Toshiba and theglobe.com Team Up To Leverage the Power of Games At Electronic Entertainment Expo May 17-19

Business Wire, May 15, 2001

Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 15, 2001

Happy Puppy Announces Winners of "Golden Fire Hydrant Awards"

Sponsored by Toshiba

Readers Choice Awards Honoring Best Games of 2000 Gives Nod to

Half Life: Counter Strike for Best Game of the Year and Best Action

Game

theglobe.com (OTCBB:TGLO), home of leading games information network games.theglobe.com (http://games.theglobe.com) has teamed up with the Computer Systems Group (CSG) of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. to leverage the power of games at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), which takes place in Los Angeles on May 17-19.

As part of Toshiba's previously announced multi-media campaign with theglobe.com to target gamers with their new Satellite(R) 2805 Series notebooks, Toshiba is sponsoring Happy Puppy's Golden Fire Hydrant Awards, where readers choose their favorite games of the year in 16 categories. The winners of the awards are now posted live on the Happy Puppy site (see list of winners below). A representative of each winning game will be presented with an award, co-branded with the Happy Puppy and Toshiba logos, at E3.

Toshiba has also partnered with theglobe.com to use E3 as a live platform to demonstrate its Satellite 2805-S402 notebook series to the largest gaming audience in the world. The demonstrations, which will take place in the games.theglobe.com E3 booth (#2608), will show gamers first-hand how the notebook delivers the blazing multi-media and sizzling visual effects of a desktop machine with the mobility of a portable computer.

"We believe games are poised to become the leading form of entertainment in the 21st century," said Chuck Peck, chief executive officer, theglobe.com. "Toshiba, like other well-known hardware providers, also recognizes the tremendous growth potential of the already sizeable games sector and has implemented an aggressive strategy--which includes partnering with leading games companies like theglobe.com--to capture their share of this valuable market."

"games.theglobe.com is well-poised to capitalize on the expected explosive growth in the games industry--estimated by CMP Game Media Group to be a $9 billion industry and the fastest-growing segment of the entertainment market," Peck added. "We are pleased to support Toshiba's entry into this rapidly growing space by creating and producing an effective, wide-reaching marketing solution both on and offline and we look forward to partnering with other leading consumer brand companies that are eager to tap into games.theglobe.com's highly targeted audience base."

"We are delighted to be a sponsor of the Happy Puppy Awards honoring excellence in games and we'd like to extend our congratulations to the game and hardware companies, developers and publishers behind all the winning games," said Steve Andler, vice president of marketing, Toshiba CSG. "Our alliance with theglobe.com has helped facilitate our aggressive entry into the gaming arena through our sponsorship of the awards and demonstration of our Satellite 2805 Series geared toward gamers on the go with one of the largest gaming audiences in the world."

Following are the winners of the Golden Hydrant Awards:

ACTION
Half Life: Counter-Strike
Developed by: Valve Software
Published by: Sierra

ADVENTURE
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
Developed by: Nintendo
Published by: Nintendo

ARCADE
Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast)
Developed by: Hitmaker
Published by: Sega

BOARD/CARD/PUZZLE
Bust-A-Move 4 (Dreamcast)
Developed by: Cyberfront
Published by: Acclaim Entertainment

SPORTS
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS2)
Developed by: Neversoft
Published by: Activision

FIGHTING
Tekken Tag Tournament (PS2)
Developed by: Namco
Published by: Namco

FLIGHT SIM
Crimson Skies (PC)
Developed by: Zipper Interactive
Published by: Microsoft
RPG
Diablo II (PC)
Developed by: Blizzard Entertainment
Published by: Blizzard Entertainment

STRATEGY
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 (PC)
Developed by: Westwood
Published by: Electronic Arts

SIMULATION
The Sims (PC)
Developed by: Maxis
Published by: Electronic Arts
RACING
Ridge Racer V (PS2)
Developed by: Namco
Published by: Namco

SOUND
Final Fantasy IX (PSX)
Developed by: Square
Published by: Square Electronic Arts

GRAPHICS
Final Fantasy IX (PSX)
Developed by Square
Published by: Square Electronic Arts
BEST COMPUTER GAME
The Sims (PC)
Developed by: Maxis
Published by: Electronic Arts

BEST CONSOLE GAME
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS2)
Developed by: Neversoft
Published by: Activision

GAME OF THE YEAR
Half Life: Counter-Strike (PC)
Developed by: Valve Software
Published by: Sierra

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