NAMCO BANDAI GAMES’ ANNOUNCES DOWNLOADABLE RIDGE RACER® 7 DEMO ON THE PLAYSTATION® NETWORK

Available on the PLAYSTATION® Network, The New Ridge Racer 7 Demo Gives Gamers a Taste of Ridge Racer’s Heart Pounding Racing Excitement at No Cost

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (February 22, 2007) – Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that racing fans are now able to experience AA A their first taste of its recently launched next-gen racing game, Ridge Racer® 7, for free by downloading its first demo via the PLAYSTATION® Network. The action-packed drift racing demo is now available for download, to play on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and will include a 3-lap arcade mode where players will have eight cars to choose from and a chance to race against 13 other AI cars for the full Ridge Racer experience. Boasting 5.1 channel surround sound, a hot music track, and running on full-HD,1080p, the new Ridge Racer 7 demo gives players a taste of the fun and addictive racing experience that Ridge Racer games are known for.

“Gamers who have yet to experience Ridge Racer 7 will now have the opportunity to do so with this free downloadable demo,” Makoto Iwai, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc, said. ”We are confident that after experiencing a sample of Ridge Racer 7’s impressive drift racing mechanics and fun gameplay through this demo, players will realize that Ridge Racer 7 is the missing element in their PLAYSTATION 3 system collection.”

For more information about Ridge Racer 7, please visit NAMCO BANDAI Games’ official website at www.namcobandaigames.com.

About NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., is a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer based in Santa Clara, CA. The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry's top video game franchises including the PAC-MAN®, SOULCALIBUR®, Naruto™ and Tekken® brands. For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., and our products log onto www.namcobandaigames.com.

Press Release © 2007 NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.

RIDGE RACER 7 ® 2006 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. U.S. Patent Nos. 5,269,687; 5,354,202 and 5,577,913 used under license from Midway Games West Inc.