SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 10, 2006 - THX Ltd., the leading provider of technologies, certification programs and quality assurance standards for the entertainment industry, today announced that several high profile titles, including Sony Computer Entertainment’s MLB 2006, Atari’s THE MATRIX: PATH OF NEO™, and Vivendi Games’ highly anticipated SCARFACE™ THE WORLD IS YOURS, are among the latest games to achieve THX certification.

THX certification continues to be demanded by game publishers and developers that are looking to push the limits of quality and creativity. The company’s expertise, with respect to studio design and sound and visual development, results in a dynamic end product that favorably represents the vision of the artist.

"With the debut of the next-generation consoles and proliferation of HDTVs and surround sound in the home, game developers have had to respond to heightened expectations for quality by making improvements to the way game audio and visual elements are created…and THX has been a driving force behind that," said Mark Tuffy, director of games systems at THX. "THX certification raises the bar for game development studios, providing artists with the technologies and tools they need to create and deliver stunning game sound and visuals to the consumer audience."

The THX Certified Games program provides specifications for the way a developer’s studios are designed, set up and maintained during the critical stages of a title’s development. This includes strict standards for the studio’s acoustics, noise levels, and production equipment performance. The THX standards are incorporated into the visual workstations for texture and lighting artists, and the audio mix rooms where surround sound elements are produced. The result is a development process that translates game soundtracks, color palettes and visuals from the studio to home playback systems.

RECENT THX CERTIFIED TITLES:

• SoulCalibur® III, Namco
• The Matrix: Path of Neo, Atari
• Scarface The World is Yours, Vivendi
• Jax™ X, Sony Computer Entertainment
• MLB 2006, Sony Computer Entertainment
• NBA 2006, Sony Computer Entertainment
• The Godfather™, The Game, EA

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