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Shrapnel Games announces sellout of first printing of Steel Beasts Due to demand title will be on backorder for 12 days as new copies are printed.

Cary, NC, October 17, 2000

Shrapnel Games announced today the initial run of Steel Beasts has completely sold out! Until a new run is printed the game will only be available via back ordering.

Tim Brooks, President of Shrapnel Games, said, "The orders for Steel Beasts have been strong since its release. Beasts opened to rave reviews and sales were much stronger than expected. The complete sell out of the first run caught us off guard. We really thought we had printed enough copies to get us well into the Christmas season. We currently have the printers working hard to get our next run of the game ready for shipment. I want to personally thank our customers for their patience during this period of expansion and growth."

Steel Beasts is a tank simulation set in modern times that allows you to take it to the former Warsaw Pact forces in either the M1A1 or the Leopard 2A4. Included with this are modeling for artillery, smoke, mine fields, and much more. To round out the package you will be able to play the game versus others with full multiplayer support and design your own maps and missions with the included editors.

Established in 1999, Shrapnel Games is the premier war and strategy game publisher who has published such hits as Horse and Musket (86% by PC Gamer), Armies of Armageddon WDK2K (95% by pcgameworld.com), Brigade Combat Team (Used by armies around the world as a training tool), and Steel Beasts (Combatsim's Top Pick, Game Center's Editor's Choice, 94% pcgameworld.com, and numerous other awards). Formed by industry veteran Timothy Brooks, developer of such award winning games as Wages of War and 101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy, it continues to bring bright new games to the forefront with promising games such as Combat Command 2: Danger Forward (the first modern wargame to highlight exciting WWII air and sea operations) waiting in the wings. As Shrapnel Games continues to grow and develop we are always looking for new developers, programmers, artists, testers, and the like who have a strong love of gaming and an enterprising spirit.

For more information, please contact:

Timothy W. Brooks PMB #164 952 US Hwy 64 West Apex, NC 27502-7184 tbrooks@shrapnelgames.com

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