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Chariots of War Goes Gold

Montreal, Canada. April 28, 2003 – Publisher Strategy First Inc. and developers Paradox Entertainment and Slitherine Strategies announced today that their new strategy title, Chariots of War, has gone gold.

“Paradox consistently comes out with great strategy games and Chariots of War is sure to become an instant classic among fans of the genre,” says Steve Milburn, Director of Marketing for Strategy First Inc. “We are very excited to be bringing Chariots of War to the market.”

4000 years ago in the Cradle of Civilization, mighty Empires fought for water, resources and the arable land in the Fertile Crescent. In Chariots of War, gamers play as the Egyptians, the Babylonians, screaming Nubian warriors, or the Assyrians behind their walls of stone. Players must develop their country by producing commodities and selling them to their neighbors, raising glorious armies and waging wars of conquest, rolling over the plains and ultimately, seeking victory, in Chariots of War!

Features include:

· Play one of 58 different nations on a huge beautiful map covering the entire Middle East including 164 cities and 80 minor settlements.

Build hundreds of buildings and city improvements, and refine 9 different resources such as Myrrh, Gems and Horses

Assign Generals to command your army in real-time battles

A Random Event System depicts the era in colorful detail, recreating historical phenomena such as earthquakes, floods and locusts storms

Strategy First and Paradox Entertainment have worked together in the past on several award-winning strategy titles such as Europa Universalis I and II and Hearts of Iron.

Chariots of War is scheduled to ship in May 2003. For more information on the game, please visit www.strategyfirst.com  or www.paradoxplaza.com .

About Paradox Entertainment

Paradox Entertainment was created to build science fiction, fantasy and alternative history brands in cross-media platforms. The company management has a long experience in publishing, interactive media, film and TV entertainment. Its brand portfolio contains successful brands such as Conan the Barbarian, Mutant Chronicles, Europa Universalis and Heavy Gear. In less than two years the interactive games branch has earned worldwide recognition for producing best selling and award-winning PC games such as Europa Universalis I and II and Airfix Dogfighter and is currently producing Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings and Mutant Chronicles Online.

About Strategy First Inc.

Strategy First Inc. is a leading developer and worldwide publisher of entertainment software for the PC. Founded in 1990, the company has grown rapidly, publishing major games in the industry and simultaneously developing its own in-house titles such as O.R.B., Disciples II, and Nexagon: Deathmatch. After winning numerous awards for games such as Disciples: Sacred Lands, Europa Universalis, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns and Steel Beasts, Strategy First continues to push the gaming envelope with its own groundbreaking titles, while maintaining its reputation as a unique alternative for independent developers seeking to market their games to a worldwide audience.



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