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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

– Stoked teams with popular Neff Headwear for world domination
this snowboarding season –

Minneapolis, MN November 19, 2009 – Destineer, along with Neff Headwear today announced the collaboration on a Limited Edition Custom snap back hat in celebration of the upcoming Stoked™: Big Air Edition video game, in stores November 24th.

The hat bears the Stoked and Xbox 360 logo embroidered, with signature Neff embelishments.

Neff Headwear, featured in Stoked as an in-game sponsor, brings a very fashion-forward element to the critically acclaimed game. “Shaun has done a great job growing Neff Headwear and we are excited to partner with one of the hottest brands in the industry.” said Ced Funches, Director of Creative Marketing for Destineer.

Stoked™: Big Air Edition features a selection of Neff classic beanies and face bandanas. Players can also compete in Brand challenges to be sponsored by Neff. “Stoked: Big Air Edition’s already impressive list of licensed sponsors is now all the richer thanks to the inclusion of Neff” says Destineer’s Director of Product Development, Peter Anthony Chiodo (”Tony”). “Their involvement cements Stoked: Big Air Edition as THE official snowboarding video game of the 2009 / 2010 winter season.”

“I love video games and I cant wait to get my hot chocolate, sit on my sofa late at night, get my character all dressed in NEFF product, and shred the amazing mountains in Stoked. The game is sick. It will get me all stoked on shredding and then I’ll wake up in the morning and hit the real mountain.” said Shaun Neff, “What a way to get hyped on shredding by trying to kill it in the game and boost like I wish I could in real life. It’s awesome to be in Stoked and my crew is hyped to be in the game.”

Stoked and Neff will continue to team up on more promotional events as the snowboarding season gets underway. “In addition to the giveaways and hat colab, we will be looking to broaden the reach of Stoked with the help of Neff.” said Ced Funches.

Check out Neff Headwear in Stoked™: Big Air Edition available in stores November 24th.

For more information check out gettingstoked.com/blog and neffheadwear.com.

About Destineer

Destineer is a leading publisher and developer of family-friendly and casual video games for home consoles, portable digital devices, and PC and Mac computers. Destineer is dedicated to creating fun, affordable and accessible games for people of all ages. Through an international network of developers and publishing partners we continue to build on our broad product portfolio and bring the most exciting and inventive titles to the ever-growing casual market.

About Neff Headwear

Neff today is supported by some of the biggest snowboarders and skateboarders in the world as well as key personalities and DJ’s across the globe. NEFF is currently located in Ventura California and is sold in most key core skate and snow shops in the world. At Neff we are all about having fun and bringing new vibe and steeze to the game.

About Bongfish

Bongfish GmbH has developed authentic licensed action-sports video games since 1999. Located in Graz, Austria, the studio specializes in recreating the ’soul & vibe’ of action sports experiences using their own proprietary technology.

About Absinthe Films

Absinthe Films established themselves as a premiere snowboard film production company with the late 90’s. Since then, owners Justin Hostynek and Patrick Armbruster have been pushing the envelope of snowboard film making the world over while remaining committed to environmental awareness and responsibility. For more information on Absinthe Films visit www.absinthe-films.com.

Backed by a pro team roster that includes some of the world’s top action sports athletes, DAKINE has been an industry leader in action sports accessories for over a quarter of a century. Founded in Hawaii and based in Hood River, Oregon, DAKINE offers a complete range of innovative products, including sport-specific to street-savvy backpacks, bags, travel gear and accessories. To see the full line of winter ‘08 DAKINE products, log on to www.dakine.com.

Download Wolfgang and make yourself a Shredz version.

Also check out Dakine in Stoked. Hey, if you impress on the mountain enough with your style maybe the folks at Dakine will offer to sponsor you.

Sunny or not, the weather can’t prevent us from tearing up the slopes in Destineer’s upcoming Stoked.

If you’re a snowboarder, the weather will determine whether you want to suit up and head outside or chill by the fireplace sipping hot cocoa. In Stoked, you can experience fresh powder from the comfort of your own couch and carve your way down the steep, tree-ridden mountainside anytime you want. A helicopter will drop you on top of some of the world’s most breathtaking summits, where you can either soak it all in by taking pictures or strap in and take the plunge through the magnificent backcountry. Full Story

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, December 2, 2008 – Snowboarding fans can now get stoked as Destineer and developer BongFish have announced that January 20, 2009 is the official launch date of Stoked, the open-world, backcountry snowboarding video game exclusively for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Stoked is developed by snowboarders, for snowboarders and offers five huge, open-world mountains, dynamic and changing weather patterns, the participation of X-Games champion Travis Rice as well as some of the most respected names in the snowboarding community worldwide.

“Thanks to the input from the gaming and snowboarding communities about what they would want in a video game, Stoked has really captured the wide-open thrill of backcountry snowboarding,” said Paul Rinde, CEO of Destineer. “We set out to create an authentic snowboard video game experience and Stoked is primed to deliver just that in January 2009.”

To truly capture the high-flying and exhilarating abandon and attitude of professional back-country boarding, Stoked was developed in conjunction with world famous snowboarding movie production house Absinthe Films, who has created some of the most progressive and cutting-edge snowboarding films to date.

For more information, please visit the newly updated Stoked website at gettingstoked.com to find the latest videos, images and news.

Snowboarding games have been doing the rounds on consoles since the days of 16bits and Sonic the Hedgehog. Legendary games like Cool Boarders, 1080 Snowboarding and the awesome Amped series have allowed global joystick bashers to nail that perfect switch-corked-900-to-crooked-nosepress-to-triple-backflip time and time again. Impressive stuff, but try that in real life and the closest you’ll get is spine-snap-faceplant-to-hospital-ward. Finally, though, there is hope. That hope is Stoked, a brand-new snowboarding game for Xbox 360 that promises to do to the genre what Skate did for skateboarding. Full Interview

Dear Fans,

Stoked is a highly anticipated title and has been subjected to aggressive testing  to provide the consumer with the best play experience yet.  As a result, Stoked is being held, and will come to consumers in February 2009. The official release date is February 24th.

We deeply apologize in advance to our fans and loyal supporters for the delays. Thanks for your support and we assure you it will be well worth the wait.

Click here to Pre-Order your copy at Gamestop and enter to win a complete set-up from Rome Snowboards.