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Star Trek hides No Evil with Activision

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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.

Midway mounts Games on shockwave.com

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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

Sega casts a Spell with Legacy of Kain

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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

Disney's TARZAN leaps to NINTENDO

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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 teams up with ESPN

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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

MACROMEDIA and STAN LEE MEDIA team up on new animated series

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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 releases SPACE ACE DVD-ROM

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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's GEORGE LIQUOR'S FISHING SHOW debuts

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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.

The Powerpuff Girls host AOL chat

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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 and DreamWorks team for POP.com

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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

Disney Internet executive appointed to watchdog group

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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 releases MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY CD-ROM

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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

MTV Networks Online announces Nickelodeon Online

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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

Disney debuts FANTASIA/2000 Web site

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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

Harvey hires Spumco

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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,

NewKidCo and Disney Interactive join to develop console titles

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Burlington, Massachusetts-based NewKidCo International Inc., a children's
game publisher, and Disney Interactive have entered into a multi-year
agreement to develop and publish console video games featuring popular
Disney properties. Through the deal, NewKidCo has obtained the rights to
publish interactive adventures for various video game platforms, including
PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color. As part of the agreement, the
first title targeted for release will be DISNEY'S ANIMATED STORYBOOK:

Multipath offers Superman DVD game

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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

CAMP CHAOS signs distribution deal with HONKWORM

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Seattle, Washington-based Honkworm International has secured a content development,
production, and distribution agreement with web animator, Camp Chaos, the
first such alliance Honkworm has completed. "We are excited to work even
closer with Camp Chaos and broaden our already existing relationship," says
Honkworm COO, Dan Pepper. "As we ramp up production, we're continuing to
look for more partners like this to add to our portfolio." The
co-production structure with Camp Chaos will likely be repeated in future

New Superman cartoons are coming to the Internet

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Warner Bros. Online, a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, and Brilliant Digital Entertainment, an Internet content and tools developer, have announced the formation of a co-production and Internet distribution relationship to launch a co-branded 3-D animation channel, the MULTIPATH MOVIE CHANNEL, on Time Warner's Entertaindom Web site at www.Entertaindom.com.

DOONESBURY creator creates animated internet video for NETAID

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San Francisco-based Protozoa, with DotComix, the animation portal at
www.dotcomix.com, has produced a 3D animated rock video for Internet
broadcast with Garry Trudeau and his JT Thudpucker character from the
DOONESBURY comic strip for NetAid, a UN sponsored global crusade against
poverty. The video features JT singing a NetAid anthem, and debuts on
Wednesday, September 29 at www.doonesbury.com. Trudeau has integrated the
premiere of the Internet video within the plot of his daily Doonesbury