Sega Dreamcast, the most advanced videogame system to date, has gone platinum.
Sega of America, Inc. announced that the 128-bit, Internet-ready videogame
system has sold one million units in North America since its launch on
September
9, 1999. This milestone came six weeks ahead of corporate predictions and
before
the after-Thanksgiving holiday shopping frenzy. The platinum mark for
Dreamcast has broken sales records by other high-profile consumer and
electronic products.

AtomFilms, a pioneer in next-generation media, has added Bill Plympton to
their animation roster. The newly created Pymptonia fan site will be run by

Iwerks Entertainment, Inc., an international leader in location-based
entertainment attractions, and Stan Lee Media, Inc., comic book icon Stan
Lee's Internet entertainment company, are making Web history by molding the first
theme park and specialty attraction experiences for the out-of-home market,
based on Stan Lee's Internet entertainment material. Lee's Web-based super
heroes will be brought to ride simulations, 3D/4D FX attractions and large
screen venues by Iwerks. Lee, in the first quarter of 2000, will launch his

TheThreshold.com, a leading on-line entertainment network for branded
entertainment, has announced the premiere of its newest show, POKEMON MUST BE
DESTROYED. Daily, the series will feature a new POKEMON character being
destroyed in a delightfully merciless way. Web-surfers and haters of the
"pocket things" will be able to vote on the next day's method of destruction. After the
complete genocide of the little creatures, the network shall remain open should
anything else need to be permanently eliminated. TheThreshold.com

In deal between Midway Games Inc. and shockwave.com, the companies will
bring classic Midway arcade games to the Net. Using Shockmachine, a virtual
device, players will be able to download, save and play full-screen,
Shockwave versions of games like: Defender, Joust, Spy Hunter, Moon Patrol
and Marble Madness. The games will remain exclusively on shockwave.com for
three months then they will also be available on Midway's home site and
other major Web sites. The partnership will allow each company to link to

Eidos Interactive, an interactive software company, will release their hit
game, LEGACY OF KAIN: SOUL REAVER, for Sega Dreamcast. The game was
released for PlayStation and PC in August and has appeared on the cover of
every major U.S. electronic gaming industry magazine. "The ongoing success
and industry praise for Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver coupled with the
impressive sales figures of Sega Dreamcast make this a great fit," said Rob
Dyer, President, Eidos Interactive. The action adventure game allows

Watch for Hidden Evil Trekers! Activision, Inc. will beam Captain Picard
and crew into stores the week of November 22, 1999 with their new release
STAR TREK: HIDDEN EVIL. The new game takes place nine months after the
feature film STAR TREK: INSURRECTION, featuring story driven missions that
warp players into an adventure of combat, stealth and exploration. As
Ensign Sovok, a young officer serving on board the Enterprise, game-players
will battle the Romulans to save the Ba'ku planet.

Emerging from the jungles in January 2000, Activision, Inc., in collaboration with Disney Interactive, Inc.,
will release Disney's TARZAN for Nintendo 64. This release will coincide
with the video release of the Disney summer blockbuster. Players will be
able to surf the trees and swing from vines either as Tarzan, Jane, Terk or
Tantor. As you progress through 13-levels of game play, you can help save a
family of apes from the evil clutches of Sabor the leopard or Clayton the
hunter.

Disney Interactive, ESPN and
Konami have announced that they will produce a full line-up of ESPN sports
titles for video game consoles and personal computers. The multi-platform
sports brand will combine the full power of ESPN, a leading provider of
sports programming, ESPN Magazine and ESPN.com, with Konami's expertise in
technology and game development. Approximately 10 titles are expected to
launch in 2000. The first titles, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL and NBA BASKETBALL,
both for Sega Dreamcast, and MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER on Sony PlayStation, will

Shockwave.com, owned and operated by
Macromedia Inc., and Stan Lee, Inc. have teamed up to bring Stan Lee's
first episodic Web animation series to life. Stan Lee, the genius behind
classic comic characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Incredible
Hulk, will create his new 5-minute "Web-isodes" using Macromedia Flash
technology. According to Lee this new venture will allow the whole world to
be part of his new creations without limitations. This exclusive deal
includes Macromedia, Inc.'s $5 million purchase of Stan Lee Media Inc.