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For more information, contact: Mackenzie Kohl Wildcard Design, Inc (510) 745-8528 mkohl@wcdesign.com Jamey Gottlieb Activision, Inc. (310) 255-2705 jgottlieb@activision.com Be, Inc. Sylvie Pelaprat sylvie@be.com +1 (650) 462-4113 Wildcard Design to Launch Activision's Civilization: Call To Power for the Be Operating System NEW YORK, NY, June 22, 1999 - Wildcard Design, Incorporated today announced it has signed an agreement with Activision, Inc. to develop and market a BeOS® version of the strategy game, Civilization: Call To Power. Wildcard Design plans to launch the BeOS version of the game in the summer of 1999. Civilization: Call To Power will be on of the first in a new line of commercially available games for the Be Operating System (BeOS®). The Civilization series has sold more than 2.5 million games worldwide since the release of the first Civilization title in 1991. Civilization: Call to Power will offer unique and exciting features including: develop empires over 7000 years, from 4000 BC to 3000 AD amazing variety of units, buildings, wonders, governments, and research options fight wars on the battlefield, or by using unconventional types of warfare adapt your own strategy, from peaceful to violent, straight-forward to devious every progress or decline in an empire can be traced back to past decisions micro or macro manage your civilization, or anything in between! The agreement with Activision states that Wildcard Design will be porting the game from the original source code so that the graphics, action, and user interface are identical to the PC version. All of the new tools, options, combat, and graphics featured in the PC game will also be included in the BeOS version. It will be based on the identical story line and characters, challenging players to create a civilization of their own making through the 7,000 years from primitive history to 3000 AD. "With the incredible amount of audio and video media in the game, it's no surprise that Civilization: Call To Power is being brought to BeOS," said Philippe Erwin, Director of Licensing and Business Development at Activision, Inc. "BeOS is designed to work well with all forms of media, and we are sure this will be no exception. Having creative, strategic games available on their platform of choice will enhance the experience for BeOS users." "We are pleased to show our increased support for BeOS as a gaming platform," said John Fehr, chief executive officer of Wildcard Design, Incorporated. "We've been with BeOS through its formative years, and we believe it has become a superior gaming platform as a result of Be's push towards a media-rich operating system. We are pleased to offer the BeOS community a superior strategy game." "Activision is one of the game industry's most respected companies, and Civilization one of its most enduring designs," said Frank Boosman, vice president of business development at Be. "It's truly a pleasure to see them coming over to BeOS. With the technical expertise of Wildcard Design, I'm sure BeOS users will be enjoying Civilization: Call to Power." Wildcard Design plans to ship the BeOS version of Civilization: Call to Power during the summer. It will distribute the BeOS version through retail outlets and over the Internet with pricing similar to the PC version. Wildcard Design, Incorporated will be working with game developers and publishers to bring their best selling games to BeOS. # # # About Wildcard A privately held company, Wildcard Design, Incorporated has headquarters in Newark, CA, and was incorporated in 1998. They are the first company to bring commercial PC and Macintosh games to the BeOS platform. Additional information can be found at the company's Web site: http://ww.wcdesign.com About Be® Be Incorporated, founded in 1990 by Jean-Louis Gassée, is a software company focused on delivering an operating system designed for digital media applications and Internet appliances. With a team of industry-leading engineers and business executives in the United States and Europe, the company is dedicated to removing the limitations of existing computer architectures and delivering a new level of price/performance for digital media applications on both personal computers and Internet appliances. Additional information on Be and BeOS is available online at http://www.be.com/. Be is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. About Activision Activision, Inc., with headquarters in Santa Monica, California, is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for personal computers and advanced console game systems such as the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64. Founded in 1979, Activision posted revenues of $260 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998. Activision maintains publishing and development operations in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and Australia, and distribution subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at http://www.activision.com Wildcard Design is a trademark of Wildcard Design, Incorporated. Be and BeOS are registered trademarks of Be Incorporated. Other brand product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. All rights reserved. Civilization: Call To Power (c) 1999 Activision, Inc. Activision is a registered trademark and Call To Power is a trademark of Activision, Inc. CIVILIZATION computer games (c) 1991-1998 Hasbro Interactive and MicroProse, Inc. MICROPROSE and CIVILIZATION are U.S. registered trademarks and HASBRO INTERACTIVE, the HASBRO INTERACTIVE logo, and related marks are trademarks of Hasbro or its affiliates. MicroProse is a subsidiary of Hasbro or its affiliates. This product is made and sold under license from MicroProse. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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