CDV SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES "NEOCRON"

Futuristic Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game Ships This Fall for PC

CARY, NC - April 30, 2002 - CDV Software Entertainment, one of the leading German publishers and distributors of gaming software, announced today the cyberpunk massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), "Neocron." Scheduled to ship this fall for PC, "Neocron" combines the best in role-playing and first-person shooter games with real-time combat and targeting.

"As citizens of Neocron, players run rampant in a gritty post-apocalyptic world," said Axel Rathgeber, producer of "Neocron." "The city's expansive environments open the door to fantastic story lines and boundless adventure. With unique gameplay that combines the character development of role-playing games with the fast-paced action of first-person shooters, 'Neocron' will offer an exciting online multiplayer experience."

About "Neocron"

"Neocron"'s MMORPG action is set within four districts of the dark and foreboding city of Neocron. From the barren outskirts to the sultry red-light district, the city's densely populated regions feature roaming mutants, brutal anarchists, and genetically engineered humans.

In the game, characters visit interactive nightclubs and outpost centers in more than 250 maps. Unique combat features include repairable armor implants and upgradeable weapons for greater destruction. Each clan acquires income by trading in the city districts, competing missions, and hunting dangerous monsters.

Additional features include:

* Combination of role-playing and first-person shooter elements with real time combat and targeting

* A practically unlimited number of weapon systems created through combinations and extensions, including modifiable pistols, assault rifles, mines, and lasers

* Four different character classes, each with its own attributes and special abilities: Private Eye, Spy, PSI-Monk, GenTank

* Customizable appearance features include gender, skin tone, clothing type and color

* Huge interactive areas, including the upscale ViaRosso, Pepper Park club district, and barren Outzone

* Balance of Power (BoP) engine lets players transform their actions into share values for their factions and clans

* NavRay system directs players to their destinations, a time saving device

* Game within a game: Players can face each other in deathmatch arenas (holomatches) without losing skills or energy for the actual game

About CDV Software Entertainment

Founded and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany with offices in London, U.K., CDV Software Entertainment AG is one of the leading publishers and distributors of PC software. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, CDV Software Entertainment USA, Inc. has offices in Cary, NC and Los Angeles, CA. In 2000, the Company successfully completed its initial public offering in Germany.

Its first three internationally published titles, "Sudden Strike," "Cossacks: European Wars," and "Sudden Strike Forever," were worldwide blockbusters, selling a combined total of over 1.2 million copies.

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