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MEDIA ALERT: JANUARY 23, 2001 

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ZONE.COM OFFERING TRIPS FOR TWO TO HANNIBAL PREMIERE

Eat Your Heart Out Tournament to Decide Winners

Microsoft today announced the kick-off of the Eat Your Heart Out Tournament on Zone.com (http://www.zone.com). The top player from each of Zone.com's three Hearts competitions wins a trip for two to New York City to attend the February 5, 2001 premiere of "Hannibal: The Silence Is Broken," the bone-chilling sequel to "Silence of the Lambs." Runner-up prizes will also be awarded.

From January 25 to January 27, Zone.com will hold a series of three Hearts tournaments. To be eligible to win the trip, gamers must play in one or all of the scheduled free* Hearts tournaments listed on the tournament's official site at http://www.zone.msn.com/hearts/hrtzhannibalpromo.asp. Players must sign up before the tournament begins, and check in one hour before competition starts. Register today!

The tournaments will take place in the Eat Your Heart Out game room on Zone.com. The grand prize winners will be selected through a series of single-elimination rounds, with one winner selected from each of the three competitions. The Eat Your Heart Out Tournament is open to legal residents of the U.S. and Canada only. See site for official rules and details.

Zone.com is the largest multiplayer gaming site on the Internet, with more than 18 million registered members around the world, more than 115,000 concurrent users at peak times, and more than 150 games available for play. Zone.com offers free* membership and a wide variety of games, including free* card, board and puzzle games, free* matchmaking for popular CD-ROM games and premium games.

*Connect-time charges may apply.

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