Hudson Entertainment, a premier provider of entertainment content,
announced today that it has signed a licensing and distribution
agreement with Napster to further extend its digital music offerings.

The new deal with Napster will allow Hudson Entertainment's music
division to offer full-length music tracks from top independent music
labels and artists through Napster's on-demand music subscription
service, which boasts more than 760,000 subscribers. Hudson
Entertainment's extensive catalog offers over 10,000 tracks from well
known and up-and-coming artists across all music genres including
Kirsten Proffit, Gene and Jezebel, Omar Torrez, Del Bombers, Cloud
Eleven, Alan Smithee, Punsapaya, Alan Reid, The J Band, Paperback
Hero, Denny Earnest, Lastonedone, Caution Cat, Conrizzle, and more.

"The partnership with Napster allows us to tap into a strong, loyal
and very educated music audience," said John Greiner, President of
Hudson Entertainment. "Napster's subscribers are intelligent
connoisseurs of music, and we know that our eclectic and extensive
catalog will be something they will appreciate and enjoy."

"We are very pleased to be bringing Kirsten Proffit and the rest of
the Hudson stable of acts to Napster's subscribers all over the
world," said Matthew Adell, Vice President of Music Services at
Napster.

This new partnership follows on the heels of Hudson's recent
announcement of a similar deal with eMusic, further strengthening its
position as one of the largest digital music distributors in the US.

For more information on Hudson Entertainment's music division visit
http://music.hudsonent.com/about/index.html

About Napster
Napster, the pioneer of digital music, offers the ultimate in
interactive music experiences, creating better ways to discover,
share, acquire and enjoy music -- anytime, anywhere. The Company's
offerings include "Napster" (www.Napster.com) -- the most popular on-
demand music subscription service in the world;
"Freenapster" (www.freenapster.com) -- a unique Web experience
offering free on demand music legally; and "Napster Mobile" -- one of
the industry's fastest growing mobile music platforms. Headquartered
in Los Angeles, Napster's services are available in markets across the
Americas, Europe and Japan.

About Hudson Entertainment
Hudson Entertainment is the North American publishing arm of Hudson
Soft, an international provider of games and entertainment content
founded in 1973. Hudson introduced best-selling videogame franchises
including Bomberman, Bonk, and Super Adventure Island. Hudson
Entertainment focuses on four key businesses: Console games, digital
download content, mobile games, and music.

About Hudson Entertainment's Music Division
Founded in June 2003, Hudson Entertainment's music division has become
an industry leader in the marketing, promotion and distribution of
digital music. Hudson's extensive catalog features well known and up
and coming artists across all music genres, including Hip Hop, Pop,
Alternative Rock, Rock, Dance, Latin, and World Music. Recognizing a
growing demand for independent artists, Hudson Entertainment Music
Group continually sources and develops relationships with new artists
and labels. Hudson's catalog is available on all major wireless
carriers in the U.S. as well as online merchants including iTunes,
eMusic, Napster and Amazon.
http://music.hudsonent.com