theglobe.com's Computer Games Magazine, the Definitive and Trusted Print Source for Computer Gamers, Announces Nominees for ``Computer Games Magazine Awards 2000''

Business Wire, Feb 7, 2001

Entertainment & High-Tech Editors

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2001

theglobe.com's (Nasdaq:TGLO) Computer Games Magazine, part of theglobe.com's games network (http://games.theglobe.com) has announced the nominees for its annual awards honoring the best in computer game entertainment. The nominees consist of three nominated games in each of fifteen categories, including Action Game of the Year, Classic Game of the Year and Strategy Game of the Year.

The winners in each category and "Game Of The Year" will be announced in the magazine's April issue to hit newsstands March 6. The April issue will also feature CGM's picks in irreverent sub-categories including Best Voice Acting, Most Annoying Trend, Most Spot-On Title, Most Likely To Inspire Legislation, Most Never-Ending, Best Music, plus the worst games of 2000. The article will also include predictions for best of 2001 with the caveat, "we'll probably be wrong, but at least you can keep the issue around and laugh at us later."

"It's been an interesting year for computer games with all the hoopla surrounding the release of PS2 and the unveiling of Microsoft's X-Box supposedly paving the way for the death of computer gaming," said Steve Bauman, editor-in-chief, Computer Games Magazine. "Through all the hype, computer games have prevailed (not to the surprise of CGM's editors) and we're delighted to honor some of the games that we think are among the most inspired and playable be released during the year 2000."

      Following are the nominees:

                        Action Game of the Year
                        -----------------------
 Deus Ex (Publisher: Eidos Interactive; Developer: Ion Storm Austin)
 No One Lives Forever (Publisher: Fox Interactive; Developer: Monolith)
        Thief II: The Metal Age (Publisher: Eidos Interactive;
                       Developer: Looking Glass)

                          Add-on of the Year
                          ------------------
 Age of Empires II: The Conquerors (Publisher: Microsoft; Developer:
                           Ensemble Studios)
   RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes (Pub: Hasbro Interactive:
                          Dev: Chris Sawyer)
         The Sims: Livin' Large (Publisher & Developer: Maxis)

                      Adventure Game of the Year
                      --------------------------
     Escape from Monkey Island (Publisher & Developer: Lucas Arts)
          The Longest Journey (Publisher & Developer: Funcom)
      Real Myst (Publisher: Mattel Interactive; Developer: Cyan)

                       Classic Game of the Year
                       ------------------------
              Fritz 6 (Publisher & Developer: Chessbase)
      Shanghai Second Dynasty (Publisher: Activision; Developer:
                         Quicksilver Software)
      Sheep (Publisher: Empire Interactive; Developer: Minds Eye)

                         Hardware of the Year
                         --------------------
                        AMD Athlon Thunderbird
                              ATI Radeon
                           Nvidia GeForce 2

                        Online Game of the Year
                        -----------------------
             Allegiance (Publisher & Developer: Microsoft)
    EverQuest: Ruins of Kunark (Publisher: Sony; Developer: Verant)
    Half-Life: Counter-Strike (Publisher: Sierra; Developer: Value)

                        Peripheral of the Year
                        ----------------------
                   Klipsch ProMedia v.2-400 Speakers
                    Microsoft Sidewinder Game Voice
               Microsoft Sidewinder Strategic Commander

                        Racing Game of the Year
                        -----------------------
Motocross Madness 2 (Publisher: Microsoft; Developer: Rainbow Studios)
     Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (Publisher & Developer: EA)
           Superbike 2001 (Publisher & Developer: EA Sports)

                  Real-time Strategy Game of the Year
                  -----------------------------------
 Ground Control (Publisher: Sierra; Developer: Massive Entertainment)
          Sacrifice (Publisher: Interplay; Developer: Shiny)
          Warlords Battlecry (Publisher: SSI; Developer: SSG)

                     Role-playing Game of the Year
                     -----------------------------
      Baldur's Gate II (Publisher: Interplay; Developer: BioWare)
  Deus Ex (Publisher: Eidos Interactive; Developer: Ion Storm Austin)
              Diablo II (Publisher & Developer: Blizzard)

                        Sports Game of the Year
                        -----------------------
         NHL 2001 (Publisher: EA Sports; Developer: EA Canada)
  PGA Championship Golf 2000 (Publisher: Sierra; Developer: Headgate)
    Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (Publisher & Developer: 3DO)

                     Sci-Fi Simulation of the Year
                     -----------------------------
  Crimson Skies (Publisher: Microsoft; Developer: Zipper Interactive)
    MechWarrior 4: Vengeance (Publisher: Microsoft: Developer: FASA
                            International)
        Tachyon: The Fringe (Publisher & Developer: NovaLogic)

                        Simulation of the Year
                        ----------------------
       Comanche Versus Hokum (Publisher & Developer: NovaLogic)
    Jane's F/A-18 (Publisher & Developer: Jane's Combat Simulation)
         Steel Beasts (Publisher & Developer: Shrapnel Games)

                       Strategy Game of the Year
                       -------------------------
       Shogun: Total War (Pub: Dreamtime Interactive & EA; Dev:
                        The Creative Assembly)
                The Sims (Publisher & Developer: Maxis)
     Starfleet Command Volume II: Empires at War (Pub: Interplay;
                             Dev: Taldren)

                          Wargame of the Year
                          -------------------
        Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord (Pub: Battlefront.com;
                        Dev: Big Time Software)
      Panzer Campaigns: Normandy '44 (Publisher: HPS; Developer:
                             John Tiller)
            Rising Sun (Publisher & Developer: Talon Soft)