Sony Online Entertainment Announces EverQuest: The Scars of Velious Sells Through Over 100,000 Units in Less Than Five Days

Business Wire, Dec 15, 2000

Business Editors/Entertainment Writers

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2000

Scorching Sales Pace Warms Up Holiday Season;

Other EverQuest Products Also Selling Briskly

Sony Online Entertainment announced today that EverQuest(R): The Scars of Velious(TM) has already hit the respectable sell-through number of 100,000 units in just five days on retail shelves. In addition, EverQuest: The Ruins Of Kunark(TM), which shipped in April of 2000, has seen a fifty percent jump in sales to further strengthen the dominance of EverQuest as the top online multi-player game on the Internet.

Since its launch on December 4th, Sony Online Entertainment has shipped more than 200,000 units of Everquest: The Scars of Velious and has begun filling reorders for one of the hottest games of the holiday season.

"We couldn't be happier about the success of Velious," stated Don Vercelli, VP of Sales and Marketing. "Thanks to the hundreds of thousands of fans who have supported EverQuest and who have brought new players into our universe, we are experiencing a huge boom in all of the EverQuest properties. EverQuest continues to prove to the world that its gameplay and sense of community are leading the way for online gaming."

The official provider of EverQuest is www.station.com, with software updates and news about the game, message boards and other community features, as well as an easy-to-use billing system for the EverQuest monthly subscription fee of $9.89. For more information about EverQuest: The Scars of Velious please visit www.station.com/everquest/.> EverQuest fans can also pick up the latest EverQuest clothing, art, accessories and the soon-to-be-released action figures from the Station's Online Store at http://www.station.sony.com/store/. This is your one-stop shopping headquarters for Everquest products so check in often to see the latest specials.

Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a subsidiary of Sony Corp. and Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment, is a worldwide leader in providing online entertainment. With more than 8 million registered users SOE's website, www.station.com features EverQuest(R), the top-selling online PC game title, and such popular attractions for non-paying, casual users as JEOPARDY!(R) Online, Wheel of Fortune(R) Online and Trivial Pursuit Online(R). SOE distributes online entertainment from Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Verant Interactive and third-party developers. SOE is headquartered in San Diego, with additional development studios in St. Louis and Austin.