Canadian Students Get Exclusive Sneak Peek At The Latest Xbox Games While Checking Out Opportunities For Jobs With Industry Dynamo Ubisoft

(Press Release)

(Montreal, Canada - Thursday, September 16th, 2004) - Ubisoft, Canada's most dynamic video game developer, is excited to announce the launch of the first-ever Ubisoft Campus Tour (www.ubisoftcampustour.com). This innovative and creative initiative, organized in partnership with Xbox, BMO, Fido, EB Games and Hype, will begin in Montreal on September 20th at Concordia University and will travel across Canada during the fall, visiting 18 university and college campuses.

The Ubisoft Campus Tour will showcase some of this year's most innovative and exciting Xbox games. Students, in a rare break from school work, will get exclusive hands-on previews with top Xbox and Xbox Live titles coming out this Holiday season, including Tom Clancy's® Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Ghost Recon 2, Prince of Persia®: Warrior Within(tm) and Rocky Legends.

"The 18-25s represent a significant chunk of our market share. Video games are an important portion of their lives and we are happy to meet them in person and give them unprecedented access to one of the best line ups ever put together by Ubisoft," commented Olivier Ernst, general manager, Ubisoft Canada. "In addition, these young adults are also a great source of talent and it is important for us to make sure they know our industry is a great career path for them."

On site, BMO will also be holding informal session on the importance of having a good credit history to build a secure financial future. In addition, Fido and Hype will have a desk at the booth to promote there products.

Recruiting

The Ubisoft Campus Tour will also feature the company's latest effort in its objective to recruit Canadian talents and to generate interest among students for a career in the video game industry, more specifically at Ubisoft. Interested visitors will be able to meet with Ubisoft's recruitment team and drop off their demo and resume while learning about the career opportunities for them in software programming, character animation and modeling.

Ubisoft's Montreal studio, which employs over 1000 creative individuals, is responsible for the development and launch of such well-known franchises as Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, Tom Clancy's® Rainbow Six 3, Tom Clancy's® Splinter Cell and many other successful games. The studio, presently the company's largest development facility, is currently working on more AAA titles, including Myst IV Revelation, Tom Clancy's® Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Prince of Persia® Warrior Within(tm) and future projects to be launched on next-generation consoles.

About Ubisoft:

Ubisoft is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft's strong and diversified lineup has grown considerably, as has Ubisoft itself. As well as 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 United States, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of 453 million euros for the 2003/2004 fiscal year, up 22.5% over the previous fiscal year. To learn more, visit www.ubi.ca.

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