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OMC GAMES DIVISION ANNOUNCES TWO NEW RPGs, "THE ASSASSIN" AND "AGE OF
DARKNESS", FOR THE JAGUAR GAME CONSOLE AMONG OTHERS.

May 20, 1999 -- (Austin, TX) -- In what could be considered a bold move,
OMC Games Division has officially announced two RPGs which will make their
debut on the Jaguar game console, but has stated that there will definitely
be an Atari 8-bit version of "The Assassin" as well as possible conversion
onto a current mainstream console.

James Garvin, owner of OMC Games, states that the recent announcement by
Hasbro Interactive during this years E3 in which it was stated that they
have released all rights they may have concerning the Atari Jaguar, has
removed all barriers that had confined developers in the past. He goes on
to state, "Hasbro's announcement couldn't have come at a better time as it
seemed like the Jaguar Community was on the verge of collapse. And though
the Jaguar will never again be mainstream, I feel good to know that one
more segment of the gaming industry is at peace. These guys fought hard to
keep the Jaguar alive these past few years and it's my pleasure to give
something back. Now the encryption issue is settled we can make good on our
promise to get these games out."

Both RPGs will feature 2D graphics which will rival other games currently
on the market. Though impressive visuals will be secondary to their
compelling stories and action oriented gameplay. "I think we're going to
make a statement that Square and Enix aren't the only companies out there
who can make great RPGs. We're making these games with the serious RPG
gamer in mind. We have nothing to lose so we're pulling out all stops, and
we don't need 'state of the art' hardware to do it," comments James Garvin.

The first to be released is "The Assassin", a sci-fi/fantasy detective
story set in the futuristic-cyberpunk world of 2147. You take the role of
Chicago detective Michael Steele, who sets out to solve the case of his
life and find the murderers of his little brother. Set in the world of the
soon-to-be-released paper RPG "Blood City", the player will visit major
cities such as New York, Austin, Tokyo, Nagoya, Cairo, and London. The
player will be able to gain new skills, build their reputation, go up
levels, purchase well over 250 weapons, armor, and vehicles, and tackle a
huge variety of subplots and cases. "The Assassin" gets its roots from the
greats of Hong Kong cinema (John Woo, Tsui Hark, Chow Yun-Fat) so the
player can expect larger than life shoot-outs and fantastic stunts. All in
real-time. This is a game RPG fans will not want to miss.

OMC will follow "The Assassin" with "Age Of Darkness", a fantasy RPG set in
the tormented world of Tannis. As seasoned adventurer Vorlan, you have to
save the world from darkness only to find that nothing is what it seems.
"Age Of Darkness" boasts what could be considered the largest game world in
RPG history. Not only does the player explore a vast material world but
also more than 6 planes of existence including the 666 Layers of the Abyss.
The player will be able to get a job, advance levels, cast spells, and
create custom equipment.

Both titles will appear on CD-ROM for the Jaguar CD console, while a
special edition of "The Assassin" will be released for the Atari XL/XE on 5
1/4" floppies. While these games will appear on the Jaguar format first, a
conversion is being looked at for one of the major mainstream consoles.
The release date for "The Assassin" is tentatively 1st Qtr. 2000, with "Age
Of Darkness" sometime later that year. All games will be professionally
packaged, and rated by the ESRB.

OMC Games Division is a sole proprietorship based in Austin, Texas, the
publisher of HieroGraphix Game Journal and home of suprehero Max Freeman
(a.k.a. Eternal Darkness).

1999 OMC Games Div.
(http://www.omcgames.com/)