Lycoris and TransGaming Unleash the GamePak

Now Gamers don't need Windows; Lycoris and TransGaming Unleash the GamePak

Redmond, WA -- Wednesday, April 30, 2003 -- Breaking down one of the 
barrriers to widespread adoption of Desktop/LX as a mainstream operating 
system, Lycoris and TransGaming unleash the GamePak.  A powerful package 
of five (5) native Desktop/LX games, the GamePak comes bundled with 
access to one free month of WineX which allows Desktop/LX users to play 
over 250 Windows games on their Desktop/LX PC.  At the low price of 
$34.95, the GamePak gives Desktop/LX users value, action and 
compatibility in a single, simple to install package.

The launch of the GamePak is the advent of a new gaming platform for PC 
hardware.  Gamers can leverage their existing game trove and start 
migrating to native Desktop/LX games in a single step, explains Joseph 
Cheek, Lycoris CTO and Founder.  People don't have to use Windows on 
their PC anymore, just to play games.  Now they can do it all from 
Desktop/LX.

Lycoris has gathered the top Open Source games and added new sounds and 
graphics as needed to make them consumer-ready. The GamePak includes 
five full titles, TORCS, Possible Worlds, BZFlag, FreeCiv, and Falcon's 
Eye.  BZFlag offers first person tank battle action, with networked play 
for an intense, online experience.  TORCS puts users in the drivers seat 
of the hottest cars, with high-definition graphics for realistic racing 
action and uses real car physics to provide a true, high-speed feeling. 
  Smoke, skidmarks, sparks, sun, flares and vertex color-lit tracks 
enhance the realism.  Possible Worlds offers 3D, underwater action from 
the cockpit of a futuristic submersible. Multiple missions and 
artificially-intelligent enemies enhance dog fights in the deep. FreeCiv 
grants users the ultimate power as rulers of their own civilization 
where the goal is to build cultures over thousands of years, defend 
borders, conquer neighbors, or win the space race for supreme victory. 
For the dungeon gamer, Falcon's Eye pits users' wits against the dark 
dungeon and it's denizens as they explore the cavernous mazes that are 
randomly generated for unique play every time.

Not only does the GamePak include five native Desktop/LX titles, Lycoris 
and TransGaming have partnered to bring the incredible WineX 
cross-platform gaming technology to Desktop/LX.  The GamePak includes 
access to TransGaming's WineX for one free month. Linux gamers can play 
action-packed blockbusters like Warcraft? III, Grand Theft Auto 3", 
Diablo? II and Max Payne" right on their Desktop/LX PC, states 
TransGamings Director of Marketing & Communications,  Cathy Tanner. And 
with the recent release of WineX 3.0, hits like Battlefield 1942", Sim 
City"4, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault" and the world's most popular 
Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), EverQuest " can 
now run on Desktop/LX. WineX 3.0 also introduces its new Point2Play user 
interface which simplifies the game-playing experience.

About Lycoris.

Lycoris, located in Redmond, Washington, was founded in 2000 with a 
vision of making Linux simple enough for anyone to use. Lycoris packages 
Open Source applications for the consumer market and integrates them 
into Desktop/LX, their simple, robust Linux desktop. Lycoris has enjoyed 
amazingly positive press coverage and has rocketed into the spotlight as
the provider of Desktop/LX and the ProductivityPak office suite. For 
more information please visit the Lycoris website at http://www.lycoris.com

About TransGaming Technologies.

TransGaming (www.transgaming.com) is a world leader in the development 
of software portability solutions that allow game developers and 
publishers to develop games for one system and deploy them 
simultaneously on Linux and other platforms - faster, cheaper and better 
than anyone else.

As the premier provider and enabler of titles for avid Linux gamers 
globally, TransGaming seamlessly and transparently now supports 250 of 
the hottest and most popular games such as Battlefield 1942", Medal of 
Honor", Dungeon Siege?, EverQuest", SimCity"4 and many more. The power 
of TransGaming's portability solution was also demonstrated when the 
company obtained an exclusive license to the world's most popular game 
ever, EA's The Sims, and shipped The Sims" on Linux in a mere eight weeks.

TransGaming has forged strategic relationships with dynamic 
organizations that are the foremost authorities in their industries, 
including the world's premier game developer and publisher Electronic 
Arts; game developer TimeGate Studios; Aspyr Media, Lycoris and Linux 
distributor MandrakeSoft, just to name a few. Founded in May 2000, 
TransGaming's R&D center resides in Ottawa, Canada, with business, 
strategy, and operational activities conducted at the Toronto, Canada 
office. TransGaming was recently honored with inclusion on the 
Branham300 List of top IT companies.

For more information, contact:

Jason Spisak 			Cathy Tanner
Vice President	 		Director of Marketing & Communication
Marketing Development 		press@transgaming.com
press@lycoris.com 		1-647-280-8213

National Sales Office
sales@lycoris.com

Lycoris 			TransGaming Technologies
PO Box 2313 			25 Kingsbridge Garden Circle, Suite 2018
Redmond, WA 98073-2313		Mississauga, ON Canada. L5R 4B1
http://www.lycoris.com/		http://www.transgaming.com

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