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HEROES OF THE VALUE MARKET!

Sold Out Software, part of the Mastertronic Group, have today announced their next release of high profile titles, at the value price of only £4.99 due for release on May 25th 2007.

Pilot a choice of 36 incredibly detailed WWII classic aircraft and dogfight with over 150 on-screen planes in Heroes of the Pacific. With 26 missions stretching over the entire Pacific campaign, the dramatic, enthralling wartime storyline will keep you gripped until the end. PC Format has described the game as "Classic arcade dogfighting where every battle is against the odds" and with online multiplayer action for up to 8 players, its time to rain hell from the skies!

Grand Master Chess 3 is suitable for all levels of players and includes a collection of chess problems as well as a problem solver and a built in problem editor. It includes more than 100 high quality chess piece/board skins and even includes a built in mp3 player so you can listen to your own music while playing!

Tropico Gold comprises of Tropico and Paradise Island add on. The game sees the player taking the role of "El Presidente," the ruler of an island in the Caribbean during the Cold War era from the 1950s onward. Games based on Caribbean city-building have been created before, but Tropico was the first to be centered around Cuban Revolution and Cold War themes.

Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile is the first PC game to flawlessly blend city-building, real-time strategy and society development. It was the first city-building game released after a year-long drought (SimCity 4 was released January 2003) and is a cooperative effort of designers of previous best-selling city-building games, notably Pharaoh and Caesar. Everyone in your city is alive - they work, they play, they have children, they grow old. The ability to zoom right in and explore your city at street level means that you can get up close to your civilisation as they strive for wealth and success. PC Gamer described Children of the Nile as "Ancient Egypt city-builder with Cleopatra looks" and gave it a review score of 80%.

Simulation titles continue to be ever popular and these last 2 titles in the Sold Out May releases are no exception. Run your school the way you want to in School Tycoon! Build your school, complete with classrooms, administration offices and athletic facilities. Populate the school with teachers, and attract

students to your new house of learning. With over 80 different students to populate your school, from

jocks and cheerleaders to snobs and bullies and over 50 different buildings to construct, the fun is endless!

Mall Tycoon 2 Deluxe is the ultimate simulation for mall shoppers everywhere. With more furnishings, services, promotions and seasonal events its time to design, build, and run the ultimate mega mall! Manage your staff - hire workers such as fireman and dogcatchers and alter your shop's walls or floor textures to create the ultimate Mall!

James Cato, Mastertronic's Sales Director commented - "As always Sold Out strives and succeeds in providing excellent value PC games with impeccable pedigrees. All of the titles in the latest batch will be a great addition to any retail offering."

All titles will be released on 25th May 2007

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About the Mastertronic Group Limited

Mastertronic is one of the best known electronic entertainment brands in Europe. It pioneered the European console market with its launch of the Sega Master System, invented the budget retail sector and built an international development and publishing operation under the Virgin Mastertronic label. The brand was subsequently relaunched as The Mastertronic Group Limited in 2003 by founder Frank Herman, together with Andy Payne and Garry Williams. The Group now leads the European value publishing sector through its retail brands M.A.D. (Mastertronic Added Dimension), Sold Out (the UK's largest-selling budget operation, acquired by the Group in 2004) and PC Gamer Presents, a unique quality-assured brand in association with the leading games magazine publisher Future Publishing. Also part of the Mastertronic Group is the specialist flight simulation publisher Just Flight. The Group also offers, through its wholly owned subsidiary The Producers Limited (also acquired in 2004) a 'cradle to grave' total turnkey service for physical product, from marketing through packaging and warehousing to retail and digital distribution. In addition, MAD 4 Games, a wireless channel for content delivery to mobile phones was established first quarter 2005. In 2006, Blast Entertainment was launched - a video game company exclusively aimed at the younger end of the kids market who develop new content based on recognised family friendly licenses from movies, TV, classic characters and toys.

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