Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II Ships to Retail

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Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 Ships to Retail

Highly Anticipated Sequel In Stores Now

IRVINE, California, January 22, 2004 – Interplay Entertainment Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: IPLY) and Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) announced today that Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 has shipped to retail and is in stores now. The action/role-playing game is available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.

Set in the Forgotten Realms® world, the most popular Dungeons & Dragons® campaign setting, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II uses the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules set. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II features more monsters, 80 levels of gameplay, visually stunning environments, five new customizable player characters to choose from, hidden areas to explore, as well as an item creation system that will allow players to create their own ultimate magical items. It was developed by Interplay’s Black Isle Studios, known for their high quality role-playing games, under license from Atari, Hasbro, Inc. and Hasbro’s subsidiary, Wizards of the Coast.

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 is available now with a suggested retail price of $49.99 and an ESRB “Teen” rating. For more information visit the website at bgda2.blackisle.com

About Interplay

Interplay Entertainment Corp. is a worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for both core gamers and the mass market. Founded in 1983, Interplay currently balances its development efforts by publishing for PCs as well as current generation video game consoles. Interplay releases products through Black Isle Studios, Interplay and its distribution partners. The company’s common stock is publicly traded under the symbol IPLY. For more information about Interplay please visit our website at www.interplay.com.

About Vivendi Universal Games

Headquartered in New York, Vivendi Universal Games (www.vugames.com) is a global leader in multi-platform interactive entertainment. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive products across all major platforms including PCs, video game consoles and the Internet. Vivendi Universal Games’ portfolio of development studios and publishing labels includes Black Label Games, Blizzard Entertainment, Coktel, Fox Interactive, Knowledge Adventure, Sierra Entertainment and Universal Interactive. Additionally, Vivendi Universal Games co-publishes and/or distributes titles for a number of strategic partners, including Interplay, inXile entertainment, Majesco and Mythic Entertainment, among others.

About Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast

Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER, and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.

Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering®, among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons®, and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at wizards.com.

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