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THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE CROWNED “THE KING OF HARDCORE”? EIDOS PARTNERS WITH IGN ENTERTAINMENT TO DELIVER THE BACKYARD WRESTLING: DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME: BE IN THE GAME SWEEPSTAKES

 

One Lucky Winner To Appear Fully Playable In Upcoming Extreme Wrestling Video Game

 

San Francisco, CA (May 9, 2003) – Eidos Interactive (NASDAQ: EIDSY), one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today announced that it will be joining forces with IGN Entertainment to kick off an exciting contest giving one lucky winner the chance to appear fully playable in the upcoming extreme wrestling game Backyard Wrestling: Don’t Try This At Home. Set for release on PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system & the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft in Late Summer 2003, Backyard Wrestling: Don’t Try This At Home was created by the people, for the people, and will now include the people.

 

"Everyone at one time or another has done a little backyard wrestling. You may have called it rough housing, or play fighting... but you did it.” States Kevin Gill, of Eidos Interactive. “However, not everyone takes it to extremes that the stars of Backyard Wrestling do... So here's your chance to join the ranks of the Backyard Wrestling Superstars. We'll put YOU IN THE GAME. Get all the fame, with none of the pain!”

 

The second place winner will win a complete library of Backyard Wrestling DVD’s. This extensive library of jaw-dropping backyard action includes…

  • BYW 1: Future Kings Of the Ring

  • BYW 2: More Hardcore than ever before

  • BYW 3: Too shocking for TV

  • BYW 4: Random acts Of Violence

  • BYW 5: Crazier than the rest.

  • Backyard Wrestling: Backyard Babes Uncensored

  • Backyard Wrestling: Backyard Babes Uncensored 2

 

The third place winner will receive a copy of the multi-platinum recording artists, Insane Clown Posse’s recently released full-length album “The Wraith”, signed by the clowns, Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope themselves. Ten Years of Insane Clown Posse's relentless touring and recording has culminated in the release of the legendary Sixth Jokers Card, The Wraith, their most groundbreaking album to date.

 

"IGN is excited about the Backyard Wrestling Promotion.” Says Cory D. Lewis, Editor, IGN.com. “Nothing is cooler to our readers than having the opportunity to get their likeness created in a videogame!"

 

Full contest details and entry information is available on the official Backyard Wrestling: Don’t Try This At Home: Be In The Game Sweepstakes website. http://sweepstakes.ign.com/sweepstakes/2084.html

 

Backyard Wrestling: Don’t Try This At Home is a Mature-rated game, and all registrants must be a minimum 18 years of age to be eligible for entry and or winning the contest.

 

About Eidos Interactive

Eidos Interactive is one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software.  Eidos develops and publishes a diverse mix of titles for the PC, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube™ and Xbox. For more information on Eidos and its products visit http://www.eidos.com

 

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