CRASH BANDICOOT MAKES HIS WACKY DEBUT ON NINTENDO DS ™ THIS FALL IN CRASH ® BOOM BANG!

Stylized Game Features Never-Before-Seen “Touch Panel Communication" for Extremely Fun and Exciting Multiplayer Mayhem …Crash-style!

LOS ANGELES (May 3, 2006) – Vivendi Games’ Sierra Entertainment has announced the development of Crash ® Boom Bang! , an exciting, humorous game that will allow players to roll the dice and dive into one of 40 action-oriented, outrageously funny, multiplayer mini-games, as they communicate with and bet against opponents through the never-before-seen “Touch Panel Communication" in-game feature. Developed by critically-acclaimed Japanese developer Dimps, Crash Boom Bang! will be available exclusively for the Nintendo DS ™ system in October 2006.

“ Crash Boom Bang! will provide the hilarious antics and fun gameplay that Crash Bandicoot ® fans have come to love, with a brand-new twist," said Cindy Cook, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer for Vivendi Games. “T hrough the innovative Touch Panel Communication in-game feature that leverages the technology of the Nintendo DS, Crash Boom Bang! will also deliver a uniquely entertaining multiplayer experience unlike any other on the system. "

In Crash Boom Bang! , Crash and his friends embark on a worldwide race in a quest for its multi-million dollar prize. With hidden intentions of finding an ancient lost city and the famed magical “Super Big Power Stone" that grants its user one wish, the race’s sponsor Viscount Devil plans on using the contestants to solve the mystery. The map of the race checkpoints is based on the Viscount’s ancient map, and the evil Dr. Neo Cortex, also an invitee to the race, has figured out the Viscount’s master plan and in his own relentless pursuit for world domination, sets out to steal the map and retrieve the legendary stone. It’s up to Crash and his friends to win the big race … and save the world!

Key game features in Crash Boom Bang! include:

Revolutionary “Touch Panel Communication" multiplayer gameplay