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Today's Hottest New School Rap Tracks Invade America's Living
Rooms in Eidos' Get On Da Mic
Revolutionary Rap Video Game Names Platinum Recording Artist Jadakiss as
Product Spokesperson and Music News Celebrity Sway as In-Game Host
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eidos(R) (NASDAQ:EIDSY), one
of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software,
today announced details of the new school tracks featured in its upcoming rap
game Get On Da Mic. The game is the first true music performance game where
players use a microphone or headset to rap along to songs by their favorite
MC's. Get on Da Mic is in development by Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) in
partnership with Highway 1 Productions. Get on Da Mic boasts a robust
soundtrack including 40 tracks originally made popular by the hottest names in
hip hop. Get On Da Mic will be available for the PlayStation(R)2 computer
entertainment system in North America on October 5th and in Europe in late
October.
"Get On Da Mic is the first pure rap game to feature both songs from old school
legends and tracks from today's hottest artists. The new school line- up
includes rhymes originally made famous by Missy Elliot, MOP, DMX, and Kanye
West among others making Get On Da Mic a must have for players that love hip
hop music," says Chip Blundell, Global Brand Director at Eidos Inc.
The Get On Da Mic soundtrack will feature a deep set of tracks to choose from.
Players can get loose with tracks originally made famous by the current era of
mega stars such as Notorious BIG and Snoop Dogg, then lay down rhymes to
classic rap tracks from the Sugar Hill Gang, Public Enemy and Sir Mix A Lot or
enter the "G-Funk" era with tracks previously performed by artists such as Dr.
Dre and Tupac.
Following are some of the new school tracks available in Get On Da Mic.
1. "Hypnotize" originally made popular by The Notorious BIG
2. "Beautiful" originally made popular by Snoop Dogg
3. "The Jump Off" originally made popular by Lil Kim featuring
Mr Cheeks
4. "Beware of the Boyz" originally made popular by Panjabi featuring
Jay Z
5. "Get Your Freak On" originally made popular by Missy Elliot
6. "Hey Mama" originally made popular by Black Eyed Peas
7. "Jesus Walks" originally made popular by Kanye West
8. "Get By" originally made popular by Talib Kweli
9. "Fix Up" originally made popular by Dizee Rascal
10. "Crank it Up" originally made popular by David Banner
Get On Da Mic also features some well known names in hip hop. Celebrity news
reporter Sway from MTV News will star as the host of Get On Da Mic, while The
Evil Genius, Hot 97's own DJ Green Lantern, rocks the turntables throughout the
game. And finally Jadakiss, considered one of the top lyricists in the rap game
and now a certified platinum artist with his latest release "The Kiss of
Death", is featured in the game's advertising, packaging and public relations
efforts as the official product spokesperson.
About Eidos
Eidos(R) plc is one of the world's leading publishers and developers of
entertainment software with a diverse mix of titles for the PC, PlayStation(R)2
computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube(TM) and the Xbox(R) video game
system from Microsoft. For more information on Eidos and its products visit
http://www.eidos.com/
About Artificial Mind and Movement
Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M) is Montreal's foremost independent video
game developer with over 150 employees. A2M has achieved high praise by
developing blockbuster licensed titles as well as its own original properties
for game consoles (PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo
GameCube(TM), Xbox(R) game system from Microsoft, GameBoy Advance(TM), and
PSP(R)). For more information, please go to http://www.a2m.com/.
About Hwy 1 Productions, Inc.
Hwy 1 Productions, Inc. is the interactive entertainment industry's premier
independent production company, specializing in design and management of
high-quality video game titles for publishers in the console and online gaming
market. More information on Hwy 1 Productions can be found at
http://www.hwy1productions.com/.
NOTE: "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc.
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CONTACT: Michelle Seebach Curran, Kjell Vistad, Denny Chiu, or Loretta
Stevens, all of Eidos(R) Inc. North America, +1-415-547-1200, or
Web site: http://www.hwy1productions.com/
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