3DO to License Engine for Requiem: Avenging Angel.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1998--The 3DO Company (Nasdaq:THDO) today announced plans to license the engine for its highly anticipated game, Requiem: Avenging Angel(TM), which is slated for release in January 1999. The Requiem Engine is a state-of-the-art foundation for the development of next-generation, first-person action games for the PC.

Trip Hawkins, chairman and CEO, said, "Many brilliant engineers have spent three years developing this engine and have taken full advantage of the newest PC hardware capabilities. The outstanding quality of Requiem: Avenging Angel, and the critical acclaim that is building for it, is validation that our engine is first-rate. The Requiem Engine will allow the best new games to be developed and we look forward to working with other developers to make our engine a force in the market.

"The Requiem Engine has a notable pedigree, having been developed at 3DO's Cyclone Studios' division, which last year won numerous awards including 'action game of the year,' for its debut PC game, Uprising. Cyclone has a strong culture of 3D action gamers, and 3DO has a long history of expertise in 3D graphics." Added Hawkins, "Cyclone co-founder Ron Little led the development of the Requiem Engine, and industry legend Bill Budge is at Cyclone, where he is the driving force behind 3D technology for 3DO as a whole. Requiem: Avenging Angel serves notice that we're taking it to the next step in the marketplace, and the Requiem Engine is what makes it possible."

From the development team, Cyclone Studios' General Manager, Helmut Kobler added, "In Requiem: Avenging Angel, we focused on giving players a more realistic experience in an incredibly fast-paced first-person game. Three key technologies combine to give the player a rich visual experience not seen before. The custom engine features refined portal technology that uses visible surface determination to enable a substantially higher frame rate. Additionally, we used 16-bit color and created a stunning lighting system featuring the first-ever use of real-time character shadows accurately mapped to architecture.

"It all adds up to a break-neck frame rate of 60 frames-per-second that moves fluidly and smoothly allowing players a fantastic gaming experience. Players will love the rich colors and the astounding detail of shadows that are so life-like and subtle, they even ripple up a staircase. We designed our game to look great today on current PCs without 3D support, and adapt and expand with the player's next system. The custom engine in Requiem: Avenging Angel is one of the first to be fully optimized for the Voodoo2 3D card."

This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the Company's ability to develop and ship future products, market demand and acceptance for the Company's current and future software products, and the consequences of competitive factors in the marketplace. Further information on potential factors which could affect these forward looking statements and the Company's financial results are included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1998 and the Company's Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998.

The 3DO Company, headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., develops and publishes interactive entertainment software for personal computers, the Internet, and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 game consoles. 3DO markets and publishes its products worldwide under multiple brand names including New World Computing, Cyclone Studios, and Team .366. More information about 3DO products and the full text of certain press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.3do.com.

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