WARCRAFT II NAMED GAME OF THE YEAR

Blizzard Entertainment's number-one sequel to Warcraft wins PC Gamer
magazine's Game of the Year and Best Multi-Player Game

IRVINE, CALIF., FEB. 15, 1996 -- Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness from
Blizzard Entertainment is the best game of 1995, according to leading game
magazine PC Gamer. In the magazine's March issue, Warcraft II is named
Game of the Year, as well as Best Multi-Player Game of the Year. In the
same issue, the game receives the magazine's Editor's Choice award after
earning a 96-percent review rating.

The magazine singles out Warcraft II -- the sequel to 1994's best- selling
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans -- from all other entertainment titles released
in 1995 based on key features such as the game's multiplayer option for as
many as eight players; improved interface; a four-times larger map; Super
VGA graphics; a map builder to customize games; and a multitude of new
units and buildings for land, sea and air combat.

Said Dan Bennett, editor of PC Gamer, "It's almost never one big idea that
makes a game great; it's a lot of little things -- like listening to
suggestions from customers. Attention to this kind of detail is what makes
Warcraft II a gaming classic and our choice for the best game of 1995."

In the awards issue, the magazine's editors stated, "There were plenty of
other great games in 1995, but no one loved the real-time strategy action
of Warcraft II more than the staff of PC Gamer. Warcraft II stands out --
way out -- as the most impressive, most entertaining game of the year and
one we'll be playing long into 1996."

Said Allen Adham, president and founder of Blizzard Entertainment, "We are
excited that Warcraft II has been selected as Game of the Year. To be
recognized by the magazine's editors, who are diehard gamers just like us,
means that we have succeeded in offering our customers high-quality,
addictive game play that exceeds their expectations.

"Winning Best Multi-Player game is equally important to us, because we
fully believe that the ability to compete head-to-head against friends has
been a key factor in driving the tremendous popularity of Warcraft II."

Warcraft II is available immediately in DOS CD-ROM format at most computer
and software retail chains nationwide and is priced at approximately $50.
The game is also offered directly from Blizzard at (800) 953- SNOW. A
Macintosh version of the game is expected to release this fall.

Blizzard Entertainment is a premier publisher of next-generation
entertainment software. Blizzard's first game under its own label,
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, won industry acclaim as one of 1994's best
strategy games. The game's sequel Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, which
released in December 1995, became a best-selling entertainment title its
first week in stores. Blizzard is a division of Davidson & Associates,
Inc. (Nasdaq: DAVD), a leading multimedia studio for educational and
entertainment software.

PC Gamer is the world's best-selling PC and CD-ROM games magazine, and the
leading publication in the computer games arena. Its hard- hitting,
informative reviews, exclusive previews and expansion features make it the
number-one choice of passionate gamers everywhere.
 
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