MICRO MACHINES v4 FOR NINTENDO DS RACES TO RETAIL

Burbank, CA – Tuesday, December 12, 2006 – Grab some friends, start your micro engines and prepare for the craziest and most addictive multi-player mayhem ever as Codemasters ships MICRO MACHINES v4 to retail outlets nationwide for the Nintendo DS�. The ultimate pick-up-and-play racing game, MICRO MACHINES v4 is the fastest, most fun mini racer with hundreds of cars to collect, loads of levels to race and tons of people to play.

Mixing miniature mayhem with maximum multiplayer racing, MICRO MACHINES v4 arrives packed with knockabout, breakneck racing in the fastest scale miniatures, complete with explosive weapon power-ups. Letting players loose with hundreds of vehicles, including sport cars, street racers, stock cars, 4x4s, beach buggies, low riders and muscle cars, each with distinctive performance abilities, gamers will be racing their inch-long miniature motors around the MICRO MACHINES house, garden and beyond where everyday household objects appear immense in size and can become lethal hazards.

As well as the familiar feel-good environments, MICRO MACHINES v4 sees the racing world expand further than any previous MICRO MACHINES game. Go beyond the house and garden tracks and discover what it’s like to race across house roofs, in the sewers, through supermarkets, museums and even down to the farm, with its danger-packed chicken coop!

Of course, it wouldn’t be MICRO MACHINES without an arsenal of power-ups and weapons to collect and use against your opponents. MICRO MACHINES v4 brings back all the missiles and bombs, but this time with new additions, including flamethrowers, heat-seeking missiles, plasma guns, and of course, the car-mounted giant hammer!

Under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) MICRO MACHINES v4 is developed by Supersonic Software, creators of some of the most acclaimed MICRO MACHINES games, and more recently Mashed and Mashed: Fully Loaded.

ABOUT CODEMASTERS
Codemasters is a leading developer and publisher of best-selling interactive entertainment products for a global audience on current and future gaming platforms and channels. Established in 1986, the company’s dominant brands include Colin McRae Rally, TOCA Race Driver, LMA Manager, Brian Lara Cricket and Operation Flashpoint. The company is headquartered in Southam, Warwickshire UK and maintains operations in the US, Germany, France, Spain, and Benelux. More information about the company and its products is available online at http://www.codemasters.com

ABOUT HASBRO PROPERTIES GROUP
The Hasbro Properties Group (HPG), the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc., (NYSE:HAS), translates one of the industry’s richest portfolios of brands into a world of fun and excitement for children and adults globally. Through a host of publishing, digital media, lifestyle and entertainment platforms, HPG is able to surround fans worldwide with consumer products that expand Hasbro’s core brands, such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, MY LITTLE PONY, MONOPOLY, G.I. JOE, TONKA and PLAYSKOOL.

ABOUT HASBRO
Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.