Free Realms(TM) Surpasses Two Million Player Mark

Tween and Teen Market Logs On: Seventy-five Percent of Users Are Under 17
Years of Age; One-Third Are Female

SAN DIEGO, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today
announced that more than two million unique users have registered for Free
Realms(TM) (www.FreeRealms.com), the free-to-play, family-friendly online
video game that launched on April 28, 2009. With 75% of its registrants under
age 17 and 46% under 13, Free Realms has managed to hit home with young
players. In honor of this milestone, all current players will receive a "party
pack" bundle of in-game items to help celebrate!

"In less than a month, Free Realms has captivated a core player base of tween
and teen gamers, while also strongly resonating with MMO gamers," said John
Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment. "We wanted to create a game
to play with our families and are excited to have hit the mark with our
intended audience."

Notably one of the fastest-growing online worlds, Free Realms has established
a favorable position with the female demographic as well; nearly a third of
the players are female.

In Free Realms, players are free to do or be anything: Fight like a ninja,
cook a tasty meal, raise a pet, battle goblins, set out on epic quests or
connect with friends through a safe, social networking site. Also available is
the Free Realms Trading Card Game: a full-featured trading card game, playable
both digitally within the Free Realms online game and offline via physical
card decks sold wherever you buy trading cards. In the virtual marketplace,
the Trading Card Game (TCG) packs are a sales leader, as are pets, weapons,
health potions and crazy clothes like a funky Hawaiian shirt!

To support the initial release and launch of Free Realms, nearly one million
Station Cash(TM) game cards were made available across five major retail
chains. Free Realms players can pop into their local Best Buy, Blockbuster,
Rite Aid, 7-Eleven or Target to purchase Station Cash(TM) cards, which are
used to redeem Station Cash and buy virtual goodies or upgrade to a Membership
status in the game.

Free Realms is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up with content descriptors of
Crude Humor and Fantasy Violence. To play Free Realms, visit:
http://www.FreeRealms.com.

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About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in
massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers
around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment
for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known
for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest(R),
EverQuest(R) II, Championsof Norrath(R),Untold Legends(TM), and PlanetSide(R),
as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies(TM), SOE continues to redefine
the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities
while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered
in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX; Seattle,
WA; Denver, CO; Tucson, AZ and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games
in development.

SOURCE Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE)

Taina Rodriguez, Sony Online Entertainment, +1-858-577-3033,
trodriguez@soe.sony.com