert and Titan both have an MSRP of $89.99 and will be available at major retailers this holiday season.

About Actiga Corporation

Actiga Corporation is a leading pioneer in active gaming. The company's mission is to empower users to enjoy real-life, natural motion game play controllers that provide access to revolutionary downloadable 3D games and PC/Console-based video games. The company is committed to bringing to market a portfolio of online and PC/Console gaming products and services through its family of companies like Qmotions. For additional information, visit www.actiga.com.

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