Gaming News - June 2004

Redwood City, CA (June 29, 2004) - Konami today announced that it has shipped Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey The Passion for PC .

From Konami:

In Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction, players have access to 800 unique cards, including all three of the powerful Egyptian god cards, as they embark on an all-new role playing game adventure. For PC gamers, Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion delivers the ultimate PC trading card game battle featuring two-player LAN play for the first time in the series.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction, the sequel to the hit video game, Yu-Gi-Oh!(tm) The Sacred Cards(tm), players will face Reshef the Destroyer, who is out to blanket the world in darkness. Players must team up with Yugi and his friends to save the world from eminent destruction. Gamers will battle with more than 100 duelists to create the ultimate deck and go face-to-face with the ominous, Reshef. Buy, sell, and even wager cards with other characters throughout the game to build an undefeatable deck. Gamers can also battle head-to-head with their friends via the Game Boy(r) Advance Game Link(r) Cable to increase their skill level, determine the top duelist or trade cards to create stronger decks.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion, the exciting gameplay and rules of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME are implemented as well as an all-new interface, enhanced strategies and two-player LAN play to redefine PC dueling. Gamers can access hundreds of new cards as well as import acquired cards from Yu-Gi-Oh! Power Chaos: Yugi the Destiny and Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Kaiba the Revenge to create the ultimate deck to duel against friends.

As an added bonus for fans of the popular franchise, the games come packed with three exclusive limited edition Yu-Gi-Oh! game cards. Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction includes Dark Magician Knight, Knight's Title and Sage's Stone. Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion includes Red-Eyes B. Dragon, Sebek's Blessing and Sword of Dragon's Soul.

Driving the popularity of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise to new heights, the Yu-Gi-Oh! games launch amidst numerous other Yu-Gi-Oh! events occurring this summer. The Yu-Gi-Oh! US Finals Video Game Tournament occurs July 22nd-23rd at the Comic-Con consumer expo in San Diego, California and the

Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Video Game Tournament takes place on July 25th in Southern California at the Anaheim Convention Center. In addition, the first feature-length Yu-Gi-Oh! film debuts in theaters nationwide in August. As a top-rated television show, popular card game and a hit video game series, the recognition of Yu-Gi-Oh! continues to soar as the Yu-Gi-Oh! craze sweeps the nation.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction and Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion are rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB and are available at retail outlets nationwide for an SRP of $29.99. To learn more about the games, please visit: www.konami.com/usa.

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