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EPIC GAMES' UNREAL TOURNAMENT ENGINE LICENSED BY
GOLD CREEK TECHNOLOGY FOR 3-D ACTION ROLE-PLAYING GAME
SIXTEEN GAMES CURRENTLY EMPLOY GROUND-BREAKING SOFTWARE ENGINE

Raleigh, NC, February 1, 2000 - Epic Games today announced that its Unreal Tournament game engine is being licensed by Gold Creek Technology, L.L.C. for its upcoming Second Genesis role-playing game. The game, which is being developed by Gold Creek Technology's creative business unit Alternate State Entertainment, will be released in fall of 2001.

"I've had the privilege to witness the growth of the Unreal tech from its first incarnations in the mid 90s to the rock-solid 3D engine that now powers Epic's Unreal Tournament," said Paul Schuytema, chief creative officer, Gold Creek Technology, L.L.C. "Needless to say, we're very excited to have that powerhouse engine under the hood of Second Genesis. It will allow us to truly create an immersive game experience."

"Second Genesis is a great project and we're very excited to have Gold Creek as the latest licensee of the Unreal Tournament engine," said Mark Rein, vice president. "working closely with Gold Creek Technology and Alternate State Entertainment to maximize their use of the engine and help them tailor it to their gameplay needs."

Second Genesis is a science-fiction adventure game that transports players to alien worlds populated with many different races and cultures. Taking on the role of a mercenary soldier, fighter, pimp, or even a good Samaritan, players embark on quests while exploring environments and flying through space. Gamers learn and execute a variety of martial art offensive and defensive techniques in addition to traditional weapons use while controlling a dynamic inventory and weapons system. As the player progresses through the single player game, they will encounter several gladiator or arena matches for multiplayer action.

Impressed with the power and flexibility of the Unreal engine, 12 game developers have entered into engine licensing agreements with Epic Games. With today's Gold Creek Technology news, a total of 16 games based on the Unreal engine have been announced, including Epic's recently released award-winning Unreal Tournament.

The Unreal engine allows developers to create vast worlds with true 3D environments and dynamic lighting effects, and features a powerful scripting language enabling programmers to control and customize all aspects of the game's environments and characters. The engine provides a complete solution for game development from Artificial Intelligence (AI) and high-resolution graphics to texture mapping and multiplayer networking. All of the components work together to produce a game that is graphically stunning and on the leading edge of technology.

Gold Creek Technology, L.L.C., located in Richardson, Texas is an entertainment software development company with offices in Monmouth, Illinois and Kingston, Ontario. Alternate State Entertainment is one of the company's two Creative Business Units. Along with Magic Lantern Playware they are in the business of providing contract programming, contract product development, and original intellectual property development. The Company is currently working on internal development projects, Forts? by Magic Lantern Playware and Second Genesis? by Alternate State Entertainment, a PC game project for a major publisher and developing ShowTech-DL? an Internet server based tool set for educational distance learning. Additional information can be obtained through Gold Creek Technology's Web site at http://www.gold-creek.net

Epic Games Inc, based in Raleigh, NC and established in 1991, is a developer of cutting-edge PC games. The company is best known as the creator of hit PC 3D action games Unreal, an award-winning blockbuster hit having sold more than 1 million copies, Unreal Tournament which has been recognized as the Game of the Year by leading gaming media outlets including Computer Gaming World, the #1 PC games magazine. Epic's Unreal engine has been licensed to several top PC game developers for games in a variety of genres. Epic Games also developed shareware sensations, Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit and Epic Pinball.

Additional information can be obtained through Epic's Web site at http://www.epicgames.com