The Reed Midem Organization, organizers of Milia 2000, have entered into a
far-reaching agreement with the Interactive Software Federation of Europe
(ISFE)
-- who include members from interactive industry organizations like AISI in
Italy, ELSPA in the UK, NVPI in the Netherlands, SELL in France and VUD in
Germany -- to co-produce the Interactive Entertainment and Online Games
conference for the THINK.TANK Summit. THINK.TANK will be a new two-day
conference and networking event for the interactive content industry held in

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

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.

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

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.

Digital Leisure has released SPACE ACE DVD-ROM, the sequel to DRAGON'S
LAIR. As one of the first animated video games in history, Space Ace
features non-stop video entertainment. The evil Commander Borf has
kidnapped Ace's girlfriend, the beautiful Kimberly, and is plotting to
enslave the Earth using his dreaded "Infanto Ray," a weapon that changes
everyone it blasts into a helpless baby. Game enthusiasts can choose to
guide Ace, or his weak alter-ego Dexter, through Borf's strongholds to

Spumco (THE REN AND STIMPY SHOW, RANGER SMITH) has begun a serialized Web
Comic called GEORGE LIQUOR'S FISHING SHOW, based on comics first seen in
Spumco's COMIC BOOK, which was published initially by Marvel, then by Dark
Horse. The Web version is like a comic book that talks, so when you click
on the dialogue balloons, George hollers at you, and there are also many
hidden sound effects waiting to be found. A new page or two will be added
every weekday at www.spumco.com/entertainment/gfs/index.html.

Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, the pint-sized crime-fighting stars of
Cartoon Network's THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, created by Craig McCracken, will
host a Teen People Online chat session on AOL on Thursday, November 4 at 7
pm ET.

Imagine Entertainment, a film and television production company formed in
1986 by producer Brian Grazer and director Ron Howard, and DreamWorks SKG,
which was formed by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen,
are joining forces to create a new internet entertainment company called
POP.com. The new company is an equal partnership, to be funded by Vulcan
Ventures, Inc., the investment organization of DreamWorks investor Paul G.
Allen. Launching in Spring 2000, POP.com is an independent digital

Larry Shapiro, executive vice president of business development and
operations for Disney's Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG), has been
appointed to the COPA Commission on Child Online Protection. COPA is tasked
with identifying and studying technological or other methods to reduce and
restrict access to harmful material for minors on the Internet. "Since its
inception with Disney Online, Buena Vista Internet Group has been committed
to providing trusted environments and entertaining destinations online. We

Simon & Schuster Interactive has released a MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY CD-ROM.
Based on the best-selling MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY children's books by David
Kirk, the CD-ROM recreates the spectacular, colorful imagery that has
thrilled children and critics alike. The CD-ROM allows children to assist
Miss Spider in throwing a tea party through eight fun games that provide
valuable learning experiences. The activities are designed to help kids
increase color, sound, and shape identification, enhance coordination and

Viacom's MTV Networks Online has announced the formation of Nickelodeon
Online, a new Internet-only company that combines several already existing
Nickelodeon Web sites, as well as some new sites. Leading the new company
is Nickelodeon veteran Taran Swan, who has been named senior-vice president
of the new company. Swan will report directly to Fred Seibert, president of
MTV Networks Online and Chairman of Nickelodeon Online. Prior to
Nickelodeon Online, Swan was the General Manager for Nickelodeon Latin

A Web site for FANTASIA/2000 launched on Friday, October 22. The site
explores various aspects of the creation of the film -- the art, music
and technology -- through virtual visits to Roy Disney's office, an
animator's work station and a scoring stage. The site will feature sneak
preview clips from the film, interviews with the artistic and musical
talents as well as games and activities. The site will also provide a
complete listing of IMAX theatres around the world that will be debuting

The Harvey Entertainment Company, which owns the rights to such characters
as Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich, has announced an agreement
with Spumco Inc. (the company founded in 1989 by John Kricfalusi to make
THE REN & STIMPY SHOW for Nickelodeon) to produce cartoons created
specifically for the Internet based upon classic Harvey characters. The
cartoons will run from two to seven minutes in length utilizing new
storylines written for Harvey characters such as Spooky, Little Audrey,

Last week we announced that Warner Bros. Online and Brilliant Digital
Entertainment were joining up to create Multipath Movie Channel, a 3-D
animation channel, and that SUPERMAN: THE MENACE OF METALLO would be its
first online offering. Well, SUPERMAN 1: THE MENACE OF METALLO is also
being released on November 2, 1999 as a multi-path interactive DVD
adventure. In the game, Superman flies to the planet Cadmus in search of a
stolen top-secret piece of technology, where he finds Metallo, a robot with