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Dead or Alive Ultimate Delated

(Press Release)

TORRANCE, Calif., March 4, 2004‹Tecmo® announced today that the latest installment in its #1 fighting series, Dead or Alive® Ultimate, formerly known as Dead or Alive® Online, for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, is set for a worldwide release later this summer, launching simultaneously with Japan and Europe.  Team Ninja is taking this extra time to implement breathtaking new features and revolutionary technology in their aim to push the boundaries of the fighting genre.

"We are devoted to creating the best online fighting game possible for our fans," Tomonobu Itagaki, Head of Team Ninja and the Creator of the Dead or Alive series, said.  "We appreciate our fans cooperation and understanding with the new release date for Dead or Alive Ultimate and guarantee that they will be satisfied when the game comes out late this summer with new features and increased size."

About Dead or Alive Ultimate
Tecmo¹s esteemed development group, Team Ninja, has created the ultimate Dead or Alive fighting experience by coupling the original version of Dead or Alive with a completely redesigned Dead or Alive 2 on Xbox. Both games will be Xbox Live multi-player compatible, enabling you to fight with players all over the country.

A multiple assortment of special features will also be included in the collection. These include a variety of new costumes, many new battle stages and interactive environments, a new opening movie, unique 2-disc set packaging with inclusion of collectible trading cards, and a bonus feature, information on which will be revealed at a later time.

Dead or Alive Ultimate is scheduled to launch onto store shelves late Summer 2004.  For additional information on the game visit the official Tecmo website at www.tecmoinc.com.