[ April 23, 1999 ]

SIERRA STUDIOS TO DELIVER BEST-SELLING HALF-LIFE TO THE MAC

BELLEVUE, WA (April 23, 1999) -- Sierra Studios announced today their hit game Half-Life will be available for Macintosh gamers this fall. Originally developed by Valve Software, the Macintosh version of the game will be developed by Southern California-based Logicware, recognized for Macintosh gaming development and well-known for working with some of the top computer game publishers in the industry.

"The PC version has sold nearly one million units worldwide - bringing Half-Life to the Mac is a natural next step, especially since there is such unwavering devotion in the Macintosh gaming community," said Jim Veevaert, director of marketing for Sierra Studios. "We are excited to be working with a company like Logicware that has such a strong reputation in the Mac gaming market."

Half-Life combines the visceral action of legendary action games like Quake with great storytelling in the tradition of Stephen King. Named Game of the Year by 40 publications worldwide, it is by far one of the most popular first-person action thriller games on the market. More information can be found at www.gameoftheyear.com.

Logicware was formed in 1995 to create fun, cutting edge games for computers and console systems. Founded and run by entertainment industry veterans, Logicware has developed a multitude of original titles and conversions on a variety of platforms. In late 1997, Logicware began publishing games for the Mac OS. Logicware is now one of the premiere game publishers for the Macintosh market. Logicware is located east of Los Angeles in Covina, California.

Sierra On-Line, Inc. is one of the original developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and productivity software. Sierra is comprised of five brands: Sierra Attractions, SierraHome, Sierra Sports, Sierra Studios, and Dynamix, a Sierra Company. Sierra is a division of Havas Interactive, whose holdings also include Knowledge Adventure, Blizzard Entertainment and WON.net.