Press Release

Titles Link the Three Largest Online Services

Rockville, MD (September 17, 1996) - The no. 1 company in online games increases its market lead with four additional titles, including the first multiplayer game linking all of the three biggest online services.

With the early October launch of GemStone IV on CompuServe, customers on America Online, Prodigy, CompuServe and Genie will interact together in a fantasy role-playing universe. This title, the most popular in the online world, already sees hundreds of thousands of players each month, generating well over $15 million in annual revenue for the online services.

Says Simutronics executive vice president Neil Harris, "The CompuServe audience will push total paid usage of this game over 500,000 hours per month." Online content areas are considered very successful if they achieve 100,000 paid hours in a month.

In addition to bringing GemStone IV to CompuServe, Simutronics is opening its new GemStone IV spin-off title, DragonRealms, to the Prodigy service, joining customers from America Online and Genie.

And America Online users will see two new titles. CyberStrike is in the final stages of testing there in its new Windows SVGA version and ArchMage: War of the Wizards, a new fantasy action game, will ship as the company’s first CD ROM online game. Both games feature highly competitive, graphical environments and fast action.

"During the year, the company has made great strides," says company President David Whatley. "Our role-playing games are on all the biggest online services. Our 3D action titles are shipping on schedule and performing to spec. We’re thriving because the customers love our games. We’re the only company that’s actually delivering titles that work and succeed."

About Simutronics

Simutronics Corp., the leader in multiplayer online games, specializes in the design, development and management of games created specifically for collaborative play in virtual online communities. Available on the World Wide Web and through major online services and publishers including Time Warner and Viacom, Simutronics' titles are the leaders in online play, serving more than 5,000 simultaneous players nightly and 200,000 players per month. Founded in 1987, Simutronics Corp. is a privately held corporation with offices in St. Charles, MO and Rockville, MD.