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Capcom Interactive, Inc. and Virgin Mobile USA Partner on Games Lite Channel
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-March 29, 2007 - Capcom Interactive, Inc. and Virgin Mobile USA have entered into a strategic agreement where Capcom Interactive is the sole aggregator and manager of WAP game titles on Virgin Mobile's wireless network. Capcom games currently available on Virgin Mobile's Games Lite channel include massively multiplayer role playing game Shade(TM), Big Trivia(TM), Cosmic Casino(TM), perennial favorite Who Wants To Be A Millionaire(R), Six Degrees(TM), Dope Warz(TM) and Bots. Additional games are to be added to the offering in the coming future.
"We are proud to partner with Virgin Mobile to bring our extensive library of WAP games to their network," said Midori Yuasa, president, Capcom Interactive, Inc. "This mutually beneficial relationship further illustrates our commitment to the space and demonstrates the length to which Capcom will go to provide value to our partners."
In addition, for the months of March and April 2007, Capcom Interactive and Virgin Mobile USA will be offering consumers a chance to win Xbox 360s and Apple iPods. Four Grand Prize winners and eight First Prize winners will be selected in each month's drawing. Winners will be announced over the four-week period following each drawing, with one Grand Prize Winner and two First Prize winners announced on Wednesday of each week (for the April drawing, winners will be announced on April 18 and 25 and May 2 and 9; and for the May drawing, winners will be announced on May 16, 23 and 30 and June 6). To enter, customers may subscribe for $3.99 per month to the Games Lite channel on Virgin Mobile during the months (customers who subscribe or renew their subscriptions in March will be entered in the April drawing, and customers who subscribe or renew their subscription in April will be entered in the May drawing.). For a complete list of charges, please review Virgin Mobile's terms of service. Alternatively, consumers may also enter by mail. All prizes will be awarded via random drawing. Please visit www.capcommobile.com/virgin for important terms, conditions and limitations. To obtain a copy of the rules by mail, please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to "Games Lite Sweepstakes - Rules Request" at 10960 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
"At Virgin Mobile USA, we are committed to providing a diverse and interactive entertainment experience on our deck, regardless of which handset the customer has," said Suresh Vanukuru, director of Product Development, Virgin Mobile USA. "All of our handsets offer browsers capable of playing WAP Games, and Capcom's titles offer our customers yet another way to experience great mobile entertainment on their handsets."
About Virgin Mobile USA, LLC
The nation's leading wireless youth network, Virgin Mobile USA provides more than 4.6 million customers with the most flexibility and choice in wireless products and services without long-term contracts. Voice pricing plans range from monthly options with unlimited nights and weekends to by-the-minute offers, allowing consumers to adjust how and what they pay according to their needs. Virgin Mobile's full slate of smart, stylish and affordable handsets, including the popular Switch_Back and Slice, are available at more than 35,000 retail locations nationwide and online at www.virginmobileusa.com, with Top-Up cards available at more than 130,000 locations.
Virgin Mobile USA's network services are provided on the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network, and the company is a joint venture between Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Sprint Nextel. J.D. Power and Associates has ranked Virgin Mobile highest in customer satisfaction among wireless prepaid services, and its own customers report a 94% satisfaction rate. Proud of its charitable and environmental programs, Virgin Mobile donates 5% of profits from downloadable content to The RE*Generation, its pro-social initiative to help millions of at-risk and homeless teens; and provides postage-paid return envelopes in every new package for customers to recycle old phones.
About Capcom and Capcom Interactive, Inc.
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Founded in 1983, the company has created world renowned franchises including Resident Evil(R), Street Fighter(R), Mega Man(R), Breath of Fire(R), Devil May Cry(R) and the Onimusha(R) series. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company maintains operations in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, Tokyo and Hong Kong. More information about Capcom and its products can be found on the company's web site at www.capcom.com.
Since its establishment of its mobile games business in November of 2005 Capcom Interactive, Inc. has published several mobile games based on Capcom's celebrated intellectual property, including 1942, Ghost n' Goblins, Mega Man(R) and Resident Evil(R): The Missions, to commercial and critical acclaim. For additional information on the company and its offerings, please visit www.capcommobile.com.
Capcom, Shade, Big Trivia, Cosmic Casino, Six Degrees, Dope Warz, Resident Evil, Mega Man, Breath of Fire, Devil May Cry and Onimusha are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd. or Capcom Interactive, Inc., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. All other marks, including "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," are the property of their respective holders.
