ADVISORY/Online Registration Opens For E3Expo 2003.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...

E3Expo 2003

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:   General and media registration for the ninth annual E3Expo,
        the world's most important trade event for the interactive
        entertainment industry, is available at www.e3expo.com.
        E3Expo 2003, "Where Business Gets Fun," returns to Los Angeles
        as the launching pad for the hottest never-before-seen
        entertainment and educational software, products and
        technologies.

WHEN:   Online General Attendee Registration: Now until April 4, 2003
        Online Media Registration: Dec. 16, 2002 - April 4, 2003
        Conference Dates: May 13 - 15, 2003 (Tuesday - Thursday)
        Exhibit Dates: May 14 - 16, 2003 (Wednesday - Friday)

WHO
ATTENDS: -- Leading interactive entertainment professionals from
            around the world including developers, software
            publishers, retailers, distributors, industry executives,
            hardware and accessories manufacturers.

         -- Members of the international financial community including
            investment bankers, analysts and venture capitalists.

         -- Worldwide electronic, print and broadcast media.

Please Note:  E3Expo 2003 is a trade event, and is not open to the
general public. No one under 18 will be admitted, including infants.
This policy is strictly enforced.

WHERE:      Los Angeles Convention Center

HOW TO
REGISTER:   Industry professionals: Visit www.e3expo.com or call
            1-877-216-6263.

            Media: Working journalists may visit the online media
            center at www.e3expo.com to submit a registration request.
            Required credentials, as outlined on the Web site, must be
            emailed, faxed or mailed to complete the registration
            process. Qualified media who attended E3Expo 2002 are not
            automatically guaranteed a media badge for E3Expo 2003 and
            are required to submit new credentials each year.

WHO OWNS
E3EXPO:     E3Expo, now in its ninth year, is owned by the Interactive
            Digital Software Association (IDSA), the U.S. association
            dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs
            of the companies publishing interactive games for video
            game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers and
            the Internet. IDSA members collectively accounted for more
            than 85 percent of the $6.35 billion in entertainment
            software sales in the U.S. in 2001, and billions more in
            export sales of American-made entertainment software. For
            more information about the IDSA, please visit
            www.idsa.com.