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MGM & ILS Offering Stargate Fans a Chance to Become a Character in New Video Game

Tuesday 24 August 2004, by xanderbnd

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — MGM Consumer Products and Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (NYSE: MGM - News) announced today the launch of the Stargate SG-1 "Get In The Game" sweepstakes. This one of a kind opportunity offers Stargate SG-1 fans the chance to have his or her likenesses scanned and used as one of the characters in the first Stargate SG-1 video game.

ADVERTISEMENT To participate in the sweepstakes, participants need to register at www.mgm.com/contest.do between August 24 and September 24, 2004, 12:00 a.m. PDT. A random drawing will take place on September 27, and the winner will be announced by e-mail.

"Stargate SG-1’s overwhelming success is due to the never-ending devotion of our loyal fan base," said, Neil Haldar, Vice President, Production and Business Development, MGM Interactive. "We are thrilled to offer the chance for a Stargate SG-1 devotee to literally ’Get In The Game’ and hold a place in the interactive chronicles of the series."

The Stargate SG-1 video game will feature all the excitement of the Stargate SG-1 TV series. Players will have the option to take the role of one of four main characters as they battle with enemies and a new mysterious ancient evil. The new Stargate SG-1 video game will be available at retail beginning Holiday 2005, and will be formatted for Sony PlayStation®2, Microsoft® Xbox(TM), and PC.

About MGM Interactive

MGM Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (NYSE: MGM - News), 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 GoldenEye: Rogue Agent(TM) published by Electronic Arts from the James Bond game franchise, Rocky Legends(TM) from Ubisoft, the next console game in the smash hit Rocky game franchise, Stargate SG-1(TM) from Perception PTY Ltd., based on the highly rated hit television series, and mobile phone games and downloads for Pink Panther, Rocky and Agent Cody Banks. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

For further information please contact Ilysha Adelstein or Max Martens of Porter Novelli, +1-310-444-7000, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.