CAMBRIDGE, MA – December 12, 2008 – Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Rock Band® 2 for the Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system will ship to stores nationwide December 18, 2008.

Rock Band 2 Shipping and Pricing Information:
December 18, 2008 (Available in stores 5-7 days after the ship date)

* Rock Band 2 Standalone Software (Wii) $49.99 MSRP
* Rock Band 2 Standalone Software (PlayStation 2 System) $49.99 MSRP
* Rock Band 2 Standalone Drums (Wii) $89.99 MSRP
* Rock Band 2 Standalone Guitar (Wii) $69.99 MSRP
* Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle (Wii) $189.99 MSRP

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Consoles

Wii – 8,016,000 Xbox 360 – 3,289,000 PS3 – 2,821,800

Portables

DS – 6,911,500 PSP – 2,808,500

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Nintendo Wii

North America:

1. Wii Music (Nintendo) 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 4. We Ski (Namco Bandai) 5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

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