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Empire Interactive announces Flatout Ultimate Carnage for PC

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Press release

LONDON, 4th February 2008 – Empire Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar holdings (NASDAQ: SSTR), announces that the PC-DVD ROM version of the best selling arcade racer FlatOut Ultimate Carnage is currently in development and is due for release in June 2008.

Award-winning Finnish studio and creators of FlatOut, Bugbear Entertainment are currently developing FlatOut Ultimate Carnage for PC. The FlatOut series has enjoyed global success on multiple formats selling over 2 million copies. The latest instalment, FlatOut Head On for the Sony PSP is due for release on 14th March 2008.

Ian Higgins, CEO of Empire Interactive commented, “We are very excited about bringing FlatOut Ultimate Carnage to PC gamers. Research suggests that arcade racers are becoming ever more popular on the PC, with the Xbox 360 controller providing the perfect way to enjoy the genre. Ultimate Carnage is an entirely new prospect for PC and we’re excited to be bringing FlatOut’s unique gameplay experience to PC gamers everywhere.”

Clive Kabatznik, CEO of Silverstar Holdings added, “The FlatOut series has been a global success story for Empire and we are delighted that Ultimate Carnage will now be made available to PC gamers. With over 2 million sales globally the FlatOut franchise is an important part of the Empire portfolio and we are sure that the FlatOut Ultimate Carnage for PC will only add to the ongoing success and bring new fans to the title.”

Jussi Laakkonen, Business Development Director of Bugbear Entertainment noted, “We’ve witnessed fanatical anticipation and demand for FlatOut Ultimate Carnage to be released on PC ever since we announced the Xbox 360 release. It gives us great pleasure to be finally providing what FlatOut fans have long been clamouring for!”

FlatOut Ultimate Carnage for PC launches globally in June 2008.