American McGee Joins Trevor Chan and Enlight as Creative Director

Enlight Focuses on Signing Most Creative and Talented Developers in the Gaming Industry

PARKVILLE, Md. and HONG KONG (March 3, 2004) – Enlight, a leading entertainment software developer and publisher, announced today a partnership with gaming visionary American McGee. Founder of the independent game design and consulting firm TMIEC, McGee has signed on to be Enlight's creative director. Praised for his unique design talents by publications ranging from PC Gamer to Rolling Stone, American McGee developed Alice, a darker gothic version of the Lewis Carroll children's tale Alice in Wonderland and American McGee's Oz, a film trilogy currently being developed by Disney Films and Jerry Bruckheimer.

"American McGee is one of the most gifted designers in the interactive entertainment and computer games industries," said Trevor Chan, chief executive officer of Enlight. "Together, we will seek out other talented designers and as a publisher, encourage and nourish their creative freedoms instead of squelching them. This is a major step forward for Enlight. Working directly with American McGee has been a goal of mine for some time."

Over the last year, Enlight has signed a number of unique and talented developers including Infinite Interactive, Egosoft and Haemimont Games. Critics praised Egosoft's X2: The Threat as a game that "redefined the space-trading genre." Haemimont Games' historical RTS epic Nemesis of the Roman Empire and Infinite Interactive's Warlords Battlecry 3 are due out soon.

"Trevor Chan has developed one of the most impressive independent development and publishing houses in the industry," said American McGee. "His attention to detail and creative genius were shown with hit computer game brands like Capitalism, Seven Kingdoms, and Restaurant Empire. Together, we will send a very strong message to the market that Enlight is a home for design teams and game creators that want a publisher who will support and encourage their talents."

About Enlight Enlight is one of the world's leading developers of entertainment software. The company was founded in 1993, with a goal of creating games that are not only entertaining, but of equal importance, enlightening. Since the company's inception, Enlight has won numerous industry awards for its innovative and top-quality game products and is considered one of the most distinctive and progressive developers in the gaming industry. In addition to operating two development studios, Enlight also established a North American publishing division, Enlight Interactive Inc., located in Parkville, Md. With its roots in development and a developer-friendly corporate culture, Enlight Interactive has developed strategic relationships with some of the industry's most renowned development teams, to continue its mission of bringing ground breaking, original content to gamers across the world. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.enlight.com .

About Trevor Chan Considered one of the most creative designers in the gaming industry, Trevor Chan's first title, Capitalism, received global accolades for being one of the best business simulation games ever designed and created. According to PC Gamer, "Capitalism is the most realistic, detailed business sim on the market today, and one of the best economic games of all time." Following the success of Capitalism, Mr. Chan designed Seven Kingdoms, a fantasy real-time strategy game with tremendous depth and previously unseen design features. Seven Kingdoms and the sequel, Seven Kingdoms II: The Frytan Wars, were widely praised by software reviewers for setting the bar for future empire building games. With the release of Hotel Giant and Restaurant Empire, Mr. Chan has shown his commitment to creating unique, challenging, games with a focus on combining entertainment with edification. Mr. Chan, who founded Enlight in 1993, oversees two design studios in Hong Kong and operates a North American headquarters based in Parkville, Md.

About American McGee Renowned for his intricate and innovative level design in the 1st person genre, American McGee has held positions at id Software, where he worked on the Doom series of games, including Quake and Quake II. He has worked at Electronic Arts on a wide range of titles and is also the creator of America McGee's Alice, published by Electronic Arts. Alice, the dark gothic version of the Lewis Carroll children's tale was one of the most critically acclaimed and hottest selling PC games of 2000.

About TMIEC The Mauretania Import Export Company is an interactive and traditional media production company offering a wide range of services to the entertainment industry. TMIEC uses a proprietary development process to create franchise consumer product in the form of video games, film, television, toys, comic books, and various merchandise. TMIEC also offers consulting services in the interactive and traditional media markets. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.tmiec.com .

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