Matrix Games, TriSynergy Announces a Development Agreement with Playnet and Cornered Rat

WWII Online will be expanding game features and combat forces for future release.

 Woodbridge, NJ, November 7th, 2003 – Matrix Games (http://www.matrixgames.com) and TriSynergy (http://www.trisynergy.com) have signed a development agreement with Playnet and Cornered Rat Software.  Playnet and Cornered Rat Software are the online operators and developers of the award-winning MMOG, “World War II Online” (http://www.wwiionline.com).

 David Heath, Director of Operations for Matrix Games, said “Playnet and Cornered Rat Software have succeeded in creating the first virtual multiplayer battlefield with thousands of people playing World War II Online every day. We believe this is an exciting opportunity to participate in the continuing development and enhancement of this massively multiplayer wargame.”

 Jim Mesteller, President of Playnet, said “Matrix is known for their expertise in wargames and for excellent support of their developers. We believe this is a perfect fit for World War II Online’s future development, which will take the current game to new heights of realism and expand the scope of our massively multiplayer combat.”

 ABOUT WORLD WAR II ONLINE

‘World War II Online’ is a combined arms, online simulation set in a relentless, action-packed 3D environment where players can command and crew a variety of accurately modeled vehicles, naval vessels and aircraft and sling weapons to fight as foot soldiers with and against thousands of other gamers.  ‘World War II Online’ is the first and still the only massively multiplayer first-person virtual battlefield that covers a ½ scale map of Europe with accurate terrain modeling.  It allows players to fight alongside British, French and German forces 24/7 in a persistent world in which character advancement and career paths provide a rich RPG layer and strategic systems are driven by player missions and command structures. ‘World War II Online’ has received numerous industry press awards including GameSpy’s 2001 Gamers' Choice Sim of the Year and IGN’s 2001 Persistent World Game of the Year. Visit WWIIonline.com for details.

ABOUT PLAYNET AND CORNERED RAT SOFTWARE
Playnet, Inc. is an Internet technology company with patent-pending technologies (networking software, middleware, application development tools, and back-end support systems). Playnet specializes in design and development of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) at its internal software design studio, Cornered Rat Software (CRS), and its Playnet.com division operates a web-based hosting service designed to accommodate the needs of online gamers and their communities for its own and 3rd-party game titles.

 ABOUT TRISYNERGY, INC.
Founded in Dallas, TX in 1996, Tri Synergy is a computer and video game co-publishing company offering software developers an indispensable alternative to traditional affiliate label and licensing programs. Tri Synergy actively encourages the creative process by relieving the developer of the time constraints inherent in managing the business factions of publishing a successful software title. Tri Synergy coordinates every key step for the developer including sales services, distribution, vendor relations, marketing, public relations, manufacturing, packaging, inventory management, fulfillment and more. Notable recent releases are, among others, Anarchy Online, The Longest Journey and Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project. Tri Synergy