Humongous Entertainment Takes Children to a World of Fun & Learning With Two New CD-ROM Collections; Mail-in Rebate Available on Select Keebler Snacks

Business Wire, Feb 22, 2000

Business/Technology Editors, Entertainment Editors

BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000

Humongous Entertainment(R) introduces youngsters to a world of exploration, discovery and fun with the release of two new CD-ROM collections, the World of Fun & Learning Kindergarten(TM) and the World of Fun & Learning 1st Grade(TM) editions. The World of Fun & Learning series combines lovable characters and engaging activities that enable children to further develop reading comprehension, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

Each CD-ROM collection features two of Humongous Entertainment's critically acclaimed software titles as well as a notebook that features learning exercises, collectible stickers and cheerful coloring pages. The World of Fun & Learning Kindergarten and 1st Grade titles are now available in stores nationwide for the suggested retail price of $19.99.

Humongous Entertainment has teamed up with Keebler Company to offer a $5 mail-in rebate on any World of Fun & Learning product with the purchase of any two specially marked Keebler cookie snacks. To participate, consumers can visit their local retailer to pick up packages of their favorite E.L. Fudge(R) cookies, Elf(R) Grahams and Rainbow Vanilla Wafers. The World of Fun & Learning promotion will run in stores nationwide beginning in March.

World of Fun & Learning Kindergarten features:

-- Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse(TM) -- There is something
amiss in the schoolhouse toys are missing and a ghost is to blame. Kids direct
Freddi to solve the mystery.

-- Big Thinkers! 1st Grade(TM) -- Introduces kids to curriculum-based 1st grade
skills that include addition and subtraction, nouns and verbs, phonics,
fractions, telling time and much more.

-- Freddi Fish Notebook -- The Freddi Fish activity notebook features
challenging puzzles, learning exercises, fun coloring and collectible stickers.
Children can download new activities and coloring pages for their notebooks at
www.humongous.com.

World of Fun & Learning 1st Grade features:

-- Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse(TM) -- There is something
amiss in the schoolhouse toys are missing and a ghost is to blame. Kids direct
Freddi to solve the mystery.

-- Big Thinkers! 1st Grade(TM) -- Introduces kids to curriculum-based 1st grade
skills that include addition and subtraction, nouns and verbs, phonics,
fractions, telling time and much more.

-- Freddi Fish Notebook -- The Freddi Fish activity notebook features
challenging puzzles, learning exercises, fun coloring and collectible stickers.
Children can download new activities and coloring pages for their notebooks at
www.humongous.com.

The World of Fun & Learning Kindergarten and the World of Fun & Learning 1st Grade edition are now available on hybrid CD-ROMs for Windows(R) 98/95 and Macintosh(R) for the suggested retail price of $19.99 at retail stores nationwide, through secure online transactions at www.humongous.com or by calling 800/499-8386.

Established in 1992 by Shelley Day and Ron Gilbert, Humongous Entertainment is a leader in interactive storytelling and delivers high-quality, hand-animated CD-ROMs starring endearing original characters including Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam, SPY Fox and more. Humongous Entertainment develops interactive Junior Adventure(TM), Junior Sports(TM), Junior Arcade(R), Junior Field Trips(TM), Big Thinkers!(TM) and Junior Creations(TM) CD-ROMs that encourage kids to explore, discover and have fun. Humongous Entertainment can be reached on the World Wide Web at www.humongous.com.

Headquartered in New York, GT Interactive Software Corp. (Nasdaq:GTIS) is a leading global developer, publisher and distributor of interactive consumer software. The company maintains seven internal development studios: Humongous Entertainment, Cavedog Entertainment, SingleTrac, WizardWorks, Oddworld, Legend Entertainment and Reflections. The company has publishing operations throughout the world with offices in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Holland and Australia. GT Interactive's ecommerce system provides secure online transactions through each of the studios' Web sites and www.gtstore.com. GT Interactive can be found on the Internet at www.gtinteractive.com.

(c) 2000 Humongous Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Humongous Entertainment and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Humongous Entertainment, Inc. These products and Humongous Entertainment, Inc. are not in any manner affiliated with Putt-Putt(R) Golf Courses of America, Inc. Other brand names and products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Editor's Note: Screenshots and box art can be downloaded at ftp://press.humongous.com/