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GEOMETRY WARS™: GALAXIES BLASTS OFF TO RETAILERS NATIONWIDE WITH NEW NINTENDO Wii™ VIDEO GAME

Nov, 20 2007 11:00:40 PST

Sierra Entertainment announced today that Geometry Wars™: Galaxies, a 2D arcade shooter game, has shipped to stores nationwide for the Wii™ home video game system. The video game will also be available on Nintendo DS™ system on November 27. Geometry Wars: Galaxies, a recipient of GameSpy's The Best of E3 2007 Top Five Wii Game Award, is developed by Kuju Entertainment (Chemistry).

Geometry Wars: Galaxies delivers an all-new single player campaign where players can tackle waves of enemies, including 10 never seen before, all of which act and react in a frenetic way across more than 60 unique levels. Geometry Wars: Galaxies introduces the all new Battle Drone that follows the player's request to defend and attack or collect geoms which is used to increase multiplier scores, buy new planets or behaviors for the Battle Drone.

For the first time ever, the Geometry Wars video game will let players battle in a variety of planets in an all new multiplayer mode. Those that own both the Wii Console and Nintendo DS games can link the games together using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to unlock bonus levels for both versions. Players will also be able to make their mark on the universe by posting high scores on the Wii and Nintendo DS online leader boards.

"Geometry Wars: Galaxies is a perfect complement to any video game collection this holiday season," said Pascal Brochier, president, Global Retail for Vivendi Games. "Fans of the franchise will be excited to see that we have added more than 60 times the amount of gameplay, introduced multiplayer, added Wi-Fi and provided a number of new features giving the gamer a complete gaming experience for home or on the road."

The controls for the game have been optimized for the Wii and DS systems, allowing gamers to use the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controller. In addition Geometry Wars: Galaxiess offers compatibility with the Nintendo Classic Controller. Geometry Wars: Galaxies also includes the full version of Bizarre Creations' Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, winner of IGN's 2005 Best Xbox LIVE® Arcade Title of The Year.

Geometry Wars: Galaxies is available on the Wii for $39.99 and the Nintendo DS for $29.99, with both games getting an ESRB rating of "E" for Everyone. For more information, please visit the game's official website at www.geometrywarsgalaxies.com.

About Kuju Entertainment
Kuju Entertainment (www.kuju.com) is one of Europe's leading independent game developers on console, PC and handheld platforms. Kuju operates 5 studios in the UK; Kuju London, Zoë Mode, Kuju Surrey, Rail Simulator and Kuju Sheffield. Kuju Entertainment is part of the Catalis N.V. media services group.

About Bizarre Creations
Bizarre Creations (www.bizarrecreations.com) is an independent developer, based in Liverpool, UK. Established in 1994, the company is famed for such high profile franchises as Formula 1, Fur Fighters, Project Gotham Racing and The Club. Bizarre prides itself on providing high-quality next-generation gaming experiences that excel in gameplay, graphics, audio and technology.

About Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment (www.sierra.com), a global division of Vivendi Games, creates and publishes innovative, high-quality interactive entertainment for video game systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers. Sierra Entertainment features a portfolio of titles based on original IP and popular licenses from industry-leading content partners, including F.E.A.R.™, Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro the Dragon®, Scarface™ and Ice Age™. Sierra Entertainment has four integrated internal studios providing creative talents and development capabilities across multiple gaming genres: High Moon Studios in San Diego, CA; Massive Entertainment in Malmö, Sweden; Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, BC; and Swordfish Studios in Birmingham and Manchester, England.

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GEOMETRY WARS™: GALAXIES HITS GOLD WITH THE WII™ CONSOLE SHIPPING ON NOVEMBER 20 AND NINTENDO DS™ SHIPPING ON NOVEMBER 27

Nov, 06 2007 17:55:30 PST

Sierra Entertainment announced today that Geometry Wars™: Galaxies has gone gold and will be available nationwide on November 20th for the Wii™ Console and November 27th for the Nintendo DS™.

The Geometry Wars: Galaxies video game for both the Nintendo Wii and DS accelerates to warp speed with tons of enemies, more than 60 battle grids, bigger power-ups and a brand new Battle Drone to help players tear through the campaign mode. For the first time ever, Geometry Wars will also let players battle in a variety of planets in multiplayer mode.

Those that own both the Nintendo Wii and DS games can link the game together using Wi-Fi to unlock bonus levels to both video games. As well, Geometry Wars: Galaxies is one of the first Nintendo Wii video games to offer the ability to link the Nintendo Wii system via GameShare with the DS system to download a full, free version of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.

"We are excited to provide in Geometry Wars: Galaxies more than 60 times the amount of content than Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved with new levels, controls, weapons and enemies," said Al Simone, senior vice president, global marketing for Sierra Entertainment.

Geometry Wars: Galaxies is now available for pre-sell and will be available on Nintendo Wii for $39.99 and the Nintendo DS for $29.99. Both games have an ESRB rating of "E" for Everyone. For more information, please visit the game's official website at www.geometrywarsgalaxies.com.

THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF TOP SELLING XBOX LIVE® ARCADE MASTERPIECE GEOMETRY WARS™ COMES TO NINTENDO Wii™ AND NINTENDO DS™

May, 25 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Sierra Entertainment announced today that Geometry Wars™: Galaxies, a 2-D arcade shooter game, will be coming to Nintendo exclusively on the Wii™ Console and Nintendo DS™ system. The Geometry Wars: Galaxies video game is developed by Kuju Entertainment (Surrey) and is the follow-up to Bizarre Creations' Xbox LIVE® Arcade sensation, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.

The Geometry Wars: Galaxies video game delivers an all new mission-based campaign where players blast-off on action-paced quests across the galaxy, defending solar systems one by one, defeating waves of alien enemies on new and classic Battle Grids. The controls have been optimized for Nintendo systems, allowing gamers to use the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controller or DS touch screen to execute hotshot moves as never before.

For the first time ever, the Geometry Wars video game will let players battle via hot seat, co-op, simultaneous and versus in multiplayer mode. Those that own both the Nintendo DS and Wii can link the game together using Wi-Fi to unlock bonus content. Elite players will be able to challenge the universe by posting high scores on the Wii's online leader board.

The Geometry Wars: Galaxies video game also includes the full version of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, winner of IGN's 2005 Best XBLA Title of The Year.

"The Geometry Wars: Galaxies video game is an entertaining title blending old-school arcade fun with next-gen gameplay and action," said Al Simone, SVP of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "We are excited to bring the Geometry Wars brand to the Nintendo platform as both the Wii and DS enable a fun and frenetic experience for gamers."

For more information, please visit the game's website at http://www.sierra.com/geometrywarsgalaxies/.

About Kuju Entertainment
Kuju Entertainment (www.kuju.com) is one of Europe's leading independent game developers on console, PC and handheld platforms. Kuju operates 5 studios in the UK; Kuju London, Zoë Mode, Kuju Surrey, Rail Simulator and Kuju Sheffield. Kuju Entertainment is part of the Catalis N.V. media services group.

About Bizarre Creations
Bizarre Creations (www.bizarrecreations.com) is an independent developer, based in Liverpool, UK. Established in 1994, the company is famed for such high profile franchises as Formula 1, Fur Fighters, Project Gotham Racing and The Club. Bizarre prides itself on providing high-quality next-generation gaming experiences that excel in gameplay, graphics, audio and technology.

About Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment (www.sierra.com), a global division of Vivendi Games, creates and publishes innovative, high-quality interactive entertainment for video game systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers. Sierra Entertainment features a portfolio of titles based on original IP and popular licenses from industry-leading content partners, including F.E.A.R.™, Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro The Dragon®, Scarface™ and Ice Age™. Sierra Entertainment has four integrated internal studios providing creative talents and development capabilities across multiple gaming genres: High Moon Studios in San Diego, CA; Massive Entertainment in Malmö, Sweden; Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, BC; and Swordfish Studios in Birmingham and Manchester, England.

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Microsoft, Xbox LIVE, Xbox 360 and Xbox are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ™, ®, Nintendo DS and the Wii logo are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2006 Nintendo.