Announced yesterday at Ubisoft's press conference, Style Lab is a new video game brand targeted specifically for the tween girl market in North America. The Style Lab games are specifically designed to take full advantage of the DSi's camera and web capabilities. Players will have the ability to create their own style through jewelry, new hairstyles, looks and more.

The first two titles to be released are Style Lab Makeover and Style Lab Jewelry Designer. In Makeover, players use the DSi camera to take photos of themselves and then use their own images to experiment with new hair and makeup styles. With Jewelry Designer players experiment by designing their own jewelry. With the use of the DSi's game-to-web functionality, players can extend their game experience online. Players

can upload their finished jewelry and purchase an actual product of their design.

We will have impressions of both titles later on during the week.

UBISOFT INNOVATES TWEEN GIRL MARKET WITH NEW STYLE LAB BRAND

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 1, 2009 – Today Ubisoft revealed Style Lab(TM), a new video game brand created specifically for the tween girl market in North America. Building upon Ubisoft's leadership on the Nintendo DS(TM) system, the Style Lab games were developed specifically to take advantage of Nintendo DSi(TM)'s camera and web functionalities. Each Style Lab game will be focused on how tweens can virtually create their own style – from designing jewelry to exploring new hairstyles, looks and more

With the new Style Lab line, Ubisoft, the no. 1 third-party publisher for Nintendo DS, including the popular tween brand Imagine® and the best-selling Petz® games, offers 8- to 12-year-old girls a full range of games that allow them to discover their own personal styles while having fun.

"Ubisoft's goal is to continue to raise the bar in the tween games market and create the best games in the genre,” comments Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing in the U.S. at Ubisoft. "We believe that Style Lab is a natural evolution for tween games by offering players an opportunity to experiment with their own personal style, and using the latest technology available to us, extend the experience online and beyond.”

The first two titles to be released under the Style Lab umbrella. Style Lab Makeover and Style Lab Jewelry Designer will take full advantage of the newest technology available on Nintendo DSi. This is includes the camera and game-to-web functionality, which allows players to extend their game experiences online and beyond. In Makeover, players use the DSi camera to take photos of themselves or their friends, and then use their own on-screen images to experiment with new hair and makeup styles. Jewelry Designer lets tweens experiment by virtually designing their own jewelry. Players can even upload their finished jewelry designs online and purchase actual products that were designed in the game