The Tom Clancy series, known for its action-packed game play and heart-stopping realism, has sold more than 6.7 million copies worldwide.  The three new titles will be released on the PC, PlayStation® 2, Xbox and GameCube. 

“Our Tom Clancy properties are among the most coveted in the interactive entertainment industry,” said Laurent Detoc, president of Ubi Soft.  “We were very selective in choosing a strategy guide partner for the upcoming Tom Clancy titles.  Prima Games was a clear choice due to its strong track record of bringing premium quality guides to market in a timely manner.”

“We are thrilled to have won the bid to publish the official strategy guides for the next wave of Ubi Soft titles,” said Debra Kempker, president of Prima Games.  “There is great anticipation for new releases within this successful brand, which translates into a high demand for strategy guides.”      

The deal with Ubi Soft follows agreements announced with other leading software publishers, including Electronic Arts, Infogrames, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Sega of America, Eidos and id Software.  Prima Games is the world’s leading strategy guide publisher with a 45 percent market share, a ranking the company has held since 1999. 

Strategy guides are soft cover books that provide helpful hints and tips to consumers on how to play a specific computer or video game.  The cost for Prima Games’ guides range from U.S. MSRP $14.99 to $19.99.
 

About Ubi Soft:
Ubi Soft Entertainment produces and publishes interactive games worldwide. The group is a leader in its field, and offers a diversified product range that is constantly growing. Ubi Soft develops its own products, and also works with famous developers. The group’s ambition is to supply the public with games of excellent quality that allow the sharing of thrilling experiences. Set up in 1986, Ubi Soft has a presence in 21 countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany and China. The group distributes its own products and those of other publishers in more than 50 countries. In the 2000-2001 financial year, its sales reached 260 million euros, an increase of 39.4% over the previous year, with net earnings of 4.6 million euros. www.ubi.com
About Prima Games
Prima Games, a division of Random House Inc., is the world's leading publisher of strategy guides for computer and console video games, with more than 900 titles published and over 50 million guides in print.  High quality strategy guides, extensive retail distribution and relationships with top game developers and publishers have allowed Prima Games to claim the highest market share among strategy guide publishers.  More information can be found on the Web at www.primagames.com. 
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