GameSpy Industries, Inc. and Disney Interactive, Inc. Sign Technology Agreement

TRON 2.0 to Utilize GameSpy's Online Gaming Solutions

 (Irvine, Calif.) - August 23, 2002. Internet online gaming leader GameSpy Industries, Inc. and Disney Interactive, Inc., a worldwide leader in the creation of innovative interactive entertainment, today announced that the two companies have signed a worldwide license to utilize GameSpy's online technology middleware and related back-end services for the upcoming title TRON® 2.0, which is scheduled for release in spring 2003.

TRON 2.0, which is being developed by Monolith Productions, Inc., and uses the all-new LithTech Triton System game engine, is a story driven, first-person action game that delivers intense action, out-of-this-world villains, fast and furious disc battles and light cycle races - all in the tradition of the groundbreaking 1982 movie TRON. The Monolith team will utilize GameSpy's middleware tools and back-end services to enable online gaming and community features in TRON 2.0.  

GameSpy's middleware provides PC and console games with key features for online game play, including player matching, online storage, instant messaging, voice and text chat, anti-piracy protection, competition and high-scoring systems. GameSpy will also manage the back-end services for TRON 2.0, providing the servers, bandwidth and reporting required to deliver a high-quality online gaming experience to Disney Interactive's gamer customers.

"GameSpy's experience in Middleware Services & Development, and the extensive back-end support they offer made them an outstanding choice to help us bring TRON 2.0 to the online gaming community," said Jan Smith, President of Disney Interactive. 

"By using GameSpy's technology, which has been honed by years of game developer feedback, Disney Interactive and Monolith will save countless man hours and testing time by 'not reinventing the wheel,'" added Mark Surfas, CEO of GameSpy Industries.

GameSpy offers a suite of 13 different multi-platform SDKs to enable online gaming, and the reliable back-end infrastructure that has matched players in more than one billion gaming sessions for more than five years.

About GameSpy Industries, Inc.

GameSpy Industries, Inc. is a leading content and technology company targeted at the gaming and entertainment industries. Its GameSpy Network of web sites, including GameSpy.com and FilePlanet.com, reaches the largest audience of hard-core gamers available on the Internet, according to all the leading Internet measurement firms. GameSpy's other media property, the Mplayer® Entertainment Network, is the largest online advertising network targeting tech-savvy entertainment enthusiasts. GameSpy is also the publisher of GameSpy Arcade®, GameSpy 3D® and Roger Wilco! (tm), leading software products that enable multi-player gaming for millions of gamers worldwide. GameSpy also develops and licenses technology products and services which are incorporated into hundreds of PC and console games, providing multi-player functionalities, security, data collection, and in-game advertising to most major game publishers. The privately held company, which was founded in 1995, is based in Irvine, Ca.

GameSpy Arcade, GameSpy 3D and Mplayer are registered trademarks and GameSpy Industries and design are registered service marks of GameSpy Industries, Inc.

About Disney Interactive Inc.

Disney Interactive, Inc., a worldwide leader in the creation of innovative interactive entertainment, develops, markets and globally distributes a wide variety of interactive family-oriented entertainment, educational and sports CD-ROMs and video games. Disney Interactive is the multimedia arm of The Walt Disney Company's Consumer Products business unit. For more information on Disney Interactive's products, visit www.disneyinteractive.com 

TRON®.  Owned by Cooper Industries, Inc. and used by permission.