CHAOS LEAGUE SCORES BIG WITH ACTION, CHAOS AND SPELLBINDING GAMEPLAY

Strategy First Brings a Whole New League of Fantasy Sports Action to North America

Montreal, Canada (Friday April 23, 2004) – Publisher Strategy First announced today that it will be bringing Chaos League, a fantasy sports game that combines strategy with hard-hitting action from French developer Cyanide, to the North American market. Chaos League is scheduled to ship in North America in Q2 2004 for the PC. The game has not yet been rated.

“Chaos League features unbelievable sports action,” said Don McFatridge, President of Strategy First Inc. “The brutality, ferocity and intensity of this game paired with RTS elements that force players to use their skills and spells to plot their next big play make it a unique, action-packed addition to the PC market.”

"We are delighted to be working with Strategy First on Chaos League. They have proven their strength at publishing strategy titles and we felt they were the ideal partner for the release of an original title like Chaos League in North America," says Patrick Pligersdorffer, CEO of Cyanide.

Chaos League combines sports, fantasy and brutal, chaotic action on a playing field where the primary objectives are typical but the gameplay is anything but. Players must score points, win games, advance to championship rounds, and of course compete for the ultimate trophy, but Chaos League serves up some extra excitement with its absence of rules, corrupt referees and mythical, powerful opponents. Chaos League features 10 different games with 70 players to choose from, including monsters, star players and mythical creatures. Players can use 170 different spells and skills to score points in several gameplay modes including solo mode, career mode and multiplayer mode.

Chaos League will premiere at this year’s E3 Expo May 12-14^th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Strategy First will be in West Hall, Booth 2208. For more information on Chaos League please visit www.strategyfirst.com. 

About Cyanide

CYANIDE is a French videogame developer created in 2000 and based in Paris, France. Its teams include former members of Ubi Soft who used to work on PC and console platforms. CYANIDE is composed of 20 highly skilled professionals. The creativity of its artists, the ability of its programmers, creativity of its game designers are optimized by the competence of the project managers. Our team members have been working together for several years, taking advantage of their respective knowledge and developing common skills dedicated to the quality of our titles. CYANIDE has released 4 titles on PC since its creation, they are:  Cycling Manager (June 2001),  Cycling Manager 2 (june 2002), Horse Racing Manager (March 2003), Cycling Manager 3 (june 2002).

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, and Nexagon: Deathmatch. 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. Further information about Strategy First and its products can be found at www.strategyfirst.com