Konami Digital Entertainment - America and Vivendi Universal Games Announce Distribution Agreement

Konami Digital Entertainment - America and Vivendi Universal Games Announce
Distribution Agreement
VU Games to Distribute Konami's Highly Anticipated PC Titles Starting in 2004 


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and LOS ANGELES, March 16  /PRNewswire/ -- Leading
videogame publisher Konami Digital Entertainment - America (KDEA), a division of
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., and Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. (VU Games)
today announced an exclusive distribution agreement in which VU Games will
distribute Konami's widespread roster of PC games in the United States and
Canada.  The publishing and marketing efforts for the games covered by the
agreement will continue to be performed by KDEA's Redwood City, CA office.

"VU Games' strong distribution network will help us reach a larger audience of
PC gamers," said Geoff Mulligan, chief operating officer, KDEA. "Combining VU
Games' unmatched PC distribution capabilities and Konami's extensive library of
hit PC titles, including Winning Eleven 7(TM), Silent Hill(R) 3, and Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles(TM), we're well positioned to deliver compelling, fun and
unique titles that cater to gamers of all ages."

Scheduled for launch in Spring 2004, Konami's critically acclaimed soccer game
World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 International(TM) will be the first title under
the new agreement.  Other Konami franchises distributed by VU Games include:
Winning Eleven 7(TM), Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue(TM), Apocalyptica(TM),
and Yu-Gi-Oh!(TM) Power of Chaos(TM): Kaiba The Revenge.

"Konami has some of the most established brands in the games industry, and we
anticipate a strong reception for their PC titles," said Luc Vanhal, President
and COO, North America for VU Games.  "We are looking forward to kicking off a
successful partnership with the release of World Soccer Winning Eleven 7
International."

For more information on Konami Digital Entertainment - America, please visit:
http://www.konami.com/usa.

About KONAMI CORPORATION

Konami Corporation is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of
electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game market.
 Konami Corporation's action and adventure titles include the popular franchises
Metal Gear Solid(R), Silent Hill(R) and Castlevania(R), among other top sellers.
 The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at
http://www.konami.com/.  Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based
in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in
the USand Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the
parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is traded in the United
States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM.  Details of
the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment - America can be found at
http://www.konami.com/usa.

About Vivendi Universal Games

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Vivendi Universal Games (http://www.vugames.com/)
is a global leader in multi-platform interactive entertainment.  The company
develops, publishes and distributes interactive products across all major
platforms including PCs, video game consoles and the Internet.  Vivendi
Universal Games' portfolio of development studios and publishing labels includes
Blizzard Entertainment, Coktel, Fox Interactive, Massive Entertainment,
Knowledge Adventure and Sierra Entertainment.  Additionally, Vivendi Universal
Games co-publishes and/or distributes titles for a number of strategic partners,
including Interplay, inXile entertainment, Majesco and Mythic Entertainment,
among others. 

DATASOURCE: Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.



CONTACT:  Peter Nguyen of Konami Digital Entertainment - America,

[phone], ; or Tracey Thompson of Great Dane

Consultants, [phone], ; or Leslie

Hollingshead of VU Games, [phone], 



Web site:  http://www.konami.com/usa 

Web site:  http://www.vugames.com/ 

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