UPPER DECK ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS SUPER HEROES TO LAS VEGAS WITH $10,000 VS. SYSTEM TCG TOURNAMENT

Upper Deck Entertainment Also Invites Players to Attend Sneak Preview Tournaments on February 5 and 6

CARLSBAD, Calif. (January 14, 2004)—To mark the one-year anniversary of Upper Deck Entertainment’s (UDE) wildly popular Vs. System trading card game (TCG), UDE is pleased to host an exciting Super Hero™ weekend at the Alexis Park Resort in Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday, February 5–6. The weekend’s events will include UDE’s $10,000 Vs. System Championship and a Marvel Knights TM Sneak Preview event. Sneak Previews will also be held around the country that weekend to allow fans to catch an early look at the upcoming Marvel Knights expansion.

Players in the $10,000 Championship Tournament will bring their Vs. System Constructed decks to battle for the top prize of $2,500. Other players finishing in the Top 20 will win prizes ranging from $200–$1,500. In addition, the Top 10 players in this tournament will earn invitations to compete in upcoming UDE $1 Million Pro Circuit tournaments held throughout the year.

The Sneak Preview Tournaments will give new and veteran players the chance to be among the first to play with brand-new cards from the Marvel Knights expansion, including cards featuring the much-anticipated Concealed mechanic. Concealed characters lurk in the shadows of the hidden area, ready to strike at all times while remaining safe from other attacking characters. Each player in a Sneak Preview Sealed Pack event will receive five Marvel Knights booster packs from which to construct a deck. The top finishers will receive great prizes, and participants will each receive a foil extended art promotional card just for showing up to play! For more information on a Sneak Preview tournament near you, please visit ude.com/sneakpreview.

The new Marvel Knights expansion is composed of 220 cards designed to enhance game play. It features popular characters from the Marvel Universe, including Daredevilä, Elektraä, Bladeä, Ghost Riderä and the Punisherä. The set also showcases the many heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe, along with new characters from teams introduced in the previous Marvel TCG expansions, Marvel Origins and Web of Spider-Man.

The Marvel TCG uses the innovative Vs. System game engine—UDE’s unique engine designed and developed specifically to support Super Heroes in one-on-one competition. The Vs. System retains its excitement in multiplayer play and is designed to support Sealed Pack and Booster Draft formats.

For more information on the Marvel TCG, the new Marvel Knights expansion or other UDE products, please visit www.upperdeckentertainment.com.