America Online and Case's Ladder Launch AOL Ladders for AOL Games; New Alliance Provides AOL Members With Access To Premium Ladders.

Entertainment Editors

DULLES, Va. & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2003

America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, and Case's Ladder, today announced the launch of AOL(R) Ladders, an online competitive ranking service, which offers access to ladders for Sony(R) PlayStation 2 at no charge for AOL(R) members. AOL will launch ladders for Nintendo GameCube(R) games in 2004. Case's Ladder, a wholly-owned subsidiary of eUniverse (OTC:EUNI) has more than 5 million registered users, making it the largest Internet ladders, leagues and tournaments system.

"As part of our ongoing strategy to offer the best online gaming tools, content and community to consumers, we are excited to partner with Case's Ladder to provide our members with a better overall gaming experience," said Matthew Bromberg, General Manager for AOL(R) Games. "Our goal is to offer game enthusiasts an easy way to interact with other gamers to enhance their competitive experience, and to provide unique and compelling content. AOL Ladders is an important step in that direction."

With Alerts and instant messaging, AOL members can already easily find and challenge other players. And now, AOL Ladders adds detailed statistics of opponents match history to help players find the best match possible and climb their way to the top of the ladder or participate in tournaments for fun, bragging rights and prizes.

"When looking for a partner to appeal to the largest audience, AOL was always at the top of our list," says Jeremy "Case" Rusnak, founder and president of Case's Ladder. "This partnership will introduce our product to a mass market, bearing one of the Internet's most well-known and widely respected brands."

As part of the AOL(R) Video Games offering, console enthusiasts can now visit AOL Keyword: AOL Ladders and enjoy premium AOL Ladders at no charge, competing against others online and participating in tournaments. At AOL Keyword: AOL Ladders members can compete in ladders for Madden NFL(TM) 2004, SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs, Tony Hawk's Underground and many more.

The agreement will also allow members to easily subscribe to Case's Ladder's Platinum or Diamond Premium Ladder programs, which offer extensive statistics and rewards for the avid gamer. In addition, AOL Games will also launch Case's Ladder's "My League" service in 2004, which will allow members to create and manage their own leagues and tournaments.

AOL Games provides access to unique and exclusive broadband programming features for online, PC and console gamers (First Tip, Players Club, Inside the Game and First Play), and provides online gameplay to approximately 10 million AOL members a month, who average more than 3 hours each month in AOL Games.

About America Online, Inc.

America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.

About Case's Ladder

Case's Ladder is the leader in Internet gaming ladders, leagues and tournaments. The company, founded in 1996, offers both free and premium membership programs to mass-market game players. The company operates the largest collection of online ladders, leagues and tournaments at www.casesladder.com. The company also provides branded ladder, league and tournament solutions for online gaming sites, web portals and game publishers. Case's Ladder is a division of eUniverse, Inc. (OTC:EUNI).

About eUniverse

eUniverse, Inc. and its subsidiaries own and operate a compelling collection of predominantly online businesses engaged in interactive entertainment, electronic commerce and publishing, and direct to consumer marketing. The Company's many popular destination Web sites attract millions of visitors who view, share and interact with eUniverse content, and who purchase an array of products and services from eUniverse and its advertisers. The Company's holdings include the following: Flowgo (www.flowgo.com), one of the largest entertainment Web sites according to Nielsen//NetRatings; comedy site MadBlast (www.madblast.com); dating site Cupid Junction (www.cupidjunction.com); GameUniverse, which includes online computer gaming sites Case's Ladder (www.CasesLadder.com) and Skill Jam (www.SkillJam.com); and one of the largest e-mail newsletter portfolios, delivering content daily to many millions of subscribers with such titles as Infobeat, IntelligentX and GossipFlash.