Press Release

Leading Internet Hub Features CyberStrike 2 and Other Hit Games

Rockville, MD (December 14, 1998) – Simutronics (http://simutronics.com), the leader in multiplayer online games, announced today that their massively multiplayer games are now featured on Lycos, the Web’s second most visited hub with more than 27 million unique monthly visitors.

The launch of Simutronics'® critically acclaimed CyberStrike® 2 title on Lycos’ Games Web Guide kicks off the alliance between the two companies. The game is available immediately at http://www.lycos.com/games. Designed from the ground up for online play, CyberStrike 2 features breathtaking graphics and smooth Internet performance in action packed 3D environments. Other Simutronics titles, GemStone IV, DragonRealms, Modus Operandi and Hercules and Xena: Alliance of Heroes will all be available on Lycos.com by the end of the year.

"Lycos represents the next step toward our goal: building the largest multi-player game distribution channel on the Web," states Neil Harris, executive vice president of Simutronics. "Subscribers to our games have nearly doubled in the past year, and the massive Lycos audience opens our titles to tens of millions more."

Already Lycos is integrating Simutronics’ products into their gaming community. Numerous special events are being planned to celebrate CyberStrike 2’s debut on Lycos.com, including interviews with the games’ developers, contests and tournaments. Additionally, a special CyberAcademy will be offered to help new players become acquainted with the game. All the events being planned will take advantage of Lycos’ extensive community features such as chat, homepage builders and message boards.

"Lycos has seen tremendous growth in the number of users who enjoy playing games online," said Howie Snyder, senior product manager for the Games Web Guide for Lycos. "Our alliance with Simutronics increases the quantity and quality of games available on Lycos for our users to enjoy."

About Simutronics

Simutronics Corp. (http://simutronics.com), the pioneers in online gaming, is a fast-growing, Internet game company that designs, develops, and operates games created from the ground up for collaborative play over the Internet. Simutronics’ games generate nearly 2 million hours of game play per month and attract 5,000 simultaneous players at peak times each night. Simutronics has forged distribution partnerships with leading companies such as Excite, AT&T WorldNet and mPlayer and development relationships with Universal New Media, Time Warner and 989 Studios, a subsidiary of Sony. Founded in 1987, Simutronics Corp. is a profitable, privately held corporation with offices in St. Charles, Missouri, and Rockville, Maryland. Washington Technology has recently selected Simutronics as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the Washington, DC area.

About Lycos, Inc.

Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCOS) owns the Lycos Network, the second most visited hub on the Internet, combining all aspects of community, leading Web navigation resources and cutting-edge business and consumer e-commerce solutions. The Lycos Network, a unified set of properties that delivers mass reach and diversity of audience and programming, is composed of best-of-breed services: Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire, MailCity, Guestworld, HotBot, HotWired, Wired News, Webmonkey, and Suck.com. Located at http://www.lycos.com, Lycos.com --"Your Personal Internet Guide"-- is dedicated to helping each individual user locate, retrieve and manage information tailored to his or her personal interests. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham, Mass., Lycos, Inc. maintains U.S. offices in New York City, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Mountain View, Calif. and Williamstown, Mass. International offices are located in Germany, Italy, France, Japan, the UK, Spain and The Netherlands.