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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MTV MUSIC GENERATOR 2 ROCKS RETAIL OUTLETS NATIONWIDE
Sequel to the Original Ground Breaking Title Arrives for the PlayStation ® 2 computer entertainment system
New York, NY June 7, 2001 Codemasters announced today that MTV Music Generator 2, for the PlayStation® 2 is now shipping to retail outlets nationwide. With a suggested retail price of $49.99, this sequel to the worldıs most innovative music creation product for the PlayStation® game console brings all the excitement of the original with numerous enhancements, including more memory, faster load times and an improved interface. Also available is the highly anticipated sampler kit, which allows players to record their own voice directly into their songs as well as taking samples directly from CDs (subject to copyright restrictions), and virtually any other audio source. The MTV Music Generator 2 Sampler Kit will be sold separately via a mail order offer included in the game box or online at www.codemasters.com.
Players can now create original soundtracks utilizing samples from a vast library of sounds filled with pre-recorded riffs, vocals and rhythms that range in style from rock and R&B, to trance and house. Up to 100 songs can be saved on a memory card at any one time. Additionally, aspiring video directors can create original 3D videos from an impressive graphic library of integrated shapes and objects to accompany their tracks as they play back. Players can also choose tracks from such artists as DJ Funkmaster Flex, Gorillaz and Apollo 440, which they can then re-mix and edit to make their own. A 16-bar riff editor allows players to access and edit pre-recorded riffs and samples, enabling fast and easy editing of songs as they are being built. An innovative real-time jamming mode is also featured, which enables players to jam simultaneously with up to eight friends.
³In terms of its improvement over the original, MTV Music Generator 2 has loads more to offer,² said Mike Hayes, Codemastersı Worldwide Director of Marketing and Sales. ³We are very pleased with the final product and have no doubt that it will have a broad and lasting appeal.²
³We are very excited to once again partner with Codemasters to bring MTV Music Generator 2 to fans,² said Tony Calandra, Director, Interactive Products, MTV. ³This product strengthens our presence in the video game market and reaches a unique mix of music and interactive audiences.²
MTV Music Generator 2 is the follow up to the enormously successful MTV Music Generator, which launched in the U.S. in 1999 to rave reviews and won the Sony Innovation award in 2000. Featuring twice as many simultaneous music channels as its predecessor and nearly 10,000 pre-recorded samples, MTV Music Generator 2 offers endless potential for musical creations.
ABOUT CODEMASTERS Established in 1986, UK-based Codemasters, is one of Europeıs best-selling game-makers, developing and publishing titles for the console platform and PC. Codemasters products first appeared on US retail shelves in 1999. The companyıs 2001 slate of titles, including Blade of Darkness and Operation Flashpoint furthers its goal of providing energetic, compelling and innovative entertainment to gaming fans of all genres. In keeping with the companyıs mission to remain on the cusp of the gaming wave, Codemasters is developing games for online and next generation platforms. Codemasters can be found at www.codemasters.com
ABOUT MTV MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), owns and operates the following television programming services‹MTV: Music Television, MTV2, VH1, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TV LAND, TNN, CMT and The Digital Suite From MTV Networks, a package of nine US digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide. In addition, MTV Networks operates The MTVi Group and Nickelodeon Online, a portfolio of leading Internet properties built to address every interest of todayıs music fan and Internet-savvy kid.
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Codemasters Contacts: BENDER/HELPER IMPACT Suzy Chesler (310) 473-4147 suzy_chesler@bhimpact.com BENDER/HELPER IMPACT Alex Josef (310) 473-4147 alex_josef@bhimpact.com MTV Contact: Graham James (212) 846-8911 graham.james@mtvstaff.com
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