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Eidos Interactive and Majesco Entertainment Partner for European Distribution Deal

Eidos to Launch Eight New Majesco Titles in Europe and Australia by the Summer with more than 15 other titles to follow

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Eidos Interactive, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, has teamed up with leading digital content provider, Majesco Entertainment to distribute a number of new Majesco titles to European and Australia territories.

The partnership will predominantly focus on Nintendo DS TM and Wii console titles including; Cake Mania TM , The New York Times Crosswords, MechAssault TM : Phantom War and Nancy Drew TM : The Deadly Secret of Old World Park for DS and several as yet unannounced Wii console titles.

"There is an obvious synergy between Eidos' focus on the casual games market and Majesco's expertise in this field," said Ian Livingstone, Product Acquisition Director, Eidos. "This is just the start of an exciting relationship with Majesco and furthers our commitment to casual games."

"This partnership with Eidos provides us with a focus that our mass market games will really benefit from, and is a natural progression in our company's evolution. It's also a fantastic opportunity to work with some of the best professionals in the industry while benefiting from a proven international distribution network," said Jason Dutton, Managing Director, Majesco Entertainment International.

Eidos will distribute eight of Majesco's titles by this summer, with more than 15 other titles to follow.

For further information please contact:

Chris Glover | Head of Communications | Eidos

T: + 44 (0) 208 6363 3000 E: chrisg@eidos.co.uk

John Merchant | Marketing Manager International | Majesco Entertainment International.

T: +44 (0) 117 373 6151 E: Jmerchant@majescoentertainment.com

About Eidos Interactive Ltd

Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG) one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software. Eidos consists of publishing operations across Europe and the US and several development studios including Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, Beautiful Game Studios, Eidos Studios Hungary, Eidos Sweden and Pivotal Games. The Group has a valuable combined portfolio of intellectual property including: Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, Championship Manager, Carmageddon, Battlestations: Midway, the Conflict series and Just Cause.

Some of the titles currently in development include: Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Crossfire and Highlander.

About Majesco Entertainment

Headquartered in Edison, NJ, with an international office based in Bristol, UK, Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), is an innovative provider of video games and digital entertainment products for the mass market. More information about Majesco can be found online at www.majescoentertainment.com and www.majescoeurope.com.";

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