VIDEO GAMES LIVE ™ AND WIZARD WORLD PREPARE FOR AN INCREDIBLE CHICAGO

PERFORMANCE

Pre-Show Festival Events to Include Costume Contest, Guitar Hero™ II and

Space Invaders™ Competitions, Spectacular Prizes, and Industry Meet-and-Greet

with Top Composers and Designers

Legendary Game Designers Eugene Jarvis, Ed Boon, and John Tobias Added to

Star Studded Line-Up, Including Halo® Composers Marty O’Donnell and Mike

Salvatori

LOS ANGELES – August 1, 2006 – Renowned video game composers Tommy

Tallarico and Jack Wall are preparing for what will be a one-of-a-kind Video Games

Live performance. Video Games Live™ features music from the most popular

video games performed by top orchestras and choirs around the world, combining

exclusive video footage and music arrangements, synchronized lighting, solo

performers, electronic percussionists, and unique interactive segments to

create an explosive one-of-a-kind entertainment experience. The show will take

place on Saturday evening August 5th at 8pm and is being presented by Wizard

World as part of their 10th Anniversary celebration in Chicago. Wizard World

Conventions serve as the foremost authority on everything pop-culture,

showcasing the best in comic books, anime, toys, video games, collectibles, and

entertainment. Wizard World Chicago 2006 will be looking to top last years

attendance record of over 65,000.

This special performance is taking place at the renowned Rosemont Theatre,

located directly across the street from the Donald E. Stephens Convention

Center where Wizard World will be held from August 3 – 6. Video Games Live is

once again opening the doors early to present a pre-show festival from 7:00pm –

8:00pm which is FREE to all ticket holders. Promoted by Live Nation,

tickets ($35 - $55) are on sale now at all Ticketmaster locations or online: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/04003C4FF7FE7421?artistid=1015096&majorcatid=1000

5&minorcatid=105 or by calling (713) 224-7575.

The pre-show festival will include a competition sponsored by RedOctane

featuring the yet to be released Guitar Hero™ II. A classic arcade game

competition will also be held on the newly released Video Games Live Classic Arcade

cabinet courtesy of DreamAuthentics. Competitions will also be held at the

Video Games Live booth during the Wizard World Convention (Booth #646). Other

pre-show festivities include a costume contest where audience members will

come dressed as their favorite video game characters to compete for speaker

systems from Logitech. Finalists will be judged on stage by the audience.

Other prizes throughout the evening include a $2,500 Ferrari laptop courtesy

of AMD which will be given away on stage during the Interactive Symphony

segment, starring one of the most beloved classic arcade games of all time,

Frogger, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Two audience members will

compete for 90 seconds while the orchestra plays along, changing the musical

score on-the-fly depending on what the contestants are doing on screen. This

unique interaction with a live symphony has only ever been attempted and

performed at Video Games Live.

The audience will also be treated to a special solo performance by pianist

Lee Ann Leung who will be performing her special Final Fantasy® piano

arrangement consisting of over ten Final Fantasy® favorites. The post-show

meet-and-greet where fans can interact with renowned game composers and designers will

consist of industry luminaries who have worked on projects such as Halo,

Halo 2, Halo 3, Dance Dance Revolution, God of War, Myst, Riven, Splinter Cell,

Metroid Prime, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Madden Football, Earthworm Jim, Unreal,

The Sims, Zoo Tycoon, Blitz Football, and many more! Also featured in the

meet-and-greet will be legendary game designer Eugene Jarvis who created and

worked on such classics as Defender, Robotron, NARC, Cruis’n USA, and Smash TV.

Also joining him will be industry superstars Ed Boon & John Tobias known

for their creation of the Mortal Kombat series.

And speaking of industry luminaries, Video Games Live will be giving away a

piece of video game history. A unique autographed program with over 30 of

the most famous video game designers and composers will be given away to one

lucky winner by filling out an entry card at the costume contest booth during

the show. Names include creators Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid), Yuji Naka

(Sonic the Hedgehog), Nolan Bushnell (Pong, Atari), Toby Gard (Lara Croft,

Tomb Raider), Bill Roper (Warcraft), celebrity Elijah Wood and MANY MORE!

Video Games Live features music and exclusive synchronized video from

popular franchises such as: Mario™, Zelda®, Halo®, Metal Gear Solid®, Warcraft®,

Myst®, Final Fantasy®, Castlevania®, Kingdom Hearts, Medal of Honor™, Sonic™,

Tron, God of War™, Tomb Raider®, Advent Rising, Headhunter, Beyond Good &

Evil™, Splinter Cell®, Ghost Recon™, Rainbow Six®, EverQuest® II and a special

retro Classic Arcade Medley featuring over 20 games from Pong® to Donkey

Kong® including such classics as Dragon's Lair, Tetris, Frogger, Gauntlet, Duck

Hunt, Rastan, Space Invaders, and Outrun!

Other locations currently on sale include: Indianapolis, Toronto, and the

Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. A complete list of tour dates and locations

can be found at: www.videogameslive.com.