1-selling games and
multiple Game of the Year awards. BioWare's
Technology Architecture Group (TAG) is also developing the company 's next-
generation game-engine technology for PC and console, the BioWare Eclipse
Engine(TM).

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"With Swingin' Ape's talented designers, programmers,
and artists, we're confident we'll be able to create console games
that meet the quality standards we've established for every Blizzard
title.

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Widely regarded
as an innovative and accomplished development studio, the Swingin' Ape
team boasts some of the industry's most talented developers, with more
than 50 games' worth of collective design and development experience
across all major platforms.blizzard.

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In November 2004, the company launched the BioWare
Online Store at store.

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The financial terms of the transaction were
not disclosed.

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Ranck will assume the title of vice president of console
development for Blizzard 's new console team and will report directly
to Mike Morhaime. BioWare is also developing its
next -generation BioWare Eclipse Engine(TM) technology, as well as a third
unannounced next-generation title based on yet another BioWare-created
intellectual property.

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Blizzard Entertainment Acquires Swingin' Ape Studios

"The acquisition of Swingin' Ape Studios takes us one step closer
to realizing our goal of becoming a top-tier console developer,"
stated Mike Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard
Entertainment. Plans for
future console games will be announced at a later date.com to see a listing of available positions.bioware.

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Entertainment(R) today announced that it has completed the acquisition
of acclaimed console developer Swingin' Ape Studios.net(R) , reigns as the largest in the world, with
millions of active users.bioware. BioWare
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Blizzard's track record includes nine No.

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From March 7-11 , 2005, BioWare will be attending the Game Developers
Conference in San Francisco, California, where hopeful recruits will have the
opportunity to learn more about the company and its games, as well as the
positions available, which include 3D graphics programmers, technical artists,
senior writers , and many others. Future
BioWare titles include Dragon Age(TM), BioWare's next epic RPG revolution for
the PC, as well as an additional unannounced title - both of which are also
based in new worlds created and owned entirely by BioWare.

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As part of Blizzard Entertainment, Swingin' Ape Studios will
establish the foundation for Blizzard's new console team and will
continue development on "StarCraft: Ghost(TM)" in that role. Interested candidates are encouraged to visit
BioWare at the GDC Career Pavilion, Booth 365 or the BioWare website at
jobs.

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Under the agreement, Blizzard will retain Swingin' Ape's team of
more than 40 developers, as well as acquire the studio's proprietary
development technologies.com
BioWare is gearing up for the April 14 release of Jade Empire (TM), a
martial-arts action role-playing game (action-RPG) for the Xbox(TM), to be
published by Microsoft(TM). The game is set in a brand new world created and
owned by BioWare, and is among the most anticipated games of 2005.bioware.

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their favorite BioWare games.

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Those unable to attend these
events are encouraged to visit the BioWare jobs website at
http://jobs. is an electronic entertainment company that develops
computer and console games . BioWare has an online fan community consisting of more
than 2.com.

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The company's free Internet gaming
service, Battle. announced its plans today
to continue the expansion of its development teams for its future video-game
projects. Previously published projects include: the 2003
Game of the Year Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic(TM) for PC and Xbox,
the award-winning Neverwinter Nights (TM) series, the genre-defining Baldur's
Gate(TM) role-playing game series for the PC, MDK(TM)2 for Dreamcast and PC,
MDK(TM)2: Armageddon for PlayStation(R)2 and Shattered Steel(TM).

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IRVINE, Calif. "We've
long admired the quality and attention to detail that Blizzard puts
into each of its PC titles," said Ranck. "Our approach to game design
is very similar, so we expect this to be a seamless transition for
us. The team will remain in its Southern California
office, located within a few miles of Blizzard's Irvine headquarters .

About Blizzard Entertainment

Best known for blockbuster hits including the "Warcraft (R)"
series, "StarCraft(R)," and the "Diablo(R)" series, Blizzard
Entertainment(R) (www.com), a division of Vivendi Universal
Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software
renowned for creating many of the industry's most critically acclaimed
games.

BioWare unveils recruitment efforts for GDC and beyond

"The company's core values of Quality in our Products and
Quality in our Workplace have been reinforced by countless product-specific
awards, as well as BioWare being named amongst Canada's Top 100 Employers in
2004 and 2005."
In addition to its presence at the Game Developers Conference, BioWare
will be visiting college and university campuses across North America this
spring to attract recruits to join its team.bioware. BioWare's developers are currently hard at work on
Jade Empire(TM), a BioWare-created intellectual property to be published by
Microsoft for the Xbox on April 14 2005; and Dragon Age(TM), a PC RPG set in a
brand new world created and owned by BioWare.

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"BioWare is an amazing place to work for people with a passion for
excellence in video-game development," said Lesley Menzies, BioWare's Director
of Human Resources.

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BioWare Corp.

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Video-game developer looking for top-notch talent to expand teams
developing next-generation PC and console projects

EDMONTON, March 4 - BioWare Corp. The Edmonton-based company is actively recruiting for a variety of
positions across numerous disciplines, and will be taking those recruitment
efforts across North America in the upcoming months.3 million registered users that connect to discuss the company's
current and future games.

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Steve Ranck, president and co-founder of Swingin' Ape Studios,
expressed the team's excitement at joining the Blizzard family.

General job inquiries can contact us at: jobs@bioware.