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UBISOFT TO LAUNCH —WINNIE THE POOH RUMBLY TUMBLY ADVENTURE“ ON CONSOLES, SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE NEW WINNIE THE POOH FILM —POOH‘S

MOVIE“

Paris, FRANCE œ September 23, 2004 œ Ubisoft, one of the world‘s largest video game publishers, and Disney Interactive, a publishing label of Games, Inc., today announced plans to launch Disney's Winnie the Pooh Rumbly Tumbly Adventure œ one of Disney's most beloved properties œ on Nintendo‘s GameCube™, Game Boy Advance and Sony‘s PlayStation ® 2 simultaneously with the theatrical release of Pictures‘ new animated film, —Pooh‘s Heffalump Movie“ in early 2005.

Developed by Phoenix Interactive, this new Action/Adventure game for children 3+ will bring players worldwide to the One , where they will have to help Pooh along with his friends, search for honey, as winter is settling down.

—Ubisoft is proud to announce this new title with Disney which offers us a selection of both a widely renowned character and a sensational new game,“ says Yves Guillemot, President and CEO of Ubisoft. —The fact that the Winnie the Pooh game corresponds with the long-awaited release of a new movie adds an extra dimension of excitement to this launch.“

Winnie the Pooh and his friends are the #1 preschool franchise leaders. Enormously popular with families, four different Winnie the Pooh full-length adventures have been #1 in preschool DVD/VHS sales in four of the last five years. ( Winnie the Pooh (1999), The Movie (2000), Winnie The Pooh (2002) and ‘s Big Movie (2003)).

AboutDisneyInteractive Disney Interactive is an award-winning publishing label of Buena Vista Games, Inc., the interactive entertainment arm of ‘s Consumer Products business unit. The label publishes, markets and distributes interactive entertainment based on Disney branded properties. The company also licenses properties and works directly with third-party interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market…

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About Ubisoft: Ubisoft is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft has grown considerably, especially through its strong and diversified lineup In addition to 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 , Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge videogame titles to consumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of ⁄ 508 million for the 2003œ2004 fiscal year, up 22.5% at a constant exchange rate over the previous fiscal year. To learn more, visit www.ubi.com.

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