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BALDUR'S GATETM: DARK ALLIANCETM FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBETM AVAILABLE AT RETAIL

IN NOVEMBER

First Nintendo GameCube(tm) Dungeons & Dragons(r) Game Approved for

Manufacturing

IRVINE, California, October 28, 2002 - Black Isle Studios, the award-winning

RPG (role playing game) division of Interplay Entertainment Corp.

(OTCBB:IPLY), leading console game developer High Voltage Software and the

Games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing announced today that Baldur's

Gate: Dark Alliance for the Nintendo GameCube video game system has gone

gold and will be available at retail in November. The PlayStation(r)2

computer entertainment system version of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance,

developed by Snowblind Studios, has shipped more than 600,000 copies worldwide.

"We are excited to contribute to the expanding genre of games offered on

the Nintendo GameCube; Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance will be a unique asset

to the gaming system," stated Feargus Urquhart, president of Black Isle

Studios.

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance features a distinctive blend of action and

adventure set in the most popular Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting: The

FORGOTTEN REALMS(r) franchise owned by Wizards of the Coast Inc., a

subsidiary of Hasbro Inc., and licensed to Infogrames Interactive. Faithful

adaptation of the new 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules set, customizable

player and character development allow for an engrossing gameplay experience

new to the Nintendo GameCube audience. Dramatic spell effects and powerful

abilities enhance this action-packed game, assisting the player in combat

against an abundance of terrifying monsters found throughout the adventure.

Played from a third person perspective, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

immerses players in the port town of Baldur's Gate. Darkness has fallen

upon the town and rumors of a Thieves' Guild civil war brew beneath the

streets of the city. Entering this desperate situation, new to the world of

adventuring, the players soon learn that they stand in the way of one of the

greatest threats ever to strike the town of Baldur's Gate and the entire

region of The Sword Coast.

Black Isle Studios, the creators of the Fallout(r) series, Planescape(r):

Torment(tm) and the Icewind Dale(tm) saga, is proud to bring Baldur's Gate:

Dark Alliance to the Nintendo GameCube. More information on Baldur's Gate:

Dark Alliance for Nintendo GameCube can be found at www.blackisle.com.