NAMCO AWARDED RIGHTS FROM GDH TO PUBLISH "AFRO SAMURAI" VIDEO GAMES

Groundbreaking Manga Series to Make Video Game Debut

Santa Clara, Calif., (August 30, 2005) – Global video games publisher, Namco

Hometek Inc. and leading Japanese animation studio, GDH K.K. announced today

that GDH has granted Namco the exclusive interactive entertainment rights to

"Afro Samurai," the gritty manga series created by Takashi Okazaki. The

agreement gives Namco rights to publish two different "Afro Samurai" video

games over the next five years.

“'Afro Samurai' is a visually striking and rich story.” said Jeff Lujan,

business director at Namco Hometek Inc. “With its gritty and unique mix of

hip-hop and samurai styling, 'Afro Samurai' is perfectly suited for video

games. We are looking forward to working with GDH in bringing this exciting

new property to life.”

"Afro Samurai" follows the story of one man’s journey of bloody hardship and

pain. After witnessing the cold blooded murder of his father, Afro devotes

himself to the path of revenge. He sheds no tears, knows no love and stops

at nothing to achieve his goal. Forever chased by powerful enemies in a

lawless technology-speckled dystopia, he evades bullets and blades to reach

his final prey: a man who will not die... Created by acclaimed visualist

Takashi Okazaki, and originally told in comic book form, "Afro Samurai" is

currently in pre-production by GDH group company GONZO and Japan's largest

TV network and motion picture production company, FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK as

an animated mini-series which Academy Award Nominee Samuel L. Jackson has

joined as both co-producer and lead voice actor. Also, "Afro Samurai" will

be adapted into a live-action feature film with Samuel L. Jackson to star as

the title character and co-producer.

“Namco is uniquely qualified to publish games based on 'Afro Samurai,' Gonzo

is just ecstatic to work with a company that is so passionate about the

vision of the franchise and who has produced so many outstanding,

award-winning games” said Eric Calderon, Vice President of Creative Affairs

at GDH. “We're all really excited about working together to break new

ground - creatively and technologically. I can't wait to play it! We're

psyched that it's going to arrive around the same time as our animated

series, comics, and then there’s the upcoming live-action movie. The timing

is just perfect."