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The Age of LUXOR is Upon Us

Casual Game Developer Launches Latest Chapters in its Egyptian Dynasty

Eager fans of all ages will be turning their eyes to LUXOR this holiday season. Leading casual game developer and publisher, MumboJumbo, proudly announces the expansion of its own epic, action-shooter puzzle franchise, LUXOR. The latest chapters include LUXOR 3 and LUXOR: Pharaoh's Challenge, both offering casual gaming fans new Egyptian worlds to explore and addicting puzzle play to conquer.

Since first launching in 2005, the ancient Egyptian franchise has been downloaded over 65 million times worldwide and has sold over 500,000 units at retailers nationwide. MumboJumbo enlisted their recently acquired development team, Ritual Entertainment, to integrate its traditional game development expertise into LUXOR 3, presenting never before seen features and animation. Winner of numerous awards, including the #1 casual game of 2005, the franchise truly reaches new heights in design quality and gameplay mechanics with LUXOR 3.

MumboJumbo offers even more LUXOR fun with the Pharaoh's Challenge series. Launching exclusively across popular gaming consoles this year, the series will reach the Nintendo DS, Wii, PSP (PlayStationPortable) system and PlayStation2 computer entertainment system.

"The age of LUXOR is truly upon us and we are extremely proud of the enjoyment it will bring to both existing fans of the franchise and new players alike," said Mark Cottam, CEO of MumboJumbo. "Both titles truly capture the challenge and excitement of the franchise's action puzzle qualities. We are confident that they will exceed all expectations, providing gamers with hours of endless fun."

LUXOR 3 introduces powerful new features including reflectors that help players make nearly impossible matches plus seven game modes including five never before seen. The title also includes dynamic branching paths and up-gradable power-ups in its more than 140 nail-biting levels.

LUXOR: Pharaoh's Challenge, designed specifically for the gaming console, exposes players to perfectly rendered levels of brilliantly crisp and stunning graphics portraying pyramids, temples and many more of Egypt's amazing marvels. Exclusive features for the series include five sphere-pushing scarabs, a ranking system that progressively increases power-up effectiveness and 13 all-new blessings that can be activated to make any level manageable.

LUXOR 3 launched earlier this month on www.mumbojumbo.com and across leading gaming sites worldwide. Starting today, the title will be available at leading retailers nationwide with an MSRP of $19.99 and an ESRB rating of 'E' for Everyone.

LUXOR: Pharaoh's Challenge launches on the PSP system and PlayStation 2 system November 20th with an MSRP of $19.99 each. It reaches the DS at an MSRP of $29.99 and the Wii for $39.99, both launching in December. All four titles are rated 'E' for Everyone.