Gotham Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., announced today that MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PlayStation game console, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, and PC has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Based on the MTV claymation hit series, MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch is available for the MSRP of $19.99. MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch will be shipping to retail in Europe on October 31, 2003.

Featuring the likenesses of 20 of today's top stars, MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch allows gamers to control their favorite (or most hated) personality and create their own side-splitting and chaotic dream match-ups with multiple arenas and three different modes of play. Players can also create their own customizable celebrity to expand on the gameplay possibilities. The game includes biting commentary from MTV's Celebrity

Deathmatch announcers Nick Diamond and Johnny Gomez, referee Mills Lane, hilarious unique moves for each character, the classic Deathmatch arena and more than 4,000 recorded lines of riotous trash talk.

The teeny-boppers, tabloid princesses and other notorious celebs starring in the game are:

- Lance Bass *NSYNC
- Carrot Top
- Joshua "JC" Chasez *NSYNC
- Cleo
- Shannen Doherty
- Carmen Electra
- Joey Fatone, Jr. *NSYNC
- Ron Jeremy
- Chris Kirkpatrick *NSYNC
- Mills Lane
- Tommy Lee
- Marilyn Manson
- Cindy Margolis
- Debbie Matenopoulos
- Busta Rhymes
- Dennis Rodman
- Anna Nicole Smith
- Jerry Springer
- Justin Timberlake *NSYNC
- Mr. T