ARIS ENTERTAINMENT EXPLORES BRAVE NEW WORLD OF INTERACTIVE VIDEO PUZZLES
FROM SPACE! 

Video Cube: Space First in New Series to Combine Multimedia CD-ROM
Technology With Puzzle-Solving Ability and Video Clips from NASA

CHICAGO, IL -- June 3, 1993 -- Aris Entertainment, whose utility program
MPC Wizard recently became the number one bestselling CD-ROM in America,
has launched its second major series of multimedia CD-ROM software titles
with VideoCube: Space, an interactive puzzle incorporating 126 Microsoft
Video for Windows videos, CD-quality original music sound effects and
Rubik's cube-like series puzzles ranging from easy to exceptionally
challenging.

"Most other games now on CD-ROM ware adapted from floppy-based games. Video
Cube is one of the first multimedia games to use video as an integral part
of the game," said Chris Kitze, president and CEO of Aris Entertainment.
Space is the first of many titles that will utilize the Video Cube
format.

Video Cube begins with an animated cube, containing dozens of video
fragments, hurling itself through outer space, at which point the player
must unscramble the stills on each side of the cube. The payoff for
solving each side of the puzzle is a playing of the complete video,
ranging from a few seconds to nearly a minute long. These dramatic
sequences are from the National Space Aeronautic Administration (NASA) and
include rocket launches, moon walks, and stunning videos of the heavens
above and the earth below. Video Cube is a multi-level game that offers
hundreds of variations in complexity of play, timed scoring and bonus
point scenarios.

One of the most appealing parts of the game at retail is its remarkable
packaging, which also is unlike any other CD-ROM on the market, with a 5
3/4" x 5 3/4" physical cube game included to complement the video game.
"There are no other video games on the market where the packaging itself
is a game," noted Diane Heppting, chairman and CFO.

The Video Cube will retail for $49.95. It is being distributed exclusively
through Electronic Arts, which recently signed a distribution agreement
with Aris for its newly developed game and interactive movie titles. Space
will be followed by year's end with several other Video Cube titles,
including discs on sports and Hollywood.

Video Cube requires a Super VGA monitor and a MPC-compatible CD-ROM and
supports both 8-bit and 16-bit sound cards. Sound on the Video Cube can be
played back at 16-bit/44k, 16-bit/22k, or 8-bit/22-bit formats.

The company's current product lines include utilities (MPC Wizard); clip
art and multimedia presentation content (MediaClips); virtual
reality/interactive movies (e-World); and games (Video Cube).

Aris Multimedia Entertainment, Inc., was founded in October 1991, by Chris
Kitze and Diane Heppting. Kitze is regarded by many as a pioneer in the
field of electronic publishing and CD ROM software development. Heppting
has had a long history of product management and marketing positions for
various computer peripheral companies over the past decade. The company is
a leading publisher of multimedia software titles for the exploding CD-ROM
market.

Aris Entertainment (310) 821-0234

Electronic Arts
1450 Fashion Island Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94404

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