Press Release

World’s Most Popular Internet Games Join Web’s Most Popular Gaming Service

Rockville, MD (December 17, 1998) – Simutronics (http://simutronics.com), the leader in multiplayer online games, announced today an agreement with Microsoft to feature Simutronics’ line of massively multiplayer games on Microsoft’s industry-leading MSN Gaming Zone (http://www.zone.com).

According to Neil Harris, Simutronics’ executive vice president, "By joining the MSN Gaming Zone, our games will now be integrated into the largest gaming community on the Web. This partnership with Microsoft enables us to continue the tremendous growth that we’ve experienced over the past year."

The MSN Gaming Zone boasts an audience of more than 3 million registered members, attracting more than 22,000 simultaneous users at peak times and has quickly become the premiere destination on the Web for gamers. CyberStrike 2, a fast-paced 3D action game, is the first Simutronics’ title to appear on the MSN Gaming Zone and can be found under the Premium Games heading at http://www.zone.com.

As with all of Simutronics’ titles, CyberStrike 2 has been designed from the ground up for high-performance play through the Internet. Debuting soon after will be GemStone IV, the most popular online game of all time with more than one million players since it’s inception. Other featured titles will include DragonRealms, an immersive fantasy role-playing game, and Hercules and Xena: Alliance of Heroes, a role-playing based on the popular syndicated television shows.

"Our members expect fun and challenging games when they log onto the MSN Gaming Zone so the addition of Simutronics’ titles is truly exciting." says Adam Waalkes, product unit manager of MSN Gaming Zone. "In offering Simutronics’ high-quality games, we are not only strengthening the top gaming destination on the Web but keeping our promise to feature only the best Internet games on our site."

"Since our focus has always been bringing together gamers in a fun and social setting, joining the MSN Gaming Zone is the natural next step for us," states Joel Brodie, director of business development at Simutronics. "Zone members will feel right at home in any of our games as we’ve got over ten years of experience at developing exciting products and building friendly communities.

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 Lycos, 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 the MSN Gaming Zone

The MSN Gaming Zone (http://www.zone.com) is a leading online gaming service that puts the social aspect back into computer games by bringing people together from around the world to meet and compete against each other. With over 3 million registered members and over 22,000 concurrent users at peak times, the Zone is one of the largest gaming communities on the Internet. The Zone offers free* membership and a wide variety of games including free* card, board and puzzle games; free* matchmaking for popular CD-ROM games; and premium games designed specifically for "massively multiplayer" gaming on the Internet. In addition, the MSN Gaming Zone has teamed with others to offer its members expanded gaming services such as industry news, product reviews, downloadable demos, online shopping and a broader range of online games.