"GUMBY(R) VS. THE ASTROBOTS(TM)" GOES GOLD

Clay Icon Celebrates 50th Birthday on the Game Boy(R) Advance

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (July 28, 2005) – Leading video games developer and

publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that "Gumby(R) vs. the

Astrobots(TM)" has gone gold for the Game Boy(R) Advance. A unique

side-scrolling platformer featuring classic Gumby characters and

environments, "Gumby vs. the Astrobots" will be bouncing to stores this

August and is rated E for Everyone.

In "Gumby vs. the Astrobots", the scheming Blockheads(TM) have joined forces

with the dreadful Astrobots to kidnap Gumby’s friends. Players will utilize

Gumby’s special morphing powers and stretchy skills to save Pokey(TM),

Prickle(TM) and Goo(TM), who have been hidden in books throughout Toyland.

Gumby’s quest will take gamers through a variety of book worlds, including

the Old West, North Pole and Planet Astrobot, and will even feature original

visuals and sound effects from the classic television series.

2005 marks Gumby’s 50th anniversary of delighting fans and foiling the pesky

Blockheads with his clay friends. Gumby’s golden anniversary is marked by an

ongoing exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York,

Gumby and the Art of Stop-Motion Animation, featuring a daily demonstration

of stop-motion techniques on an actual Gumby set. In addition, Gumby’s

birthday will be celebrated in style with a celebrity-filled birthday bash

in San Francisco this August.

“Gumby fans will be able to enjoy the same stretchy abilities as their green

clay friend in 'Gumby vs. the Astrobots,'” said Jeff Lujan, business

director at Namco Hometek Inc. “We are celebrating Gumby’s 50th birthday in

grand fashion with a game that features an original Gumby adventure with all

of his closest friends.”