Collect, Create, Control – The Ultimate Trainz Experience!

Montreal, Quebec. October 24, 2002 – Publisher Strategy First and Developer Auran are pleased to announce that the Ultimate Trainz Collection has gone gold.

Set to ship on November 19^th, UTC includes 2 CDs full of dynamic railroad gameplay that lets you not only create your own landscape, but collect and customize your locos and control as many trains as you and your PC can handle.

“Train buffs are going to be very excited about this one,” says Steve Milburn, Director of Marketing at Strategy First. “UTC has something for every type of train fan out there.”

UTC combines all the excitement of Collecting, Creating and Controlling your own railroad with the newest version of Trainz, and adds in compelling and challenging scenarios such as short passenger runs, humpyard activities, and complex freight maneuvers.

Users can even create their own scenarios using the powerful scripting language provided and share them with other Trainz fans online. There are dozens of new locos, freight wagons and passenger cars, plus a special bonus - Paint Shed - an easy-to-use paint program that allows users to create their own railroad liveries. In total, over 100 different cars, wagons and locos are included, and thousands more objects can be downloaded free.

For more information about UTC, please visit www.auran.com. Infogrames will exclusively distribute UTC in North America.

About Auran

Auran has been developing world class game and technology since being established in 1995. Originally known for the hit game Dark Reign, which sold 680,000 copies, Auran have now licensed their Auran Jet engine technology to over 200 developers around the world. Trainz is the first commercial product released using Auran Jet and has developed a cult following amongst train fans from Brisbane to Brooklyn to Birmingham. Auran has several other innovative titles under development.

 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, 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.