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Dungeons And Dragons Online: RELEASE: Turbine Selects Korean Distribution Co. for D&D Online

| 5 Sep 2006 13:38

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TURBINE SELECTS LETSGAME TO DISTRIBUTE DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE™: STORMREACH™IN KOREA

Companies Set to Cooperate in Korea's Online Gaming Market

WESTWOOD, MA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 -- Turbine, Inc., a premier publisher of online subscription entertainment, announced today that it has a distribution agreement with LETSGAME, a leading online game and community portal in Korea. Under the agreement, LETSGAME and Turbine will cooperate in localizing DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE™: Stormreach™ (DDO) for the Korean market. LETSGAME will market, distribute and operate the game in that territory. DDO is based on the world-renowned DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® brand franchise from Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS). DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro.

"The Korean market represents an important opportunity for Turbine," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "This agreement signals Turbine's commitment to a long-term presence in Korea and the continued rollout of DDO as a global franchise."

LETSGAME is a leading online game and community portal in Korea offering 25 games to over 3.5 million registered users.

"As one of the leading online games operators in Korea, we have a deep understanding of the market," said Jack Shin, chief executive officer of LETSGAME. "There is enormous demand for more MMO titles in our community and through close cooperation with Turbine, we will deliver a premium title to our customers."

"We are excited about the upcoming release of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: Stormreach in Korea," said Jeff Burdeen, vice president of digital media for the Hasbro Properties Group. "The introduction of a truly unique and innovative massively multiplayer online game for the DDO gaming base reaffirms DUNGEONS & DRAGONS as the premier fantasy brand today."

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