JAMES BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE FOR MACINTOSH®

Austin, TX- Macintosh game players can take the ultimate secret agent James Bond to explore new heights and depths like never before. Aspyr Media Inc. announced today that it has released the new James Bond 007™:Nightfire™ game that offers a complete 007 experience filled with action-packed excitement and intrigue that leaves players shaken… and stirred!

James Bond 007: Nightfire features an original single player storyline borrowing from the 007 legacy that spans 40 years. As Bond, players operate in the snow capped Austrian Alps and outer space as well as underwater in the depths of the South Pacific to defeat the evil criminal mastermind Rafael Drake who is secretly bent on world domination. Players can maneuver the sleek Aston Martin V12 Vanquish through the streets of Tokyo while turning on the Bond charm with glamorous Bond women.

James Bond 007:Nightfire features missions filled with fast-paced action and stealth, gorgeous women, exotic locales, and sophisticated spy gadgets that Bond fans have come to expect. The game also offers a large cast of villains and allies, both new and familiar to the Bond universe.

James Bond was first introduced to movie audiences in 1962 when Danjaq, LLC and United Artists, released Dr. No. The 20th film in the franchise, Die Another Day, debuted nationwide on November 22, 2002.

Aspyr Media Inc. licensed James Bond 007:Nightfire from Electronic Arts (EA) and Macintosh conversion was done by TransGaming Technologies. James Bond 007:Nightfire is rated “T” (Teen) by the ESRB.

About MGM Interactive
MGM Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (NYSE: MGM), manages business development and production of interactive products for a variety of multimedia platforms, as well as talent and developer relationships. MGM Interactive's upcoming games include this fall’s latest installment to the James Bond videogame franchise, James Bond 007: Nightfire, from Electronic Arts,; Rocky, from U.K.-based Rage, based on the unforgettable Academy Award® -winning film; The Great Escape, from SCi, derived from the action-packed cult classic; and The Pink Panther, which casts the world's coolest cat in all-new games from France-based CRYO. For more information about MGM, visit MGM Online at http://www.mgm.com. 

About Eon Productions/Danjaq, LLC

Eon Productions/Danjaq, LLC is owned by the Broccoli family and has produced nineteen James Bond films since 1962. The Bond films make up the most successful franchise in film history and include the recent blockbuster films, Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enough produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. Eon Productions and Danjaq, LLC are affiliate companies and control all worldwide merchandising of the James Bond franchise.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of $2.5 billion for fiscal 2003. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA GAMES™, and EA SPORTS BIG™. EA's homepage and online game site is EA.COMSM. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com. 

About TransGaming Technologies
TransGaming is a world leader in the development of software portability solutions that allow game developers and publishers to develop games for one system and deploy them simultaneously on Linux and other platforms - faster, cheaper and better than anyone else. More information is available at www.transgaming.com. 

About Aspyr Media Inc.
Based in Austin, Texas, Aspyr Media Inc. is a leading publisher of Macintosh interactive entertainment software, committed to offering high-quality interactive entertainment products and services, with a smile, to gamers worldwide.

More information on Aspyr and their line of products can be found on the Internet at http://www.aspyr.com.  

JAMES BOND, 007, James Bond Gun and Iris Logos and all other James Bond related trademarks TM Danjaq, LLC. James Bond, 007, James Bond Gun and Iris Logos and all other James Bond related properties ©1962-2003 Danjaq, LLC, and United Artists Corporation. NIGHTFIRE is a trademark of Danjaq, LLC, and United Artists Corporation. Aston Martin V12 Vanquish used under license from Aston Martin Lagonda Limited, Ford Motor Company. All rights reserved. Electronic Arts, EA GAMES, EA SPORTS and EA SPORTS BIG are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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