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Genki Rockets Combats Global Warming with Downloadable Content

Published June 26, 2007

You can do your part in the fight against global warming by playing Lumines™ Live! Help the band Genki Rockets combat our climate crisis by downloading the SOS Charity Campaign Pack featuring a special remix of "Heavenly Star" between June 27th and July 17th.

Genki Rockets will make their performance debut at the Live Earth concert in Japan on July 7, 2007. Initiated by Al Gore, Live Earth is a monumental music event that will bring together more than two billion people to raise awareness about global warming. With 24 hours of music across 7 continents, Genki Rockets will join the performances of more than 150 of the world's top musicians.

Genki Rockets will make their debut performance at Live Earth.

To commemorate this event, Q Entertainment will be donating a portion of its proceeds from the Lumines Live! downloadable content Tokyo Club Mix Pack (now also dubbed the SOS Charity Campaign Pack) to The Alliance for Climate Protection. 

Even More Content
More downloadable content is coming your way. On June 27, the following will be available:

• Tokyo Club Mix Pack (SOS Charity Campaign Pack) (350 MS Points)—Experience the Tokyo club scene with beats and visuals from four of the hottest DJs and VJs. Pack includes "Heavenly Star-SOS (Save Our Selves) Remix" by Genki Rockets, "House66" by Sugiurumn, "4x4 Bricks" by Techriders, and "Cosmic Humming" by Muku.
  • And here's the best part. Q Entertainment will be donating a portion of its proceeds from the download of this pack to The Alliance for Climate Protection. Purchases made between June 27th and July 17th apply.

Download the SOS Charity Campaign Pack to help fight global warming.

• Booster Pack (600 MS Points)—Twenty stylish skins are added to the Challenge Mode. Check out the unique collaboration between Lumines and "Bloomy Girls," a colorful and lively piece created by Japanese visual artist/musician Masakatsu Takagi. You can also customize your Lumines experience by selecting your favorite skins once you have cleared them, and line them up with your favorites from other packs.
• Gamer Pic Packs (100 MS Points each)—Own those cool Lumines avatars as gamer icons! Four packs will be available with up to five avatars in each pack.
• Theme Pack 1 (150 MS Points)—Add luminosity and sparks to your screen with Theme Pack 1, exclusively designed by art director Katsumi Yokota.

Fighting Global Warming
Now you can play Lumines Live! and feel good about your part in combating the climate crisis. You can view the Live Earth musical event on July 7, 2007 at http://liveearth.msn.com.

"It is a great honor to have been selected to perform at the SOS (Save Our Selves) Live Earth concert, a massive, globally initiated musical event that will raise awareness and help combat our climate crisis," said Genki Rockets producer and Q Entertainment chief creative officer Tetsuya Mizuguchi. "I was overjoyed and surprised when I received the news. It was only a year ago that I started working on Genki Rockets with a simple concept in mind—in 30 years from now, what kind of song would a 17-year-old girl from outer space who has never landed on Earth sing to those living on Earth? Thanks to this great opportunity, I now feel a stronger connection with our environment and hope that I can contribute my part to preserve the beauty of this heavenly star called Earth."

About Q ENTERTAINMENT, Inc.
Formed in 2003, Tokyo-based Q ENTERTAINMENT, Inc. creates, produces, and consults in digital entertainment content across multiple game consoles, PC broadband and mobile units. It is best known for their critically acclaimed music and luminary action puzzle game series Lumines. Q ENTERTAINMENT's impressive line-up also includes the fantasy action title Ninety-Nine Nights™ for the Xbox 360™.

Founded by principal game creator and Chief Creative Officer Tetsuya Mizuguchi (Sega Rally franchise, Space Channel 5, and Rez) and industry veteran and Chief Executive Officer Shuji Utsumi (Sony Computer Entertainment America, Sega, Disney), Q ENTERTAINMENT is comprised of experienced designers, programmers, and producers. Q ENTERTAINMENT collaborates with other creators, artists and development studios in Japan and overseas. With a large network and enthusiasm, Q ENTERTAINMENT is always on the "Quest for the future entertainment," anticipating the trends and changes in times to come and brings new value to the game industry with fresh new content. More information can be found on the Internet at http://www.qentertainment.com.