EDISON, N.J., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Majesco Entertainment Company , an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and content, today announced that Morris Sutton, its founder and Chairman Emeritus, will move into a consulting role with the company.

Morris founded Majesco more than 20 years ago as a distributor of closeout video games. His entrepreneurial spirit and business savvy grew Majesco to a leading publisher of value and handheld video game software with a wide-ranging distribution pipeline. In his new role as a consultant and strategic advisor, he will support the sales team by managing select key accounts and utilizing his extensive network of entertainment industry contacts to bring revenue generating opportunities to the Company.

"Much of Majesco's culture -- our entrepreneurial nature and mass market mentality -- is a direct reflection of Morris Sutton," said Jesse Sutton, Interim Chief Executive Officer. "Although he is moving into a consultative role, we will continue to leverage his strategic counsel and close relationships with key industry players."

Morris Sutton commented, "I have been intimately involved with Majesco on a daily basis for more than two decades and believe that Majesco has a strong management team in place and a solid strategy for the future, therefore, I am transitioning to a strategic consulting role. I remain committed to helping the company succeed in any way possible."

About Majesco Entertainment Company

Headquartered in Edison, NJ, with an international operation based in Bristol, UK, Majesco Entertainment Company is an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and content, with a focus on publishing video games for leading portable systems and the Wii(TM) console. Current product line highlights include Cake Mania for the Nintendo DS(TM), Cooking Mama: Cook Off for the Wii(TM) console and JAWS(TM) Unleashed, as well as digital entertainment products like Strawberry Shortcake(TM) Dance Dance Revolution(R). More information about Majesco can be found online at http://www.majescoentertainment.com/.

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CONTACT: Gloria Quinn of HighWater Group PR, +1-212-338-0077, ext. 310,
gloria@highwatergroup.com, for Majesco Entertainment Company

Web site: http://www.majescoentertainment.com/