R: Racing Evolution Goes Gold

R: RACING EVOLUTION NEARS
THE FINISH LINE

Video Game For All Next-Generation Consoles
Goes Gold—Racing Into Stores In Early December!

San Jose, Ca., (November
18, 2003) – Leading video games publisher Namco
Hometek Inc. announced today that its highly anticipated racing game, R:
Racing Evolution, has been approved for manufacturing. Coming to
the Nintendo GameCube , the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the
Xbox® videogame system from Microsoft, R: Racing Evolution is
scheduled to race into stores on December 9th.

“Racing game fans expect a great deal out of their games and R: Racing
Evolution will not disappoint,” said Yasuhiro Noguchi, Senior Director
of Research and Development at Namco Hometek Inc. “R: Racing Evolution’s
excellent graphics, hot licensed cars, challenging tracks, fantastic driving
control physics, and a variety of racing styles will satisfy anyone looking for
an awesome racing game experience.”

Developed by the makers of the legendary Ridge Racer® and MotoGP series of
racing games at Namco Ltd., R: Racing Evolution offers the unique
Racing Life mode, a story-driven racing game that chronicles the intense
competition and deep rivalries found within the heart of the professional racing
circuit through beautifully rendered CG sequences and adrenaline-pumping in-game
race challenges. With four additional game modes at the player’s fingertips,
R: Racing Evolution captures the essence of intense competition and
immerses players deep within the racing circuit rivalries.

Combining several unique racing styles, including GT, Rally, and
Drag, and spectacular licensed vehicles that can be upgraded and tuned for
optimal performance, R: Racing Evolution raises the bar for the
racing game genre. With features such as the Arcade mode for straight-up arcade
style thrills, the Event Challenge mode where players can test their driving
skills under different race conditions, and the Interactive AI System,
which enables players to dynamically affect CPU drivers’ competitive driving
behavior during a race, R: Racing Evolution brings players closer
to the heat of racing action than ever before.

About Namco Hometek Inc.
Namco Hometek Inc. is the U.S. consumer division of Namco Limited, a
Tokyo-based world leader in the high-tech entertainment industry. Based in San
Jose, CA, Namco Hometek Inc. is an award-winning video games publisher for the
next generation game consoles. Namco has created some of the industry’s greatest
video game franchises: Tekken®, SOULCALIBUR®, Dead to Rights®, Pac-Man World ,
Ridge Racer®, Time Crisis® and Ace Combat®. For more information about Namco and
its products log onto
www.namco.com.

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R: Racing Evolution & 2003 Namco Ltd.  All rights reserved.