VR SOCCER '96 Sells Off The Shelves In U.K! Ship Date For U.S. Release
Announced!

April 10, 1996 -- Irvine, California -- VR Sports announced today that the
European version of VR Soccer '96 scorched to #1 in less than two days in
the new UK games charts compiled by ChartTrack, the European version of PC
Data and TRST. Set for a simultaneous release on both the Sony PlayStation
and IBM and compatible systems in the United States, VR Soccer '96 will be
the inaugural title of the newest division of Interplay Productions, VR
Sports. This highly sought-after title, sold as Actua Soccer in the United
Kingdom, will ship to retail April 29, 1996.

"We couldn't have asked for a better introduction for our inaugural title,"
remarked Paul Sackman, director of marketing for VR Sports. "It's a
marketer's dream to be able to set a precedent like this. VR Sports will
prove to be the publisher/developer to contend with in the sports gaming
industry. It is not just a claim look at the stats."

The PlayStation version outsold every other title on the market by a marked
distance, beating out Virgin's PC CD-ROM title Command & Conquer by nearly
three to one and the cartridge title FIFA '96 by nearly four to one.

Developed by Gremlin Interactive, VR Soccer is the highly-awaited 3D
multi-player soccer simulation that set the industry buzzing when it was
first announced. VR Soccer '96 was developed utilizing precision
motion-capture technology from top international soccer players via
Interactive Motion Technology. Game features include 44 actual
international teams plus full team editing capability and squads of 22
real players with eight different skill factors. Custom cup, team, league
and tournament options, in addition to replaying moments of glory from
infinite virtual camera angles, give soccer players an edge they wouldn't
otherwise achieve on the soccer field. A 20-player network option rounds
out the full-team experience of this cutting-edge sports sim that takes
interactive sports gaming to the next level.

Since 1984, U.K. based Gremlin Interactive has been an award-winning
developer and publisher of home interactive software for a variety of
computer and console systems. Using only the most up-to-date technology
and available equipment such as their in-house motion- capture studio,
Gremlin is presently developing titles for PC CD- ROM, Sony PlayStation,
SEGA Saturn and other consoles. Gremlin Interactive titles include Loaded,
VR Soccer '96, Whiplash and Slipstream 5000.

VR Sports, the sports division of Interplay Productions, is developer and
publisher of state-of-the-art realistic sports software for both game
console systems and personal computers. VR Sports uses the most advanced
technology available. The Difference Is Real! VR Sports is releasing VR
Soccer '96, VR Golf '96 and VR Baseball '96 in the second quarter of 1996
for SEGA Saturn, Sony PlayStation and IBM and 100% compatible computers.
 
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