ORIGIN: An Electronic Arts Company

Electronic Arts, headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues of $625 million for fiscal 1997. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and advanced entertainment systems such as the Play Stationª, Nintendo¨ 64 and Sega Saturnª. Electronic Arts markets its products worldwide under five brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTSª, Origin Systemsª Inc., Bullfrogª Productions Ltd. and Jane's¨ Combat Simulations. EA has international subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and US development operations in San Mateo, California; Baltimore, Maryland; Austin, Texas; and Seattle, Washington. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at EA

ORIGIN: A Product Developer and Publisher

ORIGIN is an international corporation founded in 1983 by Richard and Robert Garriott in their parents garage. After growing rapidly to become a leader in its field, ORIGIN merged with Electronic Arts in 1992. ORIGIN operates independently as a wholly owned subsidiary of Electronic Arts and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. With more than 200 dedicated full- time employees including producers, programmers, artists, designers, testers, marketers and customer support teams, which design, develop and publish incredible electronic game systems.ORIGIN remains an innovative leader in the ever-changing world of entertainment software. In the last 14 years, we have produced more than 50 highly acclaimed titles, including games in the award-winning Wing Commander, Ultima, Crusader and Jane's Combat Simulations series. ORIGIN games are developed for the PC, the Play Station and the Sega Saturn. The company also translates many of our most popular titles into German, French and Japanese.

ORIGIN: The Executive Management Group

Neil Young              Vice President, General Manager
Chris Yates 	        Vice President, Chief Technical Officer
Mike Grajeda 		Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative    
Alex Carloss		Vice President, Marketing
Richard Garriott 	Sr. Vice President and Executive Producer
Rod Nakamoto 		Exec. Producer
Andy Hollis 		Exec. Producer,  Product Development
David Swofford 		Directory of Communications

Neil Young, Vice President, General Manager
Neil started in the industry nine years ago as a programmer and producer with Imagitec, a small UK development company, working on platform conversions for Electronic Arts, ORIGIN, Microprose and Mindscape. In 1990 he joined Probe Software as a Senior Producer and worked on many titles for Acclaim, Sega, Hudson, USGold and Virgin Interactive. Since 1992 he has worked in the U.S. at Virgin, most recently as VP, Product Development. During his tenure, he has provided business and production leadership in both the internal and external title development and publishing units. Neil took on his new role at ORIGIN in June of 1997.

Chris Yates, Vice President, Chief Technical Officer
Chris started in the industry at Westwood Studios in 1988 as a programmer and rose to the position of VP, Research & Development. During that time Chris worked on many titles, including Eye of the Beholder, Lands of Lore and the Kyrandia series. When Westwood was acquired in 1992 by Virgin, Chris began to take a broader role in the parent company, and in 1994, completed the transition by joining Virgin as VP, Technology & Operations. He provided technology leadership for internal development and most recently was responsible for running Virgin's Online business unit. Chris became VP and CTO at ORIGIN in June of 1997, and with Neil Young, co-manages the ORIGIN Studio.

Mike Grajeda, Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
At ORIGIN, Mike Grajeda oversees the day to day operations of product development, studio operations, finance and administration. He transferred to ORIGIN from Electronic Arts in 1993 to serve as the Director of Finance. Since then, he has served as Chief Operating Officer of Origin as well as Chief Operating Officer of the Entertainment division of Electronic Arts. Mike joined Electronic Arts in 1989 and held various finance positions until he transferred to ORIGIN.

Alex Carloss, Vice President Marketing
Alex Carloss joined ORIGIN in February of 1996, bringing with him a world of experience in entertainment marketing. Starting his career in advertising, Alex then joined Buena Vista (Walt Disney) Home Video in London, England, rising to Marketing Manager. In 1992, Alex relocated to Melbourne, Australia, where he helped establish a new Buena Vista Home Entertainment subsidiary, in the role of National Marketing Manager. Most recently, he served as the Director of Marketing for Warner Home Video in Los Angeles, and was responsible for sell-through video marketing, including the Family Entertainment brand. As VP Marketing, Alex oversees ORIGIN's worldwide brand and product marketing.

Richard Garriott, Senior Vice President, Executive Producer
Richard Garriott (a.k.a. "Lord British") pioneered computer gaming with his release of Akalabeth in 1979. That led to the highly acclaimed and award-winning ULTIMA® series, one of the highest-grossing single product lines in the history of entertainment software. In addition to Richard's great domestic success, the ULTIMA software series has become a genuine sensation internationally. Record sales levels have been achieved in Japan, where the ULTIMA world and characters have spawned many other products, including children's cartoons, comic books, novels and popular songs. The ULTIMA line has been developed for U.S. distribution on Super NES, GAME BOY and Sega systems. Richard also receives international attention for his interactive, full-contact haunted house, which he stages inside and around his west Austin mansion. Richard serves as an Executive Producer for the Electronic Arts organization.

Andy Hollis, Executive Producer
Andy Hollis is another true pioneer in entertainment software. As a founding member of MicroProse Software, he designed and programmed many of that company's top flight simulations, including Mig Alley, Kennedy Approach, Gunship, F-19 Stealth Fighter, F-15 Strike Eagle II and F-15 Strike Eagle III, as well as the science-fiction titles Lightspeed and Hyperspeed. His programming expertise covers multiple computer platforms. Andy joined ORIGIN in 1993 to launch a new line of military simulations. His first product, AH-64D Longbow, a premier helicopter flight sim, is being released under the Janes Combat Simulations Brand. The brand is a result of a licensing agreement between Electronic Arts, ORIGIN and Janes Information Group, the worlds leader in defense publications.

Rod Nakamoto, Executive Producer
Rod Nakamoto is a creative innovator in the hardware and software industry, and comes to ORIGIN by way of SegaSoft. In 1981, he introduced the MockingBoard sound and synthesized speech board for the Apple II. From 1984 to 1992, Rod was president and owner of Interactive Designs. Working with a myriad of companies, he developed products primarily for the PC, but also for the Amiga and Commodore 64. His successes range from the 1984 release Ikari Warriors, one of the first games to utilize EGA graphics technology, to Sega's 1993 release, Eternal Champions, the division's first million-unit seller. At ORIGIN, Rod serves as the executive producer of two producer groups: Maverick, which creates the Wing Commander series, and Loose Cannon Productions, which creates the Crusader series.

David Swofford, Director of Communications
David Swofford's background is firmly rooted in television journalism. David spent the first four years of his career at KLBK-TV in Lubbock, Texas, moving from photo journalist to reporter to weeknight news anchor to news director. From Lubbock, he spent the next 11 years as a reporter and anchor at KTBC-TV in Austin, receiving several Associated Press awards. David joined ORIGIN in 1993 as Manager of Media Relations and now serves as the Director of Communications. His staff oversees the international media campaigns for all of ORIGIN products, as well as Jane's Combat Simulations, Firaxis Software and Bullfrog.

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