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"Digital distribution is already starting to play a huge role in the PC
games business, with many PC games now available to play or download online,"
said Brian Kalinowski, chief operating officer of Lycos. "Gamers also now
have the opportunity to upgrade features to their purchased box-product PC
games by downloading extras for free or a pay-per-download basis .

Many of these games can be played online now.

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(NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card
game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer
and publisher of game-based entertainment products.

Company: Wizards of the Coast, Inc.lycos., a leading Internet portal and e-commerce destination in
Korea with a growing presence throughout the Asian markets.

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lycos.com), a leading media destination for creators and consumers
of quality content, today announced the launch of Lycos Games, the only game
destination on the web to offer best in class skill and casual free games for
cash prizes, combined with exclusive games content not available anywhere
else.
Beginning today, Lycos is the first and only portal to offer gamers access
to Albatross18: Realms of Pangya(TM), an online, multiplayer, golf game users
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Customer Service
Contact: Customer Service
Phone: 800-324-6496
Email: custserv@wizards.

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, Lycos, Inc. Forrester reports 39 percent of all North
American households today use PCs for playing video games, and that number is
expected to rise to 44 percent by 2011.

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, giving our millions of Lycos users access before anyone else."
Dedicated Lycos Gamesville users will continue to find the same popular
Gamesville offerings, under the umbrella of Lycos Games.

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Headquarters Address: PO Box 707
Renton, WA 98057-0707

Main Telephone: 425 -226-6500

Ticker: HAS(NYSE)

Type of Organization: Public

Industry: Consumer

Key Executives: CEO: Loren Greenwood
CFO: Michael Mayhew
Senior Vice-President, Marketing:
Cornelius Lee

Public Relations
Contact: Toby Nelson
Phone: 425-687-2111
Email: toby.
"The launch of Lycos Games is another step toward providing consumers
access to exclusive content like Albatross18, while giving creators a unique
platform to showcase and market original games content ," said Alfred Tolle,
chief executive officer of Lycos.370.

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Mixing traditional elements of classic golf
play with the popularity of fantasy role-playing games, Albatross18 provides
one of the most unique and exciting online gaming experiences available today. All other product or
service marks mentioned herein are those of Daum Communications Corp. or their respective owners.

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(http://www.com, Lycos Games continues to demonstrate
Lycos' strategy as a destination for consumers to discover unique content and
a platform for independent creators and publishers to market content .
In the coming weeks, Lycos will continue to introduce partners providing
additional content and digital media platforms, further enhancing Lycos'
strategy gearing itself towards independent publishers.
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control over their games, and a better end user experience.

But they are still listed with the individual games (Video Games/ Genres) to make it easier to find them.

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Lycos is Only Portal to Offer Exclusive Access to Game Factory's
Albatross18(TM), Popular Fantasy Golf Game; Enhanced Casual Games Content from
SkillJam

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Albatross18 offers a completely new gaming style, giving users the power to
decide how much they want to invest, if anything at all, into their game.

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The company holds
an exclusive patent on trading card games and their method of play
(TCGs) and produces one of the world's best-selling TCGs, Magic: The
Gathering (R), as well as the celebrated Dungeons + Dragons (R)
roleplaying game. Additionally, Forrester states the
one aspect of video gaming that has grown significantly over the past year and
holds new revenue opportunities is online gaming. Lycos was acquired by Korean Daum Communications Corp.

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Lycos(R) is a registered trademark of Lycos, Inc.

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lycos. "Lycos has been pretty dormant in the games
space over the past three years, but in the coming months, we will continue to
partner with global companies, to bring exclusive new games content to the
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Quote. Other Lycos products and sites include Lycos Mail, Gamesville and
GetRelevant.

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Publisher of adventure games, family card and board
games, and electronic media products, Wizards of the Coast is also one
of the world's premier book publishers of fantasy series fiction whose
novels have made numerous appearance on The New York Times bestseller
list and have sold millions of copies worldwide.com

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Lycos is the only portal to let gamers play what they want, how they
want, with a choice of free, pay-for-play, monthly subscription or download
selection, via the Lycos Games casual-gaming solution. 21, 2006, PCs are the
most popular video game platform.
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, a subsidiary of
Hasbro, Inc."
According to a recent Forrester Research report, North American Video
Gaming: Surviving a Midlife Slowdown, published Feb. To complement its
popular proprietary Gamesville content, Lycos Games now offers traditional
tournament-style games for cash and prizes, and a revolutionary level of
community features including avatars, leader boards and private gaming leagues
from SkillJam, making the Lycos gaming platform one of the most comprehensive
casual gaming environments online today.