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[July 02, 2005]

EB Games Hosts ``Tony Hawk Underground 2'' Video Game and Live Skateboarding Tournament in Nashville

--(Business Wire)-- -0- *T What: EB Games, formerly Electronics Boutique, will host a special "Tony Hawk Underground 2" Video Game Tournament this Saturday, July 2nd, in Nashville. The competition will take place from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the Sixth Avenue Skate Park. EB Games will host the video game competition while the skate park simultaneously hosts a skateboarding tournament for the area's best skateboarding fans and competitors. Sign-ups for both tournaments begin at 1:00 p.m., with the competition beginning at 3:00 p.m. The store will provide the winner of the video game tournament with a copy of "Tony Hawk Underground 2" signed by famed skateboarder Tony Hawk. The final winners will also get free passes to that evening's Tony Hawk Boom Boom Huck Jam event at the Gaylord Entertainment Center for a meet and greet with Tony Hawk himself. EB Games has more than 2,000 "gaming destinations" across 10 countries and four continents worldwide. As a leading global specialty retailer of interactive entertainment products, EB Games is one of the most trusted and recognized brand names in the industry, and is the premier gaming retailer among consumers of all ages, as well as the retailing "hub" for both avid and casual gamers. Visuals/Interview Opportunities: -- Hundreds of video game and skateboarding fans at a live, high-energy game and sporting celebration -- Opportunities to capture footage and images of fans engaged in game play with "Tony Hawk Underground 2" -- Footage of the area's top skateboarders competing in a live skateboard tournament -- Interviews with EB Games representatives When: Saturday, July 2nd, 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. Where: Sixth Avenue Skate Park 401 6th Avenue South Nashville, TN 615-843-4006 *T

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