Section 8 Offers Ground-Breaking Clan and Stats Portal

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:45pm EDT

Redefining What Gamers Should Expect From Their Multiplayer Games
MIDLOTHIAN, Va.--(Business Wire)--
SouthPeak Interactive Corporation (OTCBB: SOPK) and developer TimeGate Studios
are pleased to announce their clan and statistics portal for the upcoming
Section 8 sci-fi FPS. This extremely robust online center offers players
unprecedented information and coordination for everything they do in the game.
It also allows for full clan management and recruitment. Everything will be
accessible at www.joinsection8.com/stats and be available next week when the
game ships in North America. 

Features:

* Create a Section 8 clan

* In game clan tags can be setup to automatically update from the portal 
* Ability to turn on/off recruitment status and review the statistics of your
incoming applicants 
* Establish hierarchies within your clan (Recruit, Member, Officer, Leader,
etc.) and manage rosters directly from the portal 
* Toggle viewing clan member`s e-mail address for coordination outside of the
game

* Over 50+ unique Leaderboards not available in game, categorized by:

* Career Statistics (XP, Kills, Deaths, Destructions, Combat, Teamwork, etc.) 
* "In a Life" Records (XP, Teamwork, Combat, Kills, Damage, Captures, Repairs,
Defenses, Destruction) 
* Gear "In a Life" Records (Assault Rifle, Shotgun, Knife, etc.) 
* Badges (32x badges) 
* Feats (16x feats)

* All Leaderboards can be changed to best "overall" or best "within my clan" 
* Overall community page that tracks the top players / top clans, as well as
tracks continuously updated community wide statistics (ex: most popular map,
popular gear, popular loadout, etc.) 
* A unique player profile page for each user that tracks over 100 unique in-game
statistics to the individual that can be set to rank either best "overall" or
best "within my clan" 
* Mutually exclusive statistics for each platform (Xbox 360, PC) 
* Supports players from all regions (EFIGS)

Section 8 will be available for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system
from Microsoft on September 1, and for Windows PC on September 4 in North
America. Both the Xbox 360 and Windows PC versions will be available on
September 11 in the UK and Asia Pacific, and September 18 in the rest of Europe.


For more visit www.joinsection8.com. 

About SouthPeak Interactive Corporation

SouthPeak Interactive Corporation develops and publishes interactive
entertainment software for all current hardware platforms including:
PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system,
PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment
system, Wii, Nintendo DS and PC. SouthPeak's games cover all major genres
including action/adventure, role playing, racing, puzzle strategy, fighting and
combat. SouthPeak's products are sold in retail outlets in North America,
Europe, Australia and Asia. SouthPeak is headquartered in Midlothian, Virginia,
and has offices in Grapevine, Texas, and Leicester, England. 

For a comprehensive investor relations portal complete with fact sheets,
presentations, interviews and video (when available), please navigate to:
www.trilogy-capital.com/autoir/sopk_autoir.html

For additional information, please visit SouthPeak`s corporate website:
www.southpeakgames.com

About TimeGate Studios

TimeGate Studios is a world-class game development studio that boasts a record
of huge success since its founding in 1998. Headquartered in Sugar Land, TX,
TimeGate has released seven award-winning products, three of which are based on
TimeGate-owned intellectual properties. In addition to its Section 8 development
efforts, TimeGate is currently creating several new original properties that
have yet to be announced for next-generation platforms. For more information
please visit www.timegate.com

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companies. 





SouthPeak Games
Rob Burman
European PR Manager
Tel: +44 (0)203 176 0417
rburman@southpeakgames.com
or
Sandbox Strategies
Jay Fitzloff
North American PR Contact
Tel: 415-673-3455
jay@sandboxstrat.com
or
Financial Communications Contact:
Trilogy Capital Partners
Darren Minton, Vice President
Toll-free: 800-592-6067
info@trilogy-capital.com



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