Strategy First Turns to GameSpy for Multiplayer Solution

GameSpy.Net Tools and Services to Power Multiplayer Gaming for Kohan: Ahriman's Gift

GameSpy Industries is proud to announce that Strategy First has turned to GameSpy as its multiplayer gaming solution for the upcoming real-time strategy fantasy game Kohan: Ahriman's Gift. The game, a prequel to Strategy First's hit Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns, will use the GameSpy.Net technology to power its multiplayer experience and backend systems.

Kohan: Ahriman's Gift will also be enabled for GameSpy Arcade, providing Strategy First customers with an out-of-the-box multiplayer community. GameSpy Arcade is the Internet's leading online multiplayer community, supporting more than 270 PC and web-based games.

Kohan: Ahriman's Gift was developed by TimeGate Studios and will make use of several GameSpy.Net tools and services:

· In-Game Server Browsing Toolkit

· In-Game Chat Toolkit

· CD-Key Validation Toolkit

· Auto-Patching Toolkit

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, Nexagon: The Pit and Zero-G Marines. 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.

Best known for setting new standards in the strategy genre with the award winning Kohan franchise, TimeGate Studios has positioned itself as a rapidly emerging developer of entertainment software. Currently based in Houston, Texas, the studio's conception was the innovation of a group of passionate gamers who embraced the opportunity to fulfill their dream of creating games of their own. Since its inception in 1998, TimeGate Studios continues to grow through the rich contribution of talented developers and the establishment of worldwide partnerships. On the forefront of the latest technologies, the company enters development of an undisclosed Massively Multiplayer Online Game while continuing to expand the line of released titles.