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Wednesday March 05, 2003

KEMCO IN PURSUIT OF GAME ACQUISITIONS AT GDC

Following Recently Signed Deal with BitsStudio LTD, Director of R&D Actively Pursues Outside Development Talent

On the heals of signing a game publishing deal with leading U.K. video game developer Bits Studio Ltd., global video game publisher, Kemco U.S.A., INC., announced today that it is on a mission at this week¹s Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Jose to acquire additional externally-developed game properties. Director of R&D for Kemco, Colin Gordon will be attending the show and will be reachable to prospective game developers at 425-869-8000.

³Kemco is looking to acquire dynamic game properties that break new ground in console gaming,² said Director of R&D for Kemco U.S.A., INC., Colin Gordon. ³We are not only looking for titles in established categories, but also properties that bend the barriers of existing genres.²

Kemco recently signed an outside development deal with Bits Studio Ltd. from the U.K. to publish a highly innovative stealth-action video game that will be unveiled at the upcoming E3 convention in May, in Los Angeles.

Details on the game to be announced soon.

About Kemco

Since 1984, Kemco has produced over 100 titles including the popular Top Gear racing games and Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle series for a wide variety of video game platforms. An original Nintendo licensee, Kemco works closely with DC Comics, Warner Bros. and Universal Studios on ongoing video game projects. Currently Kemco¹s development teams are creating games for Nintendo¹s next generation platforms, as well as Sony PlayStation®2 and Microsoft¹s Xbox.