HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAME "EVE ONLINE: THE SECOND GENESIS" SHIPS TO RETAIL

Servers Go Live on Most Ambitious MMOG To Date; Game to Arrive At Retail Over Next Several Days

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, May 6, 2003 - Simon & Schuster Interactive, the digital entertainment unit of Simon & Schuster Inc. announced today Crowd Control Productions' (CCP), highly anticipated massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) "EVE Online: The Second Genesis" has shipped to retail in North America and will be arriving at retailers over the next several days (Rated "T" by the ESRB; $49.95 estimated street with one month online time included).
This morning EVE became a living, breathing universe as the servers were turned on at 9 AM GMT. Gamers will be settling 'The New Eden' over the next few days as corporations, freelancers and many others begin their journey in this unique, open-ended universe.
"Three years ago EVE was just an idea for a massively multiplayer online game, now after much blood and sweat EVE is a reality," said Reynir Hardarson, art director and co-founder of CCP Games. "No game has ever been done like this in history or on this scale. We have been working passionately on EVE for such a long time and we are very proud of what we accomplished."
"My friend two years ago told me to check out the EVE website because the game didn't have a publisher," recalls Senior Producer Mike "Campion" Wallis of Simon & Schuster Interactive. "I wanted to be a part of EVE's development as I knew it was something special. Taking Simon and Schuster Interactive from console and PC games into the world of MMOGs has been an exciting experience and we look forward to watching EVE grow and take its place in online gaming history."