PRESS RELEASE

Funcom is proud to announce that its adventure title "The Longest

Journey" will be coming to American stores in November 2000. The game

has already received excellent reviews after its initial release in

Europe, and Funcom is now hoping the game will attract a broad

audience when it hits US stores before Christmas.

"If given the opportunity, The Longest Journey stands a better chance

than any game in years of reawakening the adventure game in America,"

the New York Times writes in an article earlier this year. "The

Longest Journey is an ostentatiously gorgeous game, the most stunning

since Riven, with landscapes and animated sequences that will make you

gasp."

The Longest Journey stars a female heroine, 18-year-old April Ryan,

who one day discovers a parallel world to the one she lives in. She

realizes that her destiny is to embark on a long journey, travelling

between the two worlds to save both from destruction. With a story

spanning thirteen complete chapters, and a surprising and emotional

finale, TLJ is an epic adventure to be remembered.

"There are very few games like this in the market place today,"

explains Funcom president Andre Backen. "We have created a unique

classical point-and-click PC game that appeals to both hardcore

adventure gamers and the more casual gamers. There are no violent

scenes and you proceed by solving puzzles, talking to other characters

and exploring the environment."

The Longest Journey features:

- Over 160 unique locations, spanning two distinct and detailed worlds

- More than 70 speaking characters

- Exciting mix of 2D and 3D graphics in high-resolution

- Each scene featuring multiple 3D characters

- Real-time lighting with detailed shadow-effects and moving light sources

- Dynamic colored lighting in both software and hardware

- Motion-captured animations

- Skeletal animation system with real-time interpolation

- Real-time lip-synching of dialogue

- 50+ hours of gameplay

- 30+ minutes of high-resolution pre-rendered video footage

- Cinematic musical score

Funcom will bring the game to the US market together with US

distributor Tri Synergy. "We are very pleased with our distribution

agreement with Tri Synergy, and we feel confident that The Longest

Journey will do very well with these organizations behind the game,"

explains Funcom president Andre Backen.

"Funcom is one of most skilled development groups we have ever come

across and their products are among the most anticipated titles by

both consumers and retailers," says Tamra Nestler, President of Tri

Synergy. We are getting tremendous support from the top US retailers

and expect The Longest Journey to be among the bestsellers in North

America. We take great pride in our association with Funcom,"

concludes Nestler.

Playable demo, video trailer and press quotes are found on the

official web site: www.longestjourney.com