Popular BUZZ! Quiz Show Franchise Makes Its Debut on PS3 and PSP

September 23, 2008

Popular BUZZ! Quiz Show Franchise
Makes Its Debut on PS3 and PSP

New Online Features with BUZZ!
Quiz TV and Portable Multiplayer Modes for BUZZ! Master Quiz Take Social Gaming
to the Next Generation

Sony Computer Entertainment America
Inc.  today introduced unparalleled social gaming experiences for gamers
and non-gamers alike with the release of BUZZ!Quiz TV, available exclusively for
PLAYSTATION(R)3  system and BUZZ! Master Quiz, available exclusively for
PSPsystem. With over 5,000 questions for BUZZ! Quiz TV and over 3,000 questions
for BUZZ! Master Quiz, trivia buffs will be put to the test with the vast
variety of questions from topics including celebrities, music, movies &
television, sports, history, science and more. Expanding upon previous
PlayStation(R)2 installments, BUZZ! Quiz TV and BUZZ! Master Quiz expand the
BUZZ! franchise into the next generation with PS3 features like online
interactive play, content generation and wireless buzzers; and on-the-go social
gaming with the PSP system.

"The introduction of the BUZZ!
franchise to the PLAYSTATION 3 system and the PSP system demonstrates our
continued commitment to expanding our social gaming catalogue while broadening
our audience with exciting and fun content that brings people together," said
Scott Steinberg, vice president, software marketing, SCEA. "With its accessible
content, social, engaging gameplay and superior online and multiplayer
capabilities that includes the ability for users to create and share their own
quizzes online, the newest editions to the BUZZ! franchise continue to elevate
the classic board game to an entirely new generation."

For an endless supply of fun, BUZZ!
Quiz TV fans can now create and share their own questions online via
MyBUZZquiz.com. Quizzes created via MyBUZZ can be played online or on the PS3
system and provide opportunities to personalize quizzes for certain occasions or
individuals. Players can choose to keep their quizzes private, share them with
their PLAYSTATION(R)Network friends or open them up for full access within
PLAYSTATION Network. In addition, up to four "sofas" (sets of one to four
players) from anywhere in the United States or Canada can team up for trivia
showdowns in the online multiplayer mode, "Sofa vs. Sofa."

Further extending the already robust
trivia content with BUZZ! Quiz TV for the PS3 system, new quiz packs containing
over 500 questions each will be available to download from PLAYSTATION Network,
and will focus on genres such as Lifestyles, Music, Sports and other exciting
categories. Three new quiz packs suitable for friends and family members of all
ages will be available immediately upon launch: Sci-Fi, Videogames and National
Geographic: Safari.

Also available on launch for BUZZ!
Quiz TV via a downloadable update will be full trophy support, allowing players
to collect a variety of trophies to bolster their PLAYSTATION Network standings,
based on several different achievements within the game. In addition, players
will have multiple buzzer support in "Sofa vs. Sofa," a choice among four new
contestants and ten new buzzer sounds, question and download pack management,
and Eyeand EyeToy support. Photos can be taken during the game and saved in
galleries in-game. The "Get Your Buzz Face On" feature will allow players to
favorite photos and save them to the PS3 system.

BUZZ! Master Quiz for the PSP system
takes the popular game show host, Buzz, and shrinks him down for fun on the go.
BUZZ! Master Quiz features six all-new single and multiplayer games specifically
designed for PSP, including the speed-is-of-the-essence "Quickfire Challenge,"
the picture puzzler "Picture This" and the mind-boggling "Virus Challenge." Each
round comes with pictures and videos. BUZZ! Master Quiz also includes a more
robust

single-player mode with 15 different
quiz challenges designed to test all aspects of general knowledge. Medals are
awarded in each round and a variety of special in-game rewards can be collected
according to how many correct questions the player has answered in a row, or how
fast the player reacts.

For fans on the road, BUZZ! Master
Quiz for the PSP system offers three innovative multiplayer modes, all requiring
either just one PSP or one copy of the game to enjoy. "Pass Around" involves one
PSP system being transferred from player to player. In this mode, gamers can
quiz their friends on their general knowledge and choose who to pass the PSP
system, adding a new tactical edge to gameplay. "Quiz Host" is a mode in which
up to six players can compete against each other with one taking control of the
game to select and answer the questions. The Quiz Host has the power to award or
even deduct points as he or she sees fit. "Game Sharing" allows up to four to
connect wirelessly and share one copy of the game in an effort to determine who
can succeed in "Fastest Finger" play.