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Irrational Craves LithTechTM!

System Shock®2 Creators To Use LithTech For PlayStation®2 Title.

(Kirkland, WA, February 17, 2000) Monolith Productions today announced the licensing of their powerful new LithTech 3D Game Operating System for the PlayStation2 to Crave Entertainment. The as yet-to-be-named PlayStation2 project for Crave will be developed by Irrational Games, creators of the highly acclaimed System Shock 2.

"We are very excited about Crave Entertainment and Irrational Game's decision to use the LithTech 3D GOS for their upcoming PlayStation2 title," comments Jason Hall, CEO for Monolith Productions. "Irrational Games is a proven team capable of producing high quality content, and we can't wait to see what they can do with our powerful new technology."

Built upon the LithTech 3D Game OS, the PlayStation2 and PC versions of LithTech share many design and interface similarities, allowing PC developers familiar with traditional 3D engines to easily switch to PlayStation2 development. However, to insure optimum performance with PlayStation2 hardware, the LithTech development team has re-engineered parts of LithTech to take advantage of powerful PlayStation2 features such as NURBs, displacement mapping and, most importantly, the console's parallel processing.

"Providing exceptional engine tools such as LithTech to our stellar designers enables us to push the limits of the game's design and play," states Mark Burke, Senior Vice President of Product Development for Crave Entertainment. "With the combination of the LithTech engine and the talented team at Irrational Games developing the title, there is no doubt that this establishes Crave as a leader on the next generation platform."

"Our experience with LithTech so far has been very favorable. Most impressive is Monolith's level of support. We quite often get responses to our queries within minutes," Stated Ken Levine, Founder and Creative Director of Irrational Games.

About Monolith Productions Monolith Productions, Inc., based in Kirkland, WA, is focused on combining uncompromising content with the ultimate in high-end gaming technology. For more information about Monolith Productions, visit their homepage at www.lith.com.

About Irrational Games Headquartered in Boston, MA, with offices in Sydney, Irrational games is a privately held developer of "deep" role playing and strategy games for the PC and major console platforms. More information about Irrational Games is available at www.irrational-games.com.

About Crave Entertainment Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, with offices in Paris, London and Hamburg, Crave Entertainment is a privately held publisher of innovative videogame entertainment products for the major console platforms including Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, the Sony PlayStation, and PC. More information about Crave Entertainment is available at www.cravegames.com. # # #