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To: shane forbes who wrote (12078)	5/1/1998 10:38:00 PM
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More Playstation. BW0274 MAY 01,1998 17:20 PACIFIC 20:20 EASTERN ( BW)(SONY-COMPUTER-ENT) PlayStation Celebrates 10 Million Game Consoles Sales Milestone Through West Coast Mall Tour News & Technology/Entertainment Editors FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1998-- PlayStation Mall Tour Visits Phoenix's Paradise Valley Center And Invites Consumers to Sample Some of the Hottest Videogames of 1998 Sony Computer Entertainment America Friday announced their visit to the Paradise Valley Center, as part of the month-long, nine-city mall tour celebrating the sale of the 10-millionth PlayStation game console. The PlayStation debuted in North America less than three years ago on Sept. 9, 1995, and continues to lead the competition with a diverse product line-up. The PlayStation Mall Tour will allow consumers of all ages to sample new and yet-to-be-released PlayStation games including Blasto, Bloody Roar, NBA Shoot Out '98, Gran Turismo, and Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. In addition, all attendees can enter the "PlayStation 10 Million Sweepstakes" for a chance to win one of 100 "collectors-edition" midnight blue PlayStation game consoles and one of 1,000 dual shock analog controllers. "We want to thank our customers for helping us reach the incredible milestone of selling ten million PlayStation game consoles in North America," said Andrew House, vice president, marketing, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "The mall tour is our way of expressing appreciation by providing consumers with previews of upcoming titles, demo disks and dollars-off coupons." The tour will take place in the following locations: Seattle Northgate Shopping Center March 27-29, 1998 Sacramento, Calif. Downtown Plaza April 3-5, 1998 Portland, Ore. Vancouver Mall April 10-12, 1998 Los Angeles Glendale Galleria April 17-19, 1998 San Diego Mission Valley Center April 24-26, 1998 Phoenix Paradise Valley Center May 1-3, 1998 Albuquerque Cottonwood Mall May 8-10, 1998 Salt Lake City Fashion Place Mall May 15-17, 1998 Denver Park Meadows May 22-23, 1998 Sony Computer Entertainment America distributes and markets the PlayStation game console in North America, develops and publishes software for the PlayStation game console, and manages the U.S. third party licensing program. Based in Foster City, Sony Computer Entertainment America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment. Visit the company's Web site at playstation.com --30--ECQ/la AJE/la CONTACT: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Foster City Chris Kniestedt, 916/492-5306 kniestec@fleishman.com KEYWORD: ARIZONA CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COME