SIRIUS SETS RELEASE DATE FOR $1-MILLION MULTIMEDIA MYSTERY

First CD-ROM With a Million-Dollar Prize

(Scottsdale, AZ) February 12, 1996 -- Calling it "the most unique
interactive multimedia product ever to be released," best-selling software
publisher Sirius Publishing, Inc., soda, announced that its new,
stand-alone multimedia mystery, "Treasure Quest", is scheduled to launch
on March 22, 1996 with an estimated street price of $50. 

"This project has been shrouded in secrecy for the past year in order to
give our developers the freedom to create an exciting new form of
electronic entertainment," said Sirius CEO Richard Gnant. "We've been
fine-tuning extra features for the last 90 days, but now we're there." A
key element of the game is the unprecedented $1-million grand prize
awarded to the first player to successfully solve the clues and unravel
the mystery behind "Treasure Quest" in accordance with official contest
rules. 

In a unique move, the company will allow aggressive retailers to start
selling "Treasure Quest" at 12:14 a.m. EST on March 22, "because the stars
are aligned just right," Gnant said. "The release date and time may in
fact be the first clues players need in order to solve the mystery
challenge. Every aspect of 'Treasure Quest' is a potential hint." 

The company will establish broad-sweeping measures on-site at its disc
duplication facilities and corporate headquarters to prevent breaches in
security. "We don't anticipate problems," Gnant said, "but we also don't
want to discount the possibility that a one million-dollar reward is
tempting and might attract hackers or others attempting to find a
short-cut to the solution." 

Gnant emphasized that a million-dollar prize is only one of the many
elements that make "Treasure Quest" unique. "Everyone expects new
multimedia titles to contain awesome graphics, lots of video, and great
audio," he said. "'Treasure Quest' won't disappoint anyone there - it's
laden with clues comprising rich, unique and original graphics and video
never seen before in a typical title. It also includes an original sound
track on a audio CD." 

Gnant continued, "Another distinction is that 'Treasure Quest' combines
state-of-the-art new technology with old-fashioned human interactivity."
Players will be challenged to solve the mystery with clues hidden
throughout the CD-ROM. 

Some clues will motivate players to look beyond their computer for answers.
Others, both visual and verbal, will be contained within the disc itself.
"Its nonviolent action makes it the ideal family game of the '90s," Gnant
added. 

Michael Weiss, vice president of marketing for Sirius, stated that although
players don't have to use the Internet to solve "Treasure Quest", he
believes many players will want to share clues with other treasure hunters
on-line. "By integrating all the components, we expect that 'Treasure
Quest' will mobilize a nation of high-tech adventurers across the
information superhighway," he said. 

In addition to the CD-ROM mystery, audio CD and the $1-million prize,
"Treasure Quest" also contains free SiriusNet software and a web browser
that allows users to link to a special "Treasure Quest" web site
(http://www.treasurequest.com). 

The company is also pleased to announce that actor Terry Farrell, who plays
Lt. Jadzia Dax on television's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" series, is the
product's "spiritual guide" and celebrity spokesperson. She is scheduled
to promote "Treasure Quest" extensively on national and local television,
radio, and major consumer publications. She will help promote "Treasure
Quest" throughout the product launch, as her schedule permits. 

The project follows the tradition of a book that was published more than 15
years ago in England. That book, "Masquerade," caused a sensation and
mobilized the entire United Kingdom into one of the largest and most
widely publicized treasure hunts in history. More than one million copies
were sold and newspaper accounts depicted teams of fortune seekers digging
up parts of the countryside looking for the buried treasure, a gold
rabbit. 

Sirius Publishing, Inc. is a leading multimedia technology developer and
marketer with headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona and operations in the
United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Sirius' products are sold in
more than 35,000 stores in 70 countries in the direct mail and retail
sales channels. Richard Gnant was recently named as one of the top 100
multimedia producers of 1995 by Multimedia Producer magazine, and the
5-Ft. 10-Pak was named among the best retail products of 1995 by Computer
Retail Week magazine. The company employs 60 people and has annual sales
in excess of $20 million. 

Sirius Publishing Inc
7320 East Butherus Drive, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
602-951-3288,  fax 602-951-3884
 
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