PAINKILLER “MASTERS” TOURNAMENT AT ELECTRONIC SPORTS WORLD CUP

Toronto, May 12, 2004 – DreamCatcher Games and Ligarena today announced a Painkiller “Masters” Tournament as part of the 2004 Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) finals at the Futuroscope, July 6th to 11th, in Poitiers, France. Released globally in April, Painkiller is the PC Shooter that everyone is talking about.

This extraordinary tournament assembles 16 international players in a 1-on-1 Deathmatch tournament with a cash prize of $10.000 USD. Tournament monies to be divided as follows:

    1st Prize: $5.000

    2nd Prize: $3.000

    3rd Prize: $1.000

     4th Prize: $1.000

The tournament finals will take place on the main stage, and will be broadcast live with full commentary by journalists and event speakers.

The ESWC groups together 600 champions from 44 different countries for the first live televised, e-sports worldwide show. More than 40,000 visitors are expected at the Futuroscope throughout the event. A “Painkiller” game zone offers visitors free access to the games single-player and multiplayer throughout the event.

A free “Painkiller” multiplayer game zone will also be open to public during the French Finals of the Electronic Sports French Cup, organised by LIGARENA, May 29th to 30th in the “Carrousel du Louvre” in Paris. Champions must submit their resume, with results of previous FPS competitions, to Ligarena for review by the World Cup Organising Committee.

“Painkiller is the new benchmark of 2004 for all e-sports players and event organisers,” says Matthieu Dallon, CEO of LIGARENA. “The multiplayer is more than a game; it’s a dream come true.”

“We are excited at the addition of Painkiller to the Electronic Sports World Cup,” says Richard Wah Kan, CEO of DreamCatcher. “We are continuously adding new elements to multiplayer, and we are honoured by the warm welcome from these talented FPS pros.”

The Painkiller single-player demo and the latest updates are available at www.painkillergame.com.  For more information on the ESWC visit www.esworldcup.com . To learn more about LIGARENA, visit www.ligarena.com 

About DreamCatcher Games: DreamCatcher Games is a fast-growing publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for both core gamers and the mass market. Established in 1996, DreamCatcher is committed to publishing great games for Windows®, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox®, GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance. Visit further details. Visit www.dreamcatchergames.com for more details.

Media Contacts: DREAMCATCHER LIGARENA NORTH AMERICA Tara Reed treed@dreamcatchergames.com Matthieu Dallon md@ligarena.com UNITED KINGDOM Estelle Vareilles Estelle.vareilles@mindscape.co.uk GERMANY Christian Streil cstreil@dcegames.com FRANCE Nicolas Swiatek nswiatek@dcegames.com BENELUX Erik de Vries erik.devries@mindscape.nl SPAIN Teresa Nunez teresa_nunez@virginplay.es ITALY Alberto Ziello alberto.ziello@atari.com OTHER COUNTRIES Matthieu Saint-Denis msaintdenis@dcegames.com 

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