Descent Freespace - The Great War Expansion Disk Hits Retail Shelves

    IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Interplay Entertainment Corp.
 (Nasdaq:   IPLY) announced today that an expansion disk for their top-selling
 space combat sim, Descent: FreeSpace -- The Great War(TM), hit retail shelves
 September 30, 1998.  Developed by original FreeSpace creator Volition Inc., an
 affiliate of Parallax Software, Descent: FreeSpace -- Silent Threat(TM) is
 compatible with Windows(R) 95-based computers with full installation of the
 original FreeSpace game.
     Fans of FreeSpace were given the opportunity to contribute to the
 development of Silent Threat by creating their own missions using the
 critically acclaimed FreeSpace Mission Editor (FRED), included in the original
 full version of FreeSpace.  Interplay hosted a mission design contest on their
 website (www.interplay.com).  Missions were evaluated based on creativity and
 playability, with select entries included and credited in Silent Threat.
 Every person who submitted a mission received a copy of the game and three
 grand prizewinners will be selected at a later date.  With over 40 new
 missions total, 15 were created by Volition and Interplay and the remaining
 missions are consumer-based.
     Silent Threat features two new ships that join the squadron of 40 and two
 new primary and two secondary weapons to challenge players to trash the sky
 with enemy debris.  As the Great War rages on you've been commissioned by the
 GTI (Galactic Terran Intelligence) for special intelligence operations.  In a
 matter of National Security you've been asked to go behind enemy lines in
 order to preserve the fragile space treaty.
     Interplay Entertainment Corp. is a leading developer, publisher and
 distributor of interactive entertainment software for both core gamers and the
 mass market.  Interplay currently balances its development efforts by
 publishing for personal computers and current generation video game consoles.
 Interplay releases products through Interplay, Shiny Entertainment, Tantrum,
 Black Isle Studios, VR Sports, Flat Cat, Tribal Dreams, its affiliated labels
 and its wholly owned subsidiary Interplay OEM, Inc.  More comprehensive
 information on Interplay and its products is available through its worldwide
 web site at http://www.interplay.com.
 
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