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Versaly Welcomes Two New Advisors to Board; Jim Duffy, Former Pres of ABC-TV, and Evan Collins, CFO of McAfee.com Join Versaly's Advisory Board

Business Wire, Nov 20, 2001

Business Editors/Technology Writers

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2001

Versaly Games, Inc., a mobile entertainment company that publishes and distributes interactive games and entertainment-oriented content to subscribers using next-generation mobile phones, today welcomes Mr. James E. Duffy, the former President of the ABC Television Network, and Mr. Evan S. Collins, the Chief Financial Officer of McAfee.com, to its Advisory Board.

Jim Duffy is recognized as one of the most innovative and accomplished executives in the worlds of broadcasting and entertainment. Mr. Duffy served an unprecedented 15 years as President of the ABC Television Network. During his tenure with ABC-TV, he was instrumental in making the network number one in program ratings, national sales (from $245 million in 1963 to over $3 billion in l984) and increasing the number and quality of affiliated stations. He also issued in new concepts in programming for children, in public service projects, in different forms of audience measurements, and in new procedures in sales and affiliate relations. Mr. Duffy has received innumerable honors including President Reagan's Action Volunteer Award, The Gabriel Award for Individual Achievement and the American Legion Distinguished Service Award. He was recognized with the broadcast industry's highest honor, the National Association of Broadcaster's Distinguished Service Award, in 1989, and the National Literacy Coalition's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. Mr. Duffy will assist Versaly with its television and entertainment initiatives.

Evan Collins is currently the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of McAfee.com, the world's leading security Application Service Provider (ASP). By hosting Web-based applications for PC users, McAfee.com is changing how software is developed, delivered and experienced by PC users at home and at work. Prior to joining McAfee.com as CFO in July 1999, Mr. Collins was Corporate Controller for Network Associates. Before Network Associates, Mr. Collins held various financial positions at Sun Microsystems, a manufacturer of open systems software and hardware from August 1989 to September 1996. Mr. Collins will assist Versaly with its financial and data security strategies.

"Having Mr. Duffy and Mr. Collins on our Advisory Board will strengthen our overall position in the mobile entertainment industry by opening doors to additional entertainment partners and increasing security of our delivery technology," said Matthew Feldman, Versaly's President and CEO.

While many companies are developing games on existing wireless application protocols (WAP) and mobile phones with small black and white screens and low-quality audio, Versaly is publishing games, digital pictures, audio and video clips, and other content for next-generation mobile phones, including the "Stinger" smartphone from Microsoft.

About Versaly Games, Inc.

Versaly is a mobile entertainment company aiming to be the leading publisher and distributor of interactive games and entertainment-oriented content to the smartphone industry, providing "big entertainment on small screens." Smartphones are next generation mobile phones with full color screens, high-quality audio, an operating system, file storage memory and a high-speed, "always-on" Internet connection. Featuring its patent-pending middleware and its exclusive distribution agreements for premium content, Versaly unites content, carriers and phones for next generation mobile entertainment. Subscribers can now play games, find opponents, watch videos, listen to music, view digital pictures and personal photographs, enjoy political cartoons and read eBooks from their mobile phone. Initial launch will be in 1Q2002. For more information, please visit http://www.versaly.com.

Copyright (c) 2001 Versaly Games, Inc. All rights reserved. Versaly is a trademark of Versaly Games, Inc. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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