WHO: The Oakland Raiders and Darth Vader

WHAT: Star Wars Trilogy invades Network Associates Coliseum

WHEN: Sunday, September 26, 2004

WHERE: Network Associates Coliseum

The Force will be with the Oakland Raiders when Darth Vader descends upon Network Associates Coliseum with his Storm Troopers as the Team of the Decades -- the Oakland Raiders -- face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday, September 26, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN.

This match-up between Oakland and Tampa Bay coincides with the September 21 release of the STAR WARS TRILOGY on DVD -- the most-awaited DVD of all time -- and its companion video game, Star Wars Battlefront.

This Sunday's event, kicking off a season-long STAR WARS presence at Network Associates Coliseum, will feature appearances by some of the most popular Star Wars characters, including Darth Vader, as well as special giveaways and other celebrations.

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi are available in a four-disc set that includes a bonus disc filled with all-new special features -- including the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced about the STAR WARS saga and never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films. Each of the three films in the STAR WARS TRILOGY has been digitally restored and re-mastered by THX for superior sound and picture quality.

Star Wars Battlefront is an action/shooter game that gives fans and gamers the opportunity to re-live and participate in all of the classic STAR WARS battles like never before. Players can select one of a number of different soldier types, jump into any vehicle, man any turret on the battlefront and conquer the galaxy planet-by-planet online with their friends or offline in a variety of single player modes. Single player modes include "Instant Action," "Galactic Conquest" and the story-based "Historical Campaigns" mode that lets gamers experience all of the epic STAR WARS battles from Episodes I-VI, fighting from the perspective of each of the four factions within the game. The game is available for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Xbox video game system from Microsoft and the PC.