Prince of Persia The Sands of Time is rewarded Best Console Game of the Year at the 2004 Interactive Achievement Awards

Ubisoft wins 9 awards out of 23 nominations: its award- winning studios get the ultimate nod from industry peers

Paris, FRANCE œ March 5, 2004 œ , one of the world‘s largest video game companies, was rewarded nine prestigious awards last night in Las Vegas at the 2004 Interactive Achievement Awards, including Best Console Game of the Year for its blockbuster hit The Sands of Time™. Prince of Persia The Sands of Time took home more awards than any other game in the industry, including: Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Outstanding Achievement in Platform Action Adventure, Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering, Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering and Outstanding Innovation in Computer Gaming. ‘s ® 3 was also acknowledged as the Console First Person Action Game of the Year.

In addition to Prince of Persia and Rainbow Six 3, Beyond Good & Evil™, XIII , Uru™: Ages Beyond ®, Tom Clancy‘s Splinter Cell ® and IL2 Sturmovik were also nominated for awards. Similar to the Academy Awards for the film industry, the awards hosted by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences are granted by members of the .

—Ubisoft has the second largest internal game development studio in the industry and we are very proud to be recognized for producing the most creative and groundbreaking games of the year,“ said Yves Guillemot, President and CEO, Ubisoft. —These awards confirm our strategy of in-house development based on quality and innovation which will be taken even one step further with our new games that will be released this year. I would also like to take this opportunity to

warmly thank all the talented creators who worked hard to give birth to these great products.“

© 2004 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Splinter Cell, Sam Fisher, Beyond Good & Evil, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Prince of Persia The Sands of Time is a trademark of Jordan Mechner used under license by Ubi Soft Entertainment © 2003 Red Storm Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Rainbow Six is a trademark of Red Storm Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Red Storm and the Red Storm logo are trademarks of Red Storm Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. is a Ubisoft Entertainment company. © 2002 VANCE-VAN HAMME-DARGAUD BENELUX (Dargaud-Lombard s.a.) All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2003 Cyan Worlds, Inc. Published by Ubi Soft Entertainment, S.A. All rights reserved. Uru (TM), Cyan®, and Myst® are trademarks of Cyan, Inc. and Cyan Worlds, Inc. under license to Ubi Soft Entertainment.

About Ubisoft:

Ubisoft is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft‘s strong and diversified lineup has grown considerably, as has Ubisoft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubisoft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubisoft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 21 different countries including the United States, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting- edge video game titles to consumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of 453 million euros for the 2002/2003 fiscal year, up 23% over the previous fiscal year. To learn more, visit www.ubi.com

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