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IRVINE, Calif. – EarthLink Network, Inc., a national Internet access provider, and ENGAGE Games Online (http://www.gamesonline.com), today announced a deal to offer ENGAGE's impressive line-up of games and entertainment in The Arena. An area within the EarthLink Network Web site, The Arena (http://www.earthlink.net/thearena), offers multiplayer Internet games and entertainment including tournaments and contests with prizes as well as chat areas to EarthLink's customers and the Internet community at large. Jeff Leibowitz, president of ENGAGE states, "We are pleased to announce this arrangement with EarthLink. We believe that this relationship will increase Engage's exposure in the Internet community." "ENGAGE is just another example of how EarthLink is providing the best one-stop shop for games online," said Sky Dayton, founder and chairman of EarthLink Network. "ENGAGE offers a wide variety of high-end multiplayer games for the serious gamer." About ENGAGE Games Online: ENGAGE will feature an impressive array of high-end multiplayer games as well as some less intensive fare for non-gamer members of the family. Almost all of ENGAGE's titles are worldwide exclusives including such best sellers as Descent Online, Castles II, the U.S. Chess Federation and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragon Dice from Interplay Productions; Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness from Blizzard Entertainment; Total Control Football from Philips Media plus Rolemaster: Magestorm, Splatterball and Rolemaster: The Bladelands from Interworld Productions. Also available on ENGAGE are high-profile, broad-appeal entertainment content such as Caesar's Palace Virtual Casino, comedy via The Improvisation Online and comprehensive music content from the cyber-version of the new Billboard Live! music clubs. ENGAGE will offer as many as 10 games by the end of 1996 and then plans to add about one or two additional games each month. Online users will access ENGAGE games and other entertainment content through a consistent and intuitive Windows 95-based graphically rich, animated 2D or 3D interface, regardless of whether they access ENGAGE from the major online services or through the Internet. In addition, chat areas, bulletin boards and other service areas will be accessible through the graphical front end. The ENGAGE Web site can be accessed at http://www.gamesonline.com. About EarthLink Network: EarthLink Network provides reliable, easy-to-use Internet access services.
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