David Heath, Director of Operations for Matrix Games, said "Playnet and Cornered Rat Software have succeeded in creating the first virtual multiplayer battlefield with thousands of people playing World War II Online every day. We believe this is an exciting opportunity to participate in the continuing development and enhancement of this massively multiplayer wargame."

Jim Mesteller, President of Playnet, said "Matrix is known for their expertise in wargames and for excellent support of their developers. We believe this is a perfect fit for World War II Online's future development, which will take the current game to new heights of realism and expand the scope of our massively multiplayer combat."

ABOUT WORLD WAR II ONLINE

'World War II Online' is a combined arms, online simulation set in a relentless, action-packed 3D environment where players can command and crew a variety of accurately modeled vehicles, naval vessels and aircraft and sling weapons to fight as foot soldiers with and against thousands of other gamers. 'World War II Online' is the first and still the only massively multiplayer first-person virtual battlefield that covers a ½ scale map of Europe with accurate terrain modeling. It allows players to fight alongside British, French and German forces 24/7 in a persistent world in which character advancement and career paths provide a rich RPG layer and strategic systems are driven by player missions and command structures. 'World War II Online' has received numerous industry press awards including GameSpy's 2001 Gamers' Choice Sim of the Year and IGN's 2001 Persistent World Game of the Year. Visit WWIIonline.com for details.

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