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Southpeak Releases Iridium Runners For PlayStation(R)2 System

Unique Futuristic Racing Game Makes Its North American Debut

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Grapevine, Texas - February 19, 2008 - SouthPeak Games announced today that Iridium Runners has shipped for the Playstation®2 computer entertainment system. The high intensity on-foot racing title developed by Playstos Entertainment is rated "E" for Everyone and is available now.

Iridium Runners takes video game racing to a whole new level. Set in the future where cars have been made obsolete by the blazing speed humanity has achieved on foot, Iridium Runners is a no holds barred, furiously fast racing game that allows players to step on shrunken opponents and knock others over the edge of the track and into oblivion. With 20 characters and 8 sidekick pods, each with differing strengths and weaknesses, knowing the track, your opponents and which combination to pick is essential to winning, Iridium Runners features several game modes, from a deep Championship to a single race, as well as split-screen multiplayer. A team mode is also featured, allowing for two paired teammates to race and battle one another on all the tracks.

"Iridium Runners is the perfect racing game for gamers looking for something different," said Luca Da Rios, CEO and executive producer, Playstos Entertainment. "Behind its cartoon style and futuristic setting hides a deep and challenging racing title that can be both fun to pick up and play, as well as demanding enough to play for hours on end."

In January, SouthPeak Interactive, LLC and Global Services Partners Acquisition Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: GSPA, GSPAB, GSPAW, GSPAZ) jointly announced that they have agreed to a business combination resulting in a new publicly held entity that will be called SouthPeak Interactive Corporation. The transaction will allow SouthPeak to access the public markets to accelerate its growth strategy and take advantage of strong industry growth trends.

About SouthPeak Games

SouthPeak Interactive, LLC develops and publishes interactive entertainment software for all current hardware platforms including: PLAYSTATION ® 3 computer entertainment system, PSP ® (PlayStation ® Portable) system, PlayStation ® 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox360 TM video game and entertainment system, Wii TM , Nintendo DS TM and PC. SouthPeak's games cover all major genres including action/adventure, role- playing, racing, puzzle/strategy, fighting and combat. SouthPeak's products are sold in retail outlets in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. SouthPeak is headquartered in Midlothian, Virginia, and has offices in Grapevine, Texas and London, England. http://www.southpeakgames.com

About Playstos Entertainment

Playstos Entertainment, a leading Italian game development company, is specialized in the production of original videogames for a variety of platforms and software technology for interactive entertainment. Playstos Entertainment is the developer of Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy for Sony PlayStation®2, published worldwide in 2006; Playstos Entertainment is the developer of the Wazabe engine (Sony PlayStation®2 and Microsoft Xbox) and Wazabe 2 engine (PC and Microsoft Xbox360)

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SouthPeak Games contact:

Rob Fleischer

Sandbox Strategies

212-213-2451

rob@sandboxstrat.com

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