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Artificial Mind & Movement selects Kynapse for a next generation title

Paris/France, Montreal/Canada- May 29, 2006 - Kynogon, the leading supplier of A.I. Middleware solutions to the video game industry and Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M) announced today that Kynapse will be a central component of the newly restructured production chain for A2M's next generation of games.

A2M is a Montreal game development studio specialized in character based 3D interactive games. A2M's best known titles include Scooby Doo, Monsters Inc. and Kim Possible.

"Kynapse AI will be instrumental in helping us develop a new and exciting game for the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360™ platforms," declared Martin Walker, CTO at A2M. "Kynogon offered us an easily implemented out-of-the-box A.I. solution that will facilitate the development of our own tool chain. With the power of Kynapse AI, our developers will be able to concentrate on producing an innovative and intense game."

Pierre Pontevia C.E.O. of Kynogon commented. "We are delighted to be a partner in A2M's development strategy. A2M boasts both the technical know-how and drive to fully develop an internal production chain for next generation games. We are proud to be part of A2M effort to produce an original game title."

Pierre Pontevia, Kynogon CEO, agreed. "Artificial Studios is a studio with very talented people. They have come up with new ideas that will renew the FPS genre. Players are offered higher interaction, higher immersion and finally better game experience. They needed technology to support their ambition and we are proud to be part of their effort."



About Kynogon
Kynogon develops and markets A.I. software for real-time behavior simulation. Kynogon's technology is used by the world's leading game developers (Electronic Arts, Atari, Real Time Worlds, Lionhead Studios, Pyro Studios, Majesco, ...) as well as industry leaders (EADS, British Aerospace, ...) Kynogon has 6 years experience providing AI production solutions for the games industry, working with our clients from preproduction to gold master. The company's latest offering is Kynapse, a unique A.I. engine. With Kynapse, Non Player Characters can move around in any 3D dynamic world, understand their environment, hide, communicate, cooperate, drive vehicles, etc. For more information please visit www.kynogon.com.

About A2M
With over 280 employees, A2M is the largest independent video game developer in Canada. It specializes in action and adventure games. A2M works in partnership with top-tier video game publishers and licensors such as Sony, Disney, Warner Bros., Universal, Take2, Ubisoft, Midway and THQ. With 15 years experience in the creation of such successful games that A2M has developed and released over 30 games including original titles and sold over 10 million of copies worldwide. A2M has become one of North America's most important video game developers. A2M is currently working on several productions aimed for both current and next generation consoles and handheld platforms.

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