Monkeystone Games' Baseball Mogul 2003 PC Game Taking Fantasy Baseball to the Next Level

Business Wire, April 4, 2002

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QUINLAN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2002

Monkeystone Games, a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for PCs and handheld devices, has announced that Baseball Mogul 2003 for the PC has been shipped to manufacturing and can now be purchased as a download in the Monkeystone Store at http://www.monkeystone.com. Taking fantasy baseball to the next level, Baseball Mogul 2003 allows players to assume the role of General Manager of their favorite professional baseball team and simulate full seasons of statistics-based play using real major league players.

[pilcrow (paragraph sign)] As the latest installment in the series of highly acclaimed games from Boston-based Sports Mogul Inc., the Baseball Mogul series is an officially licensed product of the Major League Baseball Players Association and includes the photos and statistics of 1500 major league players. Baseball Mogul 2003 will be available in major retail outlets by mid-April. A downloadable version can be purchased for $19.99 in the Monkeystone Store. Players who buy online will receive a boxed copy of the game for only the cost of shipping.

PC Gamer magazine reviewed Baseball Mogul 2002 in December 2001 saying "I've put more hours into Baseball Mogul 2002 than I have into any other game this year. And no, it's not just because I'm a nut for sports stats. This brilliant, endlessly involving game will take over every spare hour of a baseball fan's life. ... 89% - Excellent."

This rewarding series of games has been called the "computer game equivalent of a dream come true for anyone who collected baseball cards as a kid," by Gamespot.com. The Baseball Mogul series has won awards from countless sports and gaming publications over the years, including the Sports Game of the Year award from Computer Gaming World in 1998. Gamespot.com nominated Baseball Mogul 2002 for Sports Game of the Year in 2001.

About Monkeystone Games

Monkeystone Games (www.monkeystone.com) develops and publishes interactive entertainment for PCs and mobile devices. Formed by some of the biggest and most successful names in the video game industry, Monkeystone's principles have played a role in the creation of games including the mega-hits Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Rise of the Triad, Duke Nukem, Quake, Anachronox, and Age of Empires among others. Monkeystone's primary focus is on games for handheld and wireless devices including Pocket PCs, mobile phones, Symbian devices, and Nintendo's Game Boy Advance.

About Sports Mogul

Sports Mogul Inc. is an electronic entertainment company that designs and develops computer-based General Manager sports simulations. Taking fantasy sports to the next level, the company's product line includes Baseball Mogul, Baseball Mogul 99, Baseball Mogul 2000, Baseball Mogul 2002, Baseball Mogul Online, and Football Mogul. The Mogul series of games has received numerous accolades, including 1998 Sports Game of the Year from Computer Gaming World magazine. Visit the Players Choice on the web at www.bigleaguers.com. For more information about Sports Mogul, visit www.sportsmogul.com.