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MTV Music Generator 2 rocks retail outlets nationwide

07.06.01

Sequel to the Original Ground Breaking Title Arrives for the PlayStation ® 2 computer entertainment system

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 world’s 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 50 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.

“In terms of its improvement over the original, MTV Music Generator™2 has loads more to offer,” said Mike Hayes, Codemasters’ Worldwide Director of Marketing and Sales. “We are very pleased with the final product and have no doubt that it will have a broad and lasting appeal.”

“We are very excited to once again partner with Codemasters to bring MTV Music Generator™2 to fans,” said Tony Calandra, Director, Interactive Products, MTV. “This product strengthens our presence in the video game market and reaches a unique mix of music and interactive audiences.”

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.