The Season of Street Fighter

CAPCOM® ANNOUNCES THE “SEASON OF STREET FIGHTER®”!
An Amazing Array of Downloadable Surprises Arrive in Celebration of the Launch of Super Street Fighter® II Turbo HD Remix

SAN MATEO, CA — November 19, 2008 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, is proud to announce the “Season of Street Fighter®” in celebration of the imminent release of Super Street Fighter® II Turbo HD Remix, coming to PlayStation®Network on November 25, 2008, and Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on November 26, 2008. The “Season of Street Fighter” will feature an assortment of Street Fighter-themed downloadable content (DLC) packs, music inspired by Street Fighter, and newly revamped digital destination points for both the Xbox LIVE online games and entertainment network and PlayStation®Network.

Capcom kicked off the “Season of Street Fighter” with the release of the Super Street Fighter® Pinball FX downloadable pack, which added a new Street Fighter pinball table to one of the most popular downloadable games on Xbox LIVE Arcade. The Street Fighter UNO® DLC pack will feature new Street Fighter Command Cards with signature Street Fighter power moves, as well as backgrounds and music inspired by Street Fighter. Capcom will also have another “little” surprise coming to the PlayStation®Network later in the holiday season.

Additionally, Capcom will be releasing a direct-to-download music album of hip-hop tracks inspired by the Street Fighter series. Street Fighter® Underground Remix will feature the musical flavor of artists such as DJ Qbert, Hieroglyphics, Redman, Oh No, DJ Toure, Mistah FAB and Zion I. Each artist has produced a Street Fighter tribute track that will be free of charge and exclusive to the PlayStation®Network when Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix launches.

Complimenting the Street Fighter themed content, fans can access all of the Street Fighter related material through two new branded digital destinations. Capcom’s branded store on PlayStation®Network is the only third-party company to offer a centralized area where gamers can download games, demos, themes, videos, and music. Street Fighter® II Turbo HD Remix will be one of the first games to be featured in the New Xbox® Experience with a Branded Destination Experience, which will offer a variety of Street Fighter related downloadable content including new Premium and Basic Themes.

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix: Round 2 Trailer

Guitar Hero World Tour Live Weekend – Xbox Live

Shred, Drum and Wail in Guitar Hero(R) World Tour Live Weekend on Xbox LIVE(R) Marketplace

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov 19, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ –

Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced an exclusive Xbox LIVE(R) online entertainment network weekend for their smash-hit Guitar Hero(R) World Tour. Starting November 27, 2008, players 14 years of age or older will be able to participate in a number of exciting online activities to determine who is truly the top Guitar Hero(R) rocker, such as:

– Xbox All Nighter – Thursday, 11/27, from dusk until dawn
– Play & Win Sweepstakes – Friday, 11/28, through Saturday, 11/30
– Game with Developers – Saturday, 11/30 from 2:00 – 5:00pm PST

Throughout the weekend, guitarist, drummers and vocalists who register and play the Guitar Hero World Tour multiplayer (co-op) session can also win special prizes, such as a Samsung television home theater package, collector’s edition Guitar Hero World Tour drum sticks, 1GB memory sticks and Guitar Hero portable USB/battery powered speakers.

Highlighting the weekend’s activities, on Sunday, November 30 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm EST, virtual musicians will have the opportunity to prove their rock god skills online against none other than Neversoft Entertainment, the creators of Guitar Hero World Tour. For those up for the challenge, be on the look-out for the following development team Gamertags:

– GHDevTina – Producer
– GHDevLee – Associate Producer
– GHDevCorey – Production Coordinator
– GHDevAnthony – Midi Designer
– GHDevChris – Midi Designer
– GHDevJason – Lead Animator
– GHDevZack – Junior Programmer
– GHDevJosh – Jr. Sound Designer
– GHDevKristina – Mocap Supervisor
– GHDevJustin – Mocap Tech
– GHDevAdry – QA Tester
– GHDevBrandon – QA Tester
– GHDevTravisR – QA Tester

More details on registering for Guitar Hero World Tour Xbox LIVE weekend and information regarding terms, conditions, and official rules are available through the official event page: http://www.xbox.com/guitarheroworldtour. Open registration will begin when the site goes live and will end at 11:59pm EST on November 30, 2008.

The latest installment in the #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007, Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero’s signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless controllers with new revolutionary online* and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player “Battle of the Bands,” which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online for the first time ever. The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller and a wired microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock ‘n’ roll anthems. Music creators will also be able to share their recordings with their friends online through GHTunes(SM) where other gamers can download and play an endless supply of unique creations.

Guitar Hero World Tour is now available for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system. The Wii(TM) home video game system from Nintendo version is developed by Vicarious Visions. The PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system version is developed by Budcat. The game is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB. For more information on Guitar Hero World Tour, please visit worldtour.guitarhero.com.