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REPORTOFINDEPENDENTREGISTEREDPUBLICACCOUNTINGFIRM
TheBoardofDirectorsandShareholdersofVivendiGames,Inc.
Wehaveauditedtheaccompanyingconsolidatedstatementsofoperations,changesin
shareholders’equity,andcashflowsofVivendiGames,Inc.(“VivendiGames,”asdescribedinNote1)for
theyearendedDecember31,2007.ThesefinancialstatementsaretheresponsibilityofVivendiGames’
management.Ourresponsibilityistoexpressanopiniononthesefinancialstatementsbasedonouraudit.
WeconductedourauditinaccordancewiththestandardsofthePublicCompanyAccounting
OversightBoard(UnitedStates).Thosestandardsrequirethatweplanandperformtheaudittoobtain
reasonableassuranceaboutwhetherthefinancialstatementsarefreeofmaterialmisstatement.Wewerenot
engagedtoperformanauditoftheCompany’sinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.Ourauditincluded
considerationofinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingasabasisfordesigningauditproceduresthatare
appropriateinthecircumstances,butnotforthepurposeofexpressinganopinionontheeffectivenessof
theCompany’sinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.Accordingly,weexpressnosuchopinion.Anaudit
alsoincludesexamining,onatestbasis,evidencesupportingtheamountsanddisclosuresinthefinancial
statements,assessingtheaccountingprinciplesusedandsignificantestimatesmadebymanagement,and
evaluatingtheoverallfinancialstatementpresentation.Webelievethatourauditprovidesareasonable
basisforouropinion.
Inouropinion,thefinancialstatementsreferredtoabovepresentfairly,inallmaterialrespects,the
consolidatedresultsofVivendiGames’operationsanditscashflowsfortheyearendedDecember31,
2007,inconformitywithU.S.generallyacceptedaccountingprinciples.
/s/Ernst&YoungLLP
LosAngeles,California
November5,2008