WARS TCG

NEWS RELEASE
DECIPHER® GAME STUDIO
253 granby street ? norfolk, virginia 23510 - 1813
phone ? 757.623.3600 ? fax 757.623.3630

For Immediate Release

For further information, contact:
Mark Tuttle, 757.664.1151, mark.tuttle@decipher.com
Monica Jones, 757.664.1146, monica.jones@decipher.com


WARS TCG To Launch in October
Popular Game Engine From Star Wars CCG Returns

"When the screen is rolled up the great sky opens."
- Wu-men kuan

(Norfolk, VA?April 30, 2004) ? ?It is Earth-year 2391. Through a vast
tear in the fabric of the universe, alien warriors emerge to fight an
already embattled humanity. The sky is burning. The Gateless Gate has
opened. The cosmic rip meanders like a burning string across the galaxy
and slices through the asteroid field near the orbit of Jupiter. The
great opening becomes known as, ?The Mumon Rip???

WARS: The Mumon RipTM, a proprietary science fiction property and
trading card game from Decipher will debut October 6, 2004. WARS TCG
will have the same game mechanics that made Star Wars CCG one of the
industry?s leading core products. The familiar game system will combine
with an all-new science fiction setting, Joseph Campbell sensibility,
and near limitless creation of new locations, powerful characters, and
cool weapons. Former Star Wars CCG players who fondly remember the
?flow of The Force,? ?destiny draws,? and ?Force-draining? will find
familiar mechanics and much more. Advanced TCG players looking for a
new challenge will discover a multi-faceted combat system that provides
movement among multiple theaters and a play experience unlike any other
TCG.

"We've received tens of thousands of emails from people asking us to
bring back the mechanics from our Star Wars CCG," said Warren Holland,
Decipher's CEO. "They tell us that no other TCG has been able to
capture the excitement of battling in a sci-fi universe as well as the
original. Re-introducing the game system with a proprietary storyline
allows us to control its destiny for a long time to come. The WARS TCG
will combine the familiar features players love from the original
gameplay with major improvements designed to enhance long-term
playability. This is Decipher's way of returning the gameplay to the
players once and for all.?

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John Howe will develop conceptual drawings to serve as a basis for many
of the characters and locations illustrated in the game. Howe, one of
the world?s best-known fantasy illustrators, helped create the look and
feel of Middle-earth for The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. "We are
enormously excited to have John add his creativity to our team," said
Holland. Unlike the original game that used film images, the WARS TCG
will be illustrated by Decipher's award-winning art studio and
independent artists engaged by the company.

Well-known sci-fi writer Michael Stackpole is collaborating with
Decipher on the development of backstory for WARS: The Mumon Rip, that
will serve as the basis for a series of short stories. ?The WARS TCG
will feature a science fiction setting with a plot that unfolds through
each new expansion much like that of the original game," said Tim
Ellington, VP of Decipher's Game Studio. "With WARS TCG, you'll see an
infinitely broader cast of characters, conflicts and situations than we
had to work with in Star Wars. We won?t be limited to six hours of
film; our only limits will be our creativity and imagination," adds
Ellington.

The WARS TCG is being developed with a decade of development knowledge
and feedback from players on how to improve gameplay. ?One departure
for fans of the original game is that WARS TCG will feature a single
card back,? Ellington said. ?The one-deck system provides much greater
efficiency in deck construction and tournament play.? The one-deck
system also allows the game to be draftable, a popular format for
organized play that was awkward with the Star Wars CCG. Prospective
players will be able to follow the game?s