Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (”Lerach Coughlin”)
(http://www.lerachlaw.com/cases/jakks/)
announces an update to the class action lawsuit commenced in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers
of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (”JAKKS”) common stock during the period between
February 17, 2004 and October 19, 2004 (the “Class Period”).

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Topping the 2004 List: Phishing/ID Theft Scams, Online Medications & Vioxx,
Mortgage Deals, Stock Tips, and – Yes – ‘Adult’ Themes.

On the ‘outs’ are old spam terms such as “Oprah”, “Teens”,
and “Viagra”. The new ‘in’ spam terms for 2004 relate to ‘phishing’
scams, dubious mortgage deals, online pharmacy items such as Vioxx, and stock
offers.

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Intel Corporation today announced that its venture investing organization,
Intel Capital, has made three additional investments in companies developing
innovative technologies for the digital home.

The new investments, made from the $200 million Intel Digital Home Fund, include
a first-time investment in Gteko Ltd., an ease-of-use networking and support
software company, and follow-on financing for Synacor Inc., a provider of portals
and technology for delivering bundled online services, and Zinio Systems Inc.,
a digital magazine distributor.

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Partner Relationship Signals Growing Need for High End Graphics for Home Entertainment Applications:

Infinium Labs will demonstrate its flagship Phantom Game Service(TM) in the
NVIDIA(R) booth (No. 35311) in the South Hall of the Convention Center during
the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Thursday – Sunday, Jan. 6 – 9, 2005, in
Las Vegas.

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Infinium Labs will demonstrate its flagship Phantom Game Service(TM), built
on Microsoft’s Windows XP Embedded technology, in the Microsoft booth No. 7145
in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center during the Consumer Electronics
Show (CES), Thursday to Sunday, Jan. 6 – 9, 2005.

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Infogrames Entertainment S.A., the majority shareholder of Atari, Inc., today
announced it has redeemed the remaining $2.1 million of the $28.2 million Nexgen
financing raised through its wholly owned subsidiary California US Holdings,
Inc. (”CUSH”).

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Key Stars from the Warner Bros. Pictures Film Provide Their Likeness in the Game on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, THQ and SCi today announced the talent
line-up secured for the CONSTANTINE videogame, which is based on the upcoming
film from Warner Bros. Pictures, set for release in February 2005, and the DC
Comics/Vertigo Hellblazer graphic novels.

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InterActual, a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions(R) and the leading provider of
ROM and bonus feature technology for DVD, announced today that New Line Home
Entertainment’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Special Extended
DVD Edition is shipping with an embedded virtual key that unlocks a special
website filled with exclusive online features. Called DVDKey(TM), the technology
from InterActual grants viewers access to content online when the DVD is placed
in a PC and played back using an InterActual-compatible DVD player.

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Games for PlayStation(R)2, Xbox(R) and Game Boy(R) Advance to be Released in
2005.

Buena Vista Interactive, a publishing label of Buena Vista Games, Inc., today
announced that it will publish “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas:
Oogie’s Revenge” for the PlaySation(R)2 computer entertainment system and
Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft in North America. The games will release
in October 2005 along with BVG’s previously announced “Tim Burton’s The
Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King” title for Nintendo Game Boy(R)
Advance. Capcom(R), a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games
and developer of the console titles, will publish the PlayStation 2 title in
Europe in 2005.

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The Global Gaming League(TM) (GGL), the leader in competitive video gaming
entertainment, today announced a strategic partnership with ClanBase.com, Europe’s
leading competition organizer for online gamers. The partnership will see the
two companies working together to take competitive online video gaming to the
next level by combining their respective communities and talents. Together,
they form the world’s largest online gaming community with over 1 million players
from 190 countries around the world!

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