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Ubi Soft® Entertainment has secured a long term licensing agreement with Suzuki Alstare Racing, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer's racing team. The team, riding in the famous yellow and blue livery, competes on the international circuit and are amassing victories. 1998 saw riders from this prestigious team take 1st and 3rd places in the Corona Extra Supersport World Series championships. This year, for the first time, Team Suzuki Alstare riders are also competing in the Superbike series - and are making a name for themselves as front runners.

The license agreement between Suzuki Alstare and Ubi Soft is worldwide and exclusive, running for a period of 5 years. It will strengthen Ubi Soft's position in the motorcycle racing games market and will allow the development of a new games range covering all platforms. The games will be both arcade and simulation games.

The first game resulting from this agreement will appear on Dreamcast in the fall and will be called Suzuki Alstare Racing. It has been developed by Criterion Studios and will be published by Ubi Soft. This game, based on the Team Suzuki Alstare, will be the first in a long series, as well as the first motorcycle game to appear on Dreamcast. Bike fans will find featured within the game the four stars of the Team Suzuki Alstare: Fabrizio Pirovano, Stéphane Chambon, Pierfrancesco Chili, and Katsuaki Fujiwara. Better still, gamers will be piloting their very own official bikes: Suzuki Alstare GSX R600s and GSX R750s.

This combination of a strong license with Ubi Soft's technological know-how holds the promise of new levels of realism in racing games. The license will also allow Ubi Soft to reach new gamers and to continue with its international expansion.

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