YOUR TRAINZ HAVE COME IN – TO STORES NATIONWIDE!

Montreal, Quebec. February 12th, 2002- Strategy First and Auran announced today that their new model railroad simulation, Trainz® has shipped to stores nationwide.

"Trainz is such a fantastic title! The gameplay is all in your head and the content is all up to your imagination. " said Adam Phillips, Senior Product Manager, Strategy First. "The editor is powerful and easy to use and the possibilities with Gmax are endless. There’s just enough time to master it before Yardmaster is released later this year!”

TRAINZ® takes railroad simulation to a new level by providing all the tools and interactivity model railroad fans have dreamt of for years. Trainz® is a stunningly rendered model railroad simulator that offers users total control as designer and driver. It allows users to control the operations of their model railroad from the driver’s view or trackside. The Auran Jet is the power behind TRAINZ®, maximizing playability by recreating the pleasure and charm of model railroads.

Players will be able to build their own stunningly realistic routes from a variety of locations, from the busy US East Coast, the picturesque English countryside to the endless plains of the Australian Outback - all using the intuitive and powerful TRAINZ® SURVEYOR editor. Players will also be able to choose from the engineer's view and use 3D in-cab controls, or choose the train spotter view and use the virtual “DC” controller. They can even download a variety of fan-designed locomotives and trackside objects from the web site.

Trainz also includes Discreet's gmax game pack allowing users to create and import their own 3D content into the game and extend the capabilities of the Trainz Surveyor even further. Trainz will be the first of its kind to ship with gmax and promises to add extra value for any budding artist, modeler, train or gaming fan.

TRAINZ® will be distributed by Infogrames throughout North America, by Arxel Tribe in Europe and by our other distribution partners in Asia.

About Auran

Auran is best known for creating the successful title Dark Reign that sold over 650,000 copies worldwide. Work is now complete on their award winning Auran Jet® game development platform which is now available commercially for hobbyists and serious game developers alike. Trainz ® is the first of many titles that will be created using Auran Jet® to shorten the development cycle and reduce development costs.

About Strategy First

Strategy First Inc. is a leading developer and worldwide publisher of entertainment software for the PC. Founded in 1990, the company has grown rapidly, publishing major games in the industry and simultaneously developing its own in-house titles such as O.R.B., Disciples II, Nexagon: The Pit and Zero-G Marines. After winning numerous awards for games such as

Disciples: Sacred Lands, Europa Universalis, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns and Steel Beasts, Strategy First continues to push the gaming envelope with its own groundbreaking titles, while maintaining its reputation as a unique alternative for independent developers seeking to market their games to a worldwide audience.