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SUPERSCAPE AND SONY PICTURES MOBILE TO CO-PUBLISH NEW S.W.A.T. MOBILE GAME URL(s): Sony Pictures Monday 18th August 2003, Hook, Hampshire, UK: Superscape Group plc, developers of Swerve i3D JSR 184 compliant technology for mobile phones, announces that it will co-publish with Sony Pictures Mobile, a business unit of Sony Pictures Digital Networks, a new 3D game for mobile phones based on the action-packed motion picture S.W.A.T., starring Samuel L., Jackson and Colin Farrell. The film debuted in theatres last week in the US and opens across the UK and Europe in November. Under the terms of the agreement, Superscape and Sony Pictures Digital Networks will work together to license and distribute the game to mobile phone manufacturers and network operators. The game will be available for download ‘over the air’ (OTA) as well as being embedded into selected mobile phones. Utilising the company’s Swerve i3D technology, Superscape is developing two versions of the game: one written in Brew and the other in Java, to ensure that the game can be played across a wide range of different mobile phones. The game will be available to mobile consumers on a global basis later this year. “We are very excited about the opportunity to extend the S.W.A.T. brand through the delivery of an innovative new game for mobile phone users throughout the world,” said Rio Caraeff, vice president, Wireless Services for Sony Pictures Digital Networks. “The game we’ve developed with Superscape encapsulates the thrills and action of the film and translates very successfully into a dynamic mobile game experience.” The game takes the key elements of the film to produce a first person shooter game, with high quality visual effects and sounds, interspersed with sequences of animated full motion video. Players are able to choose from seven different missions which they can download ‘over the air’. Facing threats from hostile ‘Mooks’ and ‘Bosses’, players can select from one of three different play modes (easy, normal and call 911 – the most challenging). A wide range of interactive 3D objects are included in the game which will ‘react’ when shot by the player: these include vehicles, buildings and machinery. The animated full motion video sequences are used in the game to establish scenes and plots, and to brief players on the objectives of the different missions. Kevin Roberts, CEO, Superscape Group plc said: “This is a great opportunity for Superscape to work with Sony Pictures Digital Networks on an exciting, high profile project. It is the first time that we have developed a Brew version of our Swerve Client (to complement the existing Java version) and this underlines the flexible, generic nature of our Swerve technology as well as opening up new market opportunities for Superscape.” About “S.W.A.T.” Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell star as two members of an elite Los Angeles police special weapons and tactics team assigned to escort a drug lord to a Federal prison while being pursued by a ruthless and well-armed band of reward seekers. About Sony Pictures Digital Networks Sony Pictures Digital Networks is an operating unit of Sony Pictures Digital. The division leads the company's efforts to develop and provide new forms of online content, games, interactive programming, open-access video-on-demand, wireless and mobile entertainment to consumers worldwide. Through SoapCity, Screenblast, Sony Pictures Mobile, SPiN, the Advanced Platforms Group and GoPlayTV, Sony Pictures Digital Networks is committed to making information and entertainment available anywhere, anytime on any enabled device. Sony Pictures Digital is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment. For more information please visit www.sonypictures.com and www.sonypicturesmobile.com. About Superscape Group plc Superscape specialises in 3D technology for Java (JSR 184) and native wireless environments. Swerve is a complete solution comprising a software-only 3D engine, a powerful development tool (integrated into 3ds maxTM) and a catalogue of 3D games available for licensing. Key players such as ARM, Siemens, THQ Wireless, Cybiko and SavaJe have already endorsed Swerve. Working closely with ARM to optimise and license Swerve, Superscape is delivering the next generation of wireless applications. Superscape is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has corporate offices in Hook, Hampshire (UK) and San Clemente, California (USA). Swerve Client Developed by Superscape in collaboration with ARM, Swerve is the world’s leading software solution for 3D in wireless Java (and native) environments. Currently produced and marketed by ARM, Swerve Client is a highly optimised software-rendering engine bringing console quality 3D Java (and native) applications to wireless devices. Already ported to 17 different platforms, including MIDP 1.0, 2.0, Symbian, Linux, Brew, Pocket PC (2000, 02, 03) and several RTOS, it can easily be embedded on any device. The main characteristics of Swerve are: Generic 3D library enabling many application types High performance 3D software solution fully optimised by ARM to run on ARM cores Fully compliant with JSR 184 as soon as the standard is ratified Low cost solution with small memory footprint in both RAM and ROM Integration with Open GL ES and future hardware acceleration solutions Swerve Client 1.0 is available today. Swerve Client 2.0, our JSR 184 compliant solution, will be commercially available as soon as the standard is ratified (estimated Sept. 2003). Swerve Author Swerve Author is Superscape's powerful and easy to use development environment for creating high quality interactive 3D graphics for wireless applications. Built around the industry standard design tool 3ds maxTM, it is the solution of choice to develop compelling yet remarkably compact 3D graphics for any type of wireless application. Swerve Author's rich feature set includes preview window, diagnostic tools, emulators, prototyping environment, behaviour scripting & brick-based behaviour creation, exporter and Java & C/C++ SDKs. These features drastically reduce prototyping timescales and the overall development cycle for 3D applications, while allowing impressive 3D applications to be created within extremely small file sizes. Benefits of Swerve Author: • Minimal training and downtime • Powerful prototyping and emulation capabilities • Short "art to engine" cycle • Efficient file size reduction capabilities • Ability to create a wide variety of applications • Enriched 3D experience Swerve Applications Superscape has partnered with leading global media players and wireless game developers to bring you a wide catalogue of compelling Java games. These Java titles are available "off-the-shelf" for licensing. THQ Wireless, Cybiko Wireless and TAITO (through its subsidiary Disco), to name a few, have already chosen Swerve to take their existing brands and gaming expertise to the mobile channel.