PLAYSTATION 2®LICENSED PUBLISHER AGREEMENT

(A)

SCEE, its parent company Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., and/or certain of their affiliates and companies within the group of companies of which any of them form part (hereinafter jointly and severally referred to as "Sony") have developed, and are licensing core components of, a computer entertainment system known and hereinafter referred to as "PlayStation 2", and are the owners of, or have the right to grant licences of, certain proprietary information and intellectual property rights pertaining to PlayStation 2.

(B)

Publisher desires to be granted a non-exclusive licence to market, distribute and sell Licensed Products (as defined below), and for such Licensed Products and associated materials to be manufactured by an authorised manufacturing facility licensed by SCEE, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

(C)

SCEE is willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, to grant Publisher the desired non-exclusive licence.

1.1

"Licensed Products" means PlayStation 2 format Software product(s) in uniquely marked or coloured CD-ROM or DVD-ROM format software discs (hereinafter referred to as "PlayStation 2 Discs").

1.2

"Licensed Territory" means the countries specified in Schedule 1.

1.3

"Sony Intellectual Property Rights" means all current and future patents worldwide, pending patent applications and other patent rights (under licence or otherwise), copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, semi-conductor topography rights, trade secret rights, technical information and know-how (and the equivalents of each of the foregoing under the laws of any jurisdiction) of Sony pertaining to Sony Materials and/or PlayStation 2, and all other proprietary or intellectual property rights worldwide (including, without limitation, all applications and registrations with respect thereto) of Sony pertaining to Sony Materials and/or PlayStation 2, and all renewals and extensions thereof.

1.4

"PlayStation 2 format Software" means Publisher's object code software, which includes Licensed Developer Software and any software (whether in object code or source code form) which is provided by SCEE and intended to be combined with Licensed Developer Software for execution on PlayStation 2 and has the ability to communicate with the software resident in PlayStation 2 .

1.5

"Term" means the period from the date hereof until 31 March 2003 and continuing thereafter unless and until terminated by not less than 1 (one) month's notice on either side given to expire on such date or any subsequent 31 March.

1.6

"Affiliate of SCEE" means, as applicable, either Sony Computer Entertainment Inc in Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc in the USA or such other Sony Computer Entertainment entity as may be established by Sony from time to time.

1.7

"LDA 2" means the PlayStation 2 Licensed Developer Agreement between Licensed Developer of the applicable PlayStation 2 format Software and SCEE (or an equivalent such agreement between Licensed Developer and an Affiliate of SCEE).

1.8

"Licensed Trademarks" means the "PS" family logo and PlayStation 2 logotype and such other trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos and other icons or indicia as shall be specified in the Specifications or otherwise designated by SCEE from time to time. SCEE may amend such Licensed Trademarks upon reasonable notice to Publisher.

1.9

"Licensed Developer" means Publisher or such other third party as shall have developed Licensed Developer Software and PlayStation 2 format Software pursuant to a then current LDA2.

1.10

"Sony Materials" means any hardware, data, object code, source code, documentation (or any part(s) of any of the foregoing) and related peripheral items provided to the Licensed Developer of any PlayStation 2 format Software pursuant to the LDA 2 applicable for such PlayStation 2 format Software.

1.11

"Licensed Developer Software" means Licensed Developer's application source code and data (including audio and visual material) developed by Licensed Developer in accordance with its LDA 2 which, when integrated with any software (whether in object code or source code form) provided by SCEE, creates PlayStation2 format Software.

1.12

"Printed Materials" means all artwork and mechanicals to be set forth on the Licensed Product itself, and on the PlayStation 2 box (or other container) and, if applicable, the box (or other) packaging for the Licensed Product and all instruction manuals, inlays, inserts, stickers and other user information and/or materials to be inserted in or affixed to such PlayStation 2 box and/or packaging.

1.13

"Advertising Materials" means all advertising, merchandising, promotional and display materials of or concerning the Licensed Products.

1.14

"Manufactured Materials" means all units of the Licensed Products, of the Printed Materials to be set forth on the Licensed Products themselves and of the PlayStation 2 boxes for such Licensed Products (which expression shall include any alternative form of container for Licensed Products subsequently introduced by SCEE).

1.15

"Specifications" means such specifications relating to the content and/or manufacture of Licensed Products, Printed Materials, Advertising Materials and/or related matters or materials as may be issued by Sony, which specifications (and/or procedures relating to the testing or verification of all such materials for conformity to the Specifications and/or relating to the ordering and manufacture of Licensed Products and associated materials) may be amended from time to time upon reasonable notice to Publisher.

1.16

"CNDA" means the Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure (or similar) Agreement between Publisher and SCEE or an Affiliate of SCEE relating to PlayStation 2 and to Confidential Information of Sony and/or of Publisher thereunder.

1.17

"Confidential Information of Sony" means the content of this Agreement (including the Schedules hereto and the Specifications) and all confidential and/or proprietary information, documents and related materials of whatever nature (including, without limitation all processes, hardware, software, inventions, trade secrets, ideas, designs, research, know-how, business methods, production plans and marketing plans) concerning PlayStation 2 developed or owned by, licensed to or under the control of Sony and, without limitation, information otherwise related to Sony's technology, know-how, products, potential products, research projects, promotional advertising and marketing plans, schedules and budgets, licensing terms and pricing, customer lists and details, commercial relationships or negotiations, services, financial models and other business information, whether relating to PlayStation 2 or otherwise including, unless covered by a separate Non-Disclosure Agreement between Publisher and SCEE, relating to Sony's "PlayStation" predecessor video entertainment system disclosed by whatever means, whether directly or indirectly, by or on behalf of Sony to Publisher at any time, whether disclosed orally, in writing or in machine-readable or other form, or otherwise discovered by Publisher as a result of any information or materials provided (whether directly or indirectly) by or on behalf of Sony to Publisher.

1.18

"Confidential Information of Publisher" means any and all confidential and/or proprietary information, documents and related materials of whatever nature (including, without limitation all processes, hardware, software, inventions, trade secrets, ideas, designs, research, know-how, business methods, production plans and marketing plans) concerning PlayStation 2 format Software developed or owned by, licensed to or under the control of Publisher and, without limitation, information otherwise related to Publisher's technology, know-how, products, potential products, research projects, promotional advertising and marketing plans, schedules and budgets, licensing terms and pricing, customer lists and details, commercial relationships or negotiations, services, financial models and other business information, whether relating to PlayStation 2 or otherwise disclosed by whatever means, whether directly or indirectly, by or on behalf of Publisher to SCEE at any time, whether disclosed orally, in writing or in machine-readable or other form, or otherwise discovered by SCEE as a result of any information or materials provided (whether directly or indirectly) by or on behalf of Publisher to SCEE, which information is designated by Publisher as, or becomes known to SCEE under circumstances indicating that such information is, confidential or proprietary.

1.19

"Third Party Intellectual Property Rights" means all current and future patents worldwide, pending patent applications and other patent rights (under licence or otherwise), copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, semi-conductor topography rights, trade secret rights, technical information and know-how (and the equivalents of each of the foregoing under the laws of any jurisdiction) of any third party other than Publisher or Sony and all other proprietary or intellectual property rights worldwide (including, without limitation, all applications and registrations with respect thereto), and all renewals and extensions thereof.

3.1

Subject always to Article 6, Publisher shall publish PlayStation2 format Software only if developed by a Licensed Developer strictly in accordance with all the terms and conditions of such Licensed Developer's LDA 2 and shall not publish or attempt to publish any other software whatsoever intended for or capable of execution on PlayStation 2 . The onus of evidencing that PlayStation 2 format Software satisfies the foregoing criteria shall rest on Publisher and SCEE reserves the right to require Publisher to furnish evidence satisfactory to SCEE that the foregoing criteria are satisfied.

3.2

Publisher shall not publish outside the Licensed Territory PlayStation 2 format Software unless and until Publisher shall be authorised and licensed so to do pursuant to a current licence agreement with the applicable Affiliate of SCEE. Further, Publisher shall not sub-publish such PlayStation2 format Software through a third party either within or outside the Licensed Territory unless and until such sub-publisher shall be authorised and licensed so to do either pursuant to a current PlayStation 2 Licensed Publisher Agreement with SCEE or a current PlayStation 2 licence agreement with the applicable Affiliate of SCEE.

3.3

The licence granted in this Agreement extends only to the publication, marketing, distribution and sale of Licensed Products in such formats as may be designated by SCEE. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and except as otherwise provided herein, Publisher and, if applicable, its sub-publishers shall at all times and in all territories be strictly prohibited from undertaking or authorising the distribution or transmission of PlayStation 2 format Software or Licensed Products through electronic means or any other means now known or hereafter devised, including without limitation, via wireless, cable, fiber optic means, telephone lines, microwave and/or radio waves, or over a network of interconnected computers or other devices. Notwithstanding this limitation, Publisher may electronically transmit PlayStation 2 format Software from site to site, or from machine to machine over a computer network, for the sole purpose of facilitating development; provided that no right of retransmission shall attach to any such transmission, and provided further that Publisher shall use reasonable security measures customary within the high technology industry to reduce the risk of unauthorised interception or retransmission of such transmissions.

3.4

Subject only to Article 6, Publisher and, if applicable, its sub-publishers shall at all times be strictly prohibited from disassembling or decompiling software, peeling semiconductor components or otherwise reverse engineering or attempting to reverse engineer or derive source code or create derivative works from PlayStation 2 format Software, from permitting or encouraging any third party so to do, and from acquiring or using any materials from any third party who does so. Publisher shall in all cases be primarily liable for the payment of Platform Charge to SCEE in accordance with Clause 7 hereof in respect of any product published by Publisher, or, if applicable, any of its sub-publishers, which utilizes Sony Materials and/or Sony Intellectual Property Rights and/or, subject to Council Directive 91/250/EEC, Confidential Information of Sony. The onus of evidencing that any such product is not so published shall rest on Publisher and SCEE reserves the right to require Publisher to furnish evidence satisfactory to SCEE that the applicable of the foregoing criteria are satisfied.

3.5

Publisher shall inform all such sub-publishers of the obligations imposed by this Agreement and shall obtain their commitment to abide by the same.

3.6

Any breach of the provisions of this Clause 3 shall be a material breach of this Agreement not capable of remedy.

4.1

This Agreement does not grant any right or licence, under any Sony Intellectual Property Rights or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein, and no other right or licence is to be implied by or inferred from any provision of this Agreement or the conduct of the parties hereunder. Subject only to the rights of Publisher under this Agreement, all right, title and interest in and to the Sony Materials and the Sony Intellectual Property Rights are and shall be the exclusive property of Sony, and Publisher shall not make use of, or do or cause to be done any act or thing contesting or in any way impairing or tending to impair any of Sony's right, title or interest in or to, any of the Sony Materials, Sony Intellectual Property Rights, PlayStation 2 and/or Sony's "PlayStation" predecessor video entertainment system except as authorised by and in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement or as may otherwise expressly be authorised in writing by Sony; provided however that the foregoing shall not be taken to preclude Publisher from challenging the validity of any Sony Intellectual Property Rights. No right, licence or privilege has been granted to Publisher hereunder concerning the development of any collateral product or other use or purpose of any kind whatsoever which displays or depicts any of the Licensed Trademarks. No promotional or novelty items or premium products (including, by way of illustration but without limitation, T-shirts, posters, stickers, etc) displaying or depicting any of the Licensed Trademarks shall be developed, manufactured, marketed, sold and/or distributed by, with the authority of or on behalf of, Publisher without the prior written consent and authorisation of SCEE in each case.

4.2

The Licensed Trademarks and the goodwill associated therewith are and shall be the exclusive property of Sony. Nothing herein shall give Publisher any right, title or interest in or to any of the Licensed Trademarks, other than the non-exclusive licence and privilege to display and use the Licensed Trademarks solely in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Publisher shall not do or cause to be done any act or thing contesting or in any way impairing or tending to impair any of Sony's right, title or interest in or to any of the Licensed Trademarks, nor shall Publisher register or apply to register any trademark in its own name or in the name of any other person or entity, or obtain or seek to obtain rights to employ Internet domain name(s) or address(es), which is or are similar to or is or are likely to be confused with any of the Licensed Trademarks; provided however that the foregoing shall not be taken to preclude Publisher from challenging the validity of any Licensed Trademarks.

4.3

Publisher or Licensed Developer (as applicable) retains all right, title and interest in and to Licensed Developer Software, including Licensed Developer's intellectual property rights therein and any names or other designations used as titles therefor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to restrict the right of Licensed Developer to develop and/or the right of Publisher to publish products incorporating Licensed Developer Software (separate and apart from Sony Materials), and/or under such names or other designations, for any hardware platform or service other than PlayStation 2 .

4.4

Subject to the proviso to Clauses 4.1 and 4.2 above, Publisher shall, at the expense of SCEE, take all such steps as SCEE may reasonably require, including the execution of licences and registrations, to assist SCEE in maintaining the validity and enforceability of Sony Intellectual Property Rights.

4.5

Without prejudice to Clause 11, Publisher or SCEE (as applicable) shall promptly and fully notify the other in writing in the event that it discovers or otherwise becomes aware of any actual, threatened or suspected infringement of any of the intellectual property or trademark rights of the other embodied in any of the Licensed Products, and of any claim of infringement or alleged infringement by the other of any Third Party Intellectual Property Rights, and shall at the request and expense of the other do all such things as may reasonably be required to assist the other in taking or resisting any proceedings in relation to any such infringement or claim.

5.1

Publisher shall provide SCEE with a Product Planning Notification for each Licensed Product in accordance with the Specifications.

5.2

Publisher shall submit for testing for conformity to the Specifications such information and materials relating to the PlayStation 2 format Software for each Licensed Product as shall be specified in the Specifications. Such Specifications shall be comparable with the specifications applied by Sony with respect to its own PlayStation 2 format Software products. SCEE acknowledges and agrees that such Specifications shall be of prospective application only and shall not be applied to any inventory units of the Licensed Products manufactured prior to, or in the active process of manufacture at the date of, the promulgation thereof by SCEE.

5.3

For each Licensed Product, Publisher shall be responsible, at Publisher's expense, for the origination of all Printed Materials, and for the manufacture and delivery to the manufacturer of such Licensed Product of all Printed Materials other than those to be set forth on the Licensed Product itself, all of which Printed Materials shall: (i) conform in all material respects to the Specifications; and (ii) include such other materials (including by way of illustration but not limitation, consumer health warnings in relation to epilepsy) and such consumer advisory rating code(s) as may from time to time be required by any governmental entity or in compliance with any voluntary code of practice operated by members of the interactive software development and publishing community. The Specifications referred to in (i) above shall be comparable with the specifications applied by Sony with respect to its own PlayStation 2 format Software products. SCEE acknowledges and agrees that such Specifications shall be of prospective application only and shall not be applied to any inventory units of the Licensed Products manufactured prior to, or in the active process of manufacture at the date of, the promulgation thereof. All materials to be submitted pursuant to this Clause 5.3 shall be delivered by such means and in such form as shall be prescribed in the Specifications and at Publisher's sole risk and expense. Publisher undertakes that the quality of such Printed Materials shall be of the same quality as that associated with high quality consumer products.

5.4

Where applicable, SCEE (or, where applicable, an independent external testing service as aforesaid) will test or verify for conformity to the Specifications (as the case may be) all materials submitted by Publisher pursuant to Clause 5.2 and Clause 5.3. Where such testing or verification is conducted by SCEE, SCEE shall advise Publisher of the results of such testing or verification within the applicable of the timeframes specified in the Specifications. Where such testing or verification is conducted by such independent external testing service, such service shall advise Publisher of the results of such testing or verification within timeframes agreed between such service and Publisher (and SCEE shall have no responsibility or liability whatsoever arising from a failure by such service to meet such timeframes). If any of such materials (or any element(s) thereof) fail to conform to the Specifications, SCEE (or, where applicable, such independent external testing service) shall specify the reasons for such failure and state what revisions are required. After making the required revisions, Publisher may resubmit such materials in such revised form for re-testing or re-verification by SCEE (or, where applicable, such independent external testing service). The procedures described in this Clause 5.4 shall if necessary be repeated until all such materials for each Licensed Product shall expressly have been certified as conforming to the Specifications, such certification to be validly given only if in writing and signed by the duly authorised representative(s) of SCEE as specified in the Specifications (or, where applicable, by the duly authorised representative(s) of such independent external testing service). SCEE shall have no liability to Publisher for the accuracy or content (including translations and localisations) of Printed Materials (except only items required to be included in accordance with the Specifications) or in respect of costs incurred or irrevocably committed by Publisher as a result of any failure to conform to Specifications (even where certified for conformity) or in relation to, or to the use of, Printed Materials which shall not have been given a certificate of conformity by SCEE (or, where applicable, by such independent external testing service). No production units of any Licensed Product shall be manufactured, marketed, distributed or sold by, with the authority of or on behalf of, Publisher unless and until such a certificate of conformity of such Licensed Product shall first have been given by SCEE (or, where applicable, by such independent external testing service). No certificate of conformity from SCEE (or, where applicable, from such independent external testing service) of any element of the materials so submitted or resubmitted shall be deemed a certificate of conformity of any other element of such materials, nor shall any such certificate of conformity be deemed to constitute a waiver of any of SCEE's rights under this Agreement.

5.5

Publisher shall not change in any material respect any of the materials for which a certificate of conformity shall have been given by SCEE (or, where applicable, by an independent external testing service) pursuant to Clause 5.4 (or, if applicable, pursuant to Clause 5.6) (or, alternately, which shall have been held to conform to the Specifications following recourse by Publisher to the appeals process specified in the Specifications). If any of the Licensed Products and/or related materials published by, with the authority of or on behalf of, Publisher fail to conform to the Specifications and the materials for which SCEE (or, where applicable, such independent external testing service) shall from time to time have given a certificate of conformity, then the provisions of Clause 13.2 shall apply.

5.6

SCEE reserves the right to require that pre-production samples of all Advertising Materials shall be submitted by Publisher to SCEE or, at Publisher's election, to an independent external testing service (if and when such service becomes available), free of charge and in accordance with the procedure specified in the Specifications, for verification for conformity to the Specifications (including specifically, but without limitation, in relation to the usage of any of the Licensed Trademarks), prior to any actual production, use or distribution of any such items by, with the authority or on behalf of, Publisher. No such proposed Advertising Materials shall be produced, used or distributed directly or indirectly by Publisher without first obtaining a certificate of conformity to the Specifications. Where such verification is conducted by SCEE, SCEE shall advise Publisher of the results of such verification within the applicable of the timeframes specified in the Specifications. Where such verification is conducted by such independent external testing service, such service shall advise Publisher of the results of such verification within timeframes Sony Computer Entertainment Europe agreed between such service and Publisher (and SCEE shall have no responsibility or liability whatsoever arising from a failure by such service to meet such timeframes). If any such Advertising Materials (or any element(s) thereof) fail to conform to the Specifications, SCEE (or, where applicable, such independent external testing service) shall specify the reasons for such failure and state what revisions are required. After making the required revisions, Publisher may resubmit such materials in such revised form for re-verification by SCEE (or, where applicable, by such independent external testing service). The procedures described in this Clause 5.6 shall if necessary be repeated until all such Advertising Materials for each Licensed Product shall expressly have been certified as conforming to the Specifications, such certification to be validly given only if in writing and signed by the duly authorised representative(s) of SCEE as specified in the Specifications (or, where applicable, by the duly authorised representative(s) of such independent external testing service). SCEE shall have no liability to Publisher in respect of costs incurred or irrevocably committed by Publisher in relation to, or to the use of, Advertising Materials which shall not have been given a certificate of conformity by SCEE (or, where applicable, by such independent external testing service). No certificate of conformity from SCEE (or, where applicable, from such independent external testing service) of any element of Advertising Materials so submitted or resubmitted shall be deemed a certificate of conformity of any other element of such Advertising Materials, nor shall any such certificate of conformity be deemed to constitute a waiver of any of SCEE's rights under this Agreement.

5.7

Publisher agrees that, if required by SCEE or any governmental entity, it shall submit each Licensed Product to a consumer advisory ratings system designated by SCEE and/or such governmental entity for the purpose of obtaining rating code(s) for each Licensed Product. Any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with obtaining such rating code(s) shall be borne solely by Publisher. Any required consumer advisory rating code(s) thereby procured shall be displayed on Licensed Products and associated Printed Materials in accordance with the Specifications, at Publisher's cost and expense.

5.8

In the event Publisher fails to comply with its obligations in relation thereto as specified in Clause 5.7, SCEE reserves the right in its sole discretion, at Publisher's sole cost and expense: (i) to display, or to require the display, on Licensed Products and/or associated Printed Materials and/or associated Advertising Materials (as may be required) materials (including by way of illustration but not limitation, consumer health warnings in relation to epilepsy) and/or to procure and to display, or to require the display of, consumer advisory rating code(s); or (ii) to require non-complying Licensed Products and/or associated Printed Materials and/or associated Advertising Materials forthwith to be withdrawn from the market.

6.1

Subject only to Article 6, Publisher acknowledges and agrees that it shall purchase Manufactured Materials only from an authorised manufacturing facility licensed by SCEE. SCEE shall have the right, but no obligation, to subcontract the whole or any part or phase of the production of any or all of the Manufactured Materials or any part(s) thereof.

6.2

Subject always to Article 6, promptly following the giving by SCEE (or, where applicable, by an independent external testing service as aforesaid) of a certificate of conformity to the Specifications (or, alternately, a holding of conformity to the Specifications following recourse by Publisher to the appeals process specified in the Specifications) for each Licensed Product pursuant to Clause 5.2, SCEE shall create (from one of the CD copies of the finally approved version of the PlayStation 2 format Software as submitted by Publisher pursuant to Clause 5.2) the original master PlayStation2 Disc ("Master PlayStation 2 Disc") from which all other copies of the Licensed Product are to be replicated in compliance with the Specifications effective at the time of replication. Where such certificate of conformity shall have been given by such an independent external testing service, then the CD copy of the finally approved version of the PlayStation 2 format Software as submitted by Publisher pursuant to Clause 5.2 from which the Master PlayStation2Disc is to be created shall be furnished SCEE by such service. Publisher shall be responsible for the costs, as set forth in Schedule 2, of creating such Master PlayStation 2 Disc. Publisher will retain duplicates of all such PlayStation2 format Software. SCEE shall not be liable for loss of or damage to any copies of the PlayStation 2 format Software