Interplay Productions and Accolade Sign Bundling Agreement

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 12, 1994 -- Interplay Productions, Inc. today
announced that it has signed an exclusive bundling deal with Accolade
Inc., a leading worldwide publisher of entertainment software. The
agreement gives Interplay the right to OEM all Accolade CD-ROM and PC
games in North America.

The first offer will be Accolade's All-Star Sports Collection, a CD-ROM
featuring products from the award-winning Sport Accolade line.

"Accolade is happy to tie up with one of the industry's leading OEM
programs," said Brenden Maloof, vice-president of new business, "and we
are looking forward to maximizing our return on some of our already
successful games."

"Interplay strives to represent the best in software with our OEM bundling,
and Accolade certainly fits that title with their great sports software,"
said Jill Goldworn, Interplay's director of contract sales. "We are proud
to have Accolade on our roster of top publishers that include Paramount
Interactive, I Motion, Virgin Interactive, Informative Graphics and Lucas
Arts Entertainment among others."

Founded in 1983, Interplay Productions, Inc. manufactures and distributes a
wide range of award winning entertainment and educational software.
Interplay, its MacPlay division and their affiliates release products for
IBM and compatibles, CD-ROM, Macintosh as well as 3DO, SEGA and Nintendo
platforms. Other company titles include: The Lost Vikings, Star Trek: 25th
Anniversary, Mario Teaches Typing, Battle Chess; and Clay Fighter.

Accolade Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and distributor of
interactive entertainment software products for leading hardware systems.
Accolade distributes its products worldwide under the Accolade and Sport
Accolade labels. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Accolade is a
privately held company with offices in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Accolade, 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, CA 95129
408-985-1700;  Fax: 408-246-1053

Interplay Productions, 17922 Fitch Ave, Irvine, CA 92714
714-553-6655, Fax: 714-252-2820

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