EIDOS PASSES SENTENCE AND YOU’RE FACING “25 TO LIFE”!

The Essence Of Urban Lifestyle Comes Straight From The Streets And Into Living Rooms Everywhere In This Online Action Shooter

Gritty Realistic Crime Game To Debut With Online Playability At This Year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles

San Francisco, CA (May 11, 2004) – Eidos (NASDAQ:EIDSY), one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, in coordination with Highway 1 Productions, Inc. (Hwy 1), takes an unrelenting look at today’s street lifestyle in its upcoming video game titled 25 To Life. An urban-based, third person action gamer, 25 To Life is currently in development by Avalanche Software and will be available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft in the Spring of 2005 worldwide.

"With 25 To Life we capture the tried and true concept of a game of cops and robbers. Who as a kid didn’t play that?” says Kevin Gill, global brand manager at Eidos. “The open, urban environments, robust player customization and no-holds-barred hip-hop soundtrack brings the street lifestyle to the online space for the first time….25 To Life IS the streets!”

Set in the heart of today’s urban cities, 25 To Life places gamers in the gritty lifestyles of police task forces or hard core gangsters. Surviving the local neighborhood thugs while fighting their way up the ranks is the only way to survive on the streets. Gamers are offered a myriad of choices along the way, For example, players can bust out of prison, or infiltrate the inner sanctum of the drug lord’s mansion. Either way, street knowledge will be put to the test as gamers must establish and defend their turf or uphold the law. Rule the streets with badge in hand, or is that an AK? The battle lines are drawn in 25 To Life, the game the streets have been waiting for.

25 To Life delivers intense online multiplayer gameplay for up to 16 players, as well as a rich and compelling single player experience. Complete USB Headset support lets gamers strategize with other gamers from around the world. The highly interactive urban environments deliver a superior and realistic street life experience. Car alarms, barking dogs, and even pedestrians being just a few of the items that may give one’s position away. The depth of the 25 To Life world will suck gamers in and not let go.

Eidos has partnered with Quazal to incorporate online play into 25 To Life. Quazal's Net-Z engine provides a powerful and flexible object-based solution to networking that goes beyond traditional messaging approaches. The flexible topology combines the best of the client-server and peer-to-peer concepts, allowing for a smooth online experience in a variety of network conditions.

"25 To Life represents an awesome new property for Eidos, and it's a great opportunity for us to really show off our networking technology," said Mike Drummelsmith, developer relations manager at Quazal. "Eidos and Avalanche are gunning to bring out a great playing online game, and we can't wait to see the reaction at this year's E3."

25 To Life’s fully customizable character system gives gamers the freedom to define each player’s looks and style. Display rankings by unlocking and customizing gear with the latest threads from today’s hottest street-wear. The robust weapons arsenal includes both lethal and non-lethal ways to take down opponents. Depending on the side of the law gamers choose to play on, access will be given to either the proper police weaponry or the black market offerings of the underground. To further solidify it’s “street creds,” 25 To Life will offer a cutting edge hip hop soundtrack featuring undeniable rap classics as well as the best of current and breaking artists.

About Eidos

Eidos plc is one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software with a diverse mix of titles for the PC, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube™ and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. For more information on Eidos and its products visit www.eidos.com 

About Hwy 1 Productions, Inc.

Hwy 1 Productions, Inc. is the interactive entertainment industry’s premier independent production company, specializing in design and management of high-quality video game titles for publishers in the console and online gaming market. More information on Hwy 1 Productions can be found at www.hwy1productions.com 

About Quazal

Quazal is the leading supplier of multiplayer middleware with a community of over 150 network programmers using its products to propel the next generation of multiplayer games. Quazal revolutionized network programming by rendering obsolete the traditional packet/socket paradigm. Programmers now have access to network-aware C++ objects that automatically synchronize themselves across any possible topology: client/server, peer-to-peer or hybrid. Numerous features such as data extrapolation, integration kits with other middleware and a wide array of debugging tools makes Quazal's product a boon for any online game development project. Quazal's products are currently available for PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® game console from Microsoft, Windows®, Pocket PC, and Linux. For more information and demonstrations visit www.quazal.com 

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