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New York - December 29, 2003 - Freeverse Software is proud to announce that ToySight, the first camera-controlled entertainment software for the Mac, is now shipping to retailers and from the Freeverse Store. The game should be hitting the shelves of Apple Stores and other retailers across the country within the next few days. All preorders are being filled as quickly as possible, and copies of the game will also be available at MacWorld San Francisco next week.

ToySight features a dozen interactive games and toys for one or two players. Instead of using a joystick, mouse, or keyboard, players maneuver themselves in front of an iSight or other firewire camera to control the action. The players are superimposed transparently onto the game screen, and must use arm and hand motions to play the games.

ToySight requires a computer running Mac OS X, as well as a camera that uses the FireWire serial bus, such as Apple's iSight webcam. The software carries a suggested retail price of US $34.95. A one-game demo is available at the ToySight homepage, which can be found at http://www.toysight.com/

About Strange Flavour
Strange Flavour is the combination of talents of two brothers, Aaron and Adam Fothergill, who between them have nearly 30 years of experience in the computer game industry. Based in the UK, they are dedicated to writing innovative and fun to play games for the Macintosh and eventually telling everybody about it on their website at http://www.strangeflavour.com/

About Freeverse
Headquartered in New York, Freeverse Software is a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. More information can be found at http://www.freeverse.com/

Freeverse is our trademark. ToySight and Strange Flavour are trademarks of Strange Flavour. Mac, Mac OS, and FireWire are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Freeverse Software wishes you and your loved ones all the best over this 2003 holiday season.

Here's our office schedule for the next few weeks, in case you need tech support or help with an order. Note that the information here is subject to change.

12/23 Open
12/24 - 12/28 Closed
12/29 - 12/30 Open
12/31 - 1/1 Closed
1/2 Open
1/3 - 1/4 Closed
1/5 - 1/9 (Week of MWSF) Open

BMS 3.0.1 has been released for the Macintosh. The update is available as a new demo application and as a patch application for the boxed version.

Changes to this version:

• Leapfrog is now winnable
  
• Improved resiliancy in the face of corrupted score files
  
• Custom background interface
  
• Monkeys can become even more active
  
• Added sorting cheat to freecell-style games (alt-click pile)
  
• Added additional network use information to initial run
  
• Fixed preferences dialog drawing in Panther

Apple Games has posted a trailer for ToySight, demonstrating many of the game modes and features. Be sure to check it out!

Sixten Otto of MacGamer recently reviewed Burning Monkey Casino, and needless to say, we think he liked it.

It's very rare to find a game that is totally flawless, even among the legends of the industry. But if Freeverse Software's Burning Monkey Casino has a flaw, it's simply that there's not more of it.

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This is a solid, well-crafted title that is perfect for whiling away a break at the office or relaxing after a tough day. It's a light, entertaining game that doesn't grow stale after a few plays.

With an overall score of 99%, Burning Monkey Casino ties a certain other well-known title on MacGamer's reviews. Be sure to read the full review today!

New York - December 2, 2003 - Freeverse Software today released a demo of Toysight, the first camera-controlled entertainment software for the Mac.

Toysight features a dozen interactive games and toys for one or two players. Instead of using a joystick, mouse, or keyboard, players maneuver themselves in front of an iSight or other FireWire camera to control the action. The players are superimposed onto the game screen, and must use arm and hand motions to play the games.

The ToySight demo requires a computer running Mac OS X, as well as a camera that uses the FireWire serial bus, such as Apple's iSight. The demo is limited to one game mode, FreeFall, one toy, the Laser Harp, and a tutorial to help new users learn how to play. The demo can be downloaded at:
http://download.freeverse.com/index.php?game=toysight&platform=osx

The software will be available at Apple resellers and at the Freeverse Store at a suggested retail price of US $34.95. More information about ToySight is available at http://www.toysight.com/

About Strange Flavour
Strange Flavour is the combination of talents of two brothers, Aaron and Adam Fothergill, who between them have nearly 30 years of experience in the computer game industry. Based in the UK, they are dedicated to writing innovative and fun to play games for the Macintosh and eventually telling everybody about it on their website at http://www.strangeflavour.com/

About Freeverse
Headquartered in New York, Freeverse Software is a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. More information can be found at http://www.freeverse.com/

Freeverse is our trademark. Toysight and Strange Flavour are trademarks of Strange Flavour. Mac, Mac OS, and FireWire are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

A demo of our newest title in the Burning Monkey game line, Burning Monkey Casino, is now available via our downloads page.

The demo is restricted to five plays of each of the five games per launch. User profiles are not saved and a number of bonus features are disabled. Mac OS X is required.

The full version is available from the Freeverse Store for $19.95.

San Francisco - December 5, 2003 - Digital Droo and Freeverse Software announced today the release of the Active Lancer Soundtrack CD. The audio recording features music from Freeverse Software's Active Lancer game for Apple Macintosh computers, and is available immediately.

The Active Lancer Soundtrack features eleven full-length versions of the fast-paced music composed by Andrew Tokuda that accompanies the game. In addition, there are bonus tracks, including the original, unreleased theme song, as well as samples and loops for remixers and DJs. Liner notes are included for each song. The CD is priced at $12.99.

"We couldn't ask for a better composer and artist than Andrew," said Freeverse Vice President Colin Lynch Smith. "We both found ourselves humming along while playing Active Lancer, which is why this CD was born."

About Digital Droo
Digital Droo is the alias of musician and producer Andrew Tokuda. At the age of four, his parents thought it might be a great idea to have him learn to play the piano. Years later, he took the name, Droo, and began to create music for the MacAddict CD, mp3.com, and the Freeverse Software titles Wingnuts, Burning Monkey Casino, Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab, Solace, and Active Lancer. Digital Droo's website is http://www.digitaldroo.com/

About Freeverse Software

About Freeverse
Headquartered in New York, Freeverse Software is a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. Freeverse's website is http://www.freeverse.com/

Freeverse and Active Lancer are trademarks of Freeverse Software. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

If you're a concerned parent who wants to have a little more say in where your child can go on the World Wide Web, we've got the web browser for you.

Freeverse Software is proud to announce BumperCar, the most intelligent kid-friendly web browser available.

Formerly known as Project ChewToy, BumperCar is an incredible mix of technology and design. Under the hood it uses WebCore and OmniWeb. WebCore is the same engine used by Safari, so web sites load, and load fast! Freeverse has licensed the award winning OmniWeb browser from the OmniGroup to ensure BumperCar's frame is both feature rich and an outstanding Mac OS X Cocoa application. Then, of course, Freeverse has brought it all together -- we've added the smart and fun features to make both parents and kids happy.

BumperCar supports Internet Content Rating Association self-rated sites, has a built-in profanity filter, whitelists, and much more. It can even enforce a time limit, and can prevent uploading of personal data.

On top of that, it comes with a number of games and other kid-friendly content built-in. We're planning on showing it at MacWorld San Francisco in January, so watch our web site for details.

We've justed released version 1.04 of our epic strategy board game, Solace.

With a variety of new features, enhancement, gameplay balances, and bug fixes, all Solace users are recommended to download this patch. For full details on the changes, please read over the changelog.

Mac 1.04 Patch
Windows 1.04 Patch

A full archive containing a patched version of the game will be available next week.

Also, Solace is featured in a new desktop on IMG's "Custer's Corner". There's no better way to dress up your monitor than with Solace wallpaper!

Hey, board game fans! X-words Deluxe and CrossCards 3.0 are now available!With native OS X support, improved graphics and sounds, new opponents and incredible Internet play via GameSmith!

If you're a fan of Scrabble(tm) and other word games, you'll love both of these games! X-Words Deluxe is a wordmaking game that features animated opponents, a number of different boards and "scenarios", and special word lists for kids, experts, and even foreign languages such as Manx and Gaelic. It also lets you customize anything - from your own game boards, word lists, and bonus words!

CrossCards is what happens when you replace the letter tiles in X-Words Deluxe with playing cards. Build a good hand using your cards to score big points! You can also play against a number of animated opponents, and have the game recommend moves to you while you're learning how to play.

Downloadable 30 day trials of both X-Words and CrossCards are available on our download page. CrossCards costs $14.95, while X-Words costs $19.95. Both are available from the Freeverse Store via electronic registration.

Come to the MetroMac meeting at the Apple Store in New York City's Soho district on Thursday, December 11th for a live demo from Freeverse Software!

This will be your first chance to see ToySight live in action! We'll also be showing Burning Monkey Casino, Active Lancer, and more!

Freeverse Software announced today that Burning Monkey Casino, its electronic gambling simulator, is now shipping to retail stores.

Burning Monkey Casino features five high-stakes games of chance and skill. Players select from up to eight animal avatars, and gamble with imaginary dollars or bananas* in five addictive games:

Blackjack - Play with one to eight decks, and try to tie or beat the dealer in this traditional casino game.

Poker - Eighteen variations of this five-card video game provide hours of enjoyment.

Slots - Pass the time with 3-slot, 4-slot, and 5-slot games, with up to two holds. Big payouts are just a pull away!

Scratch n' Win - Players can savor the experience of scratching lottery tickets, without all of the gummy residue to clean up. Pick from two instant win games, and use six different scratchers... including a Taco!

3-card Monty - The classic street game of finding the Queen is brought to life in vivid color. Keep your eye on the queen!

And what Casino game would be complete without a Lounge Act and a bad Borscht-Belt comedian? Burning Monkey Casino will take your wife... Please!

Finally, as an easter egg, a basic pachinko simulator is also included. To activate it, type "pachinko", and watch the hypnotic action of the ball take your money away.

Featuring an OpenGL engine created by Mark Andersson for spectacular particle effects, monkeys by Steven Tzé, and authentic lounge music by Andrew Tokuda and Kevin Serfass, Burning Monkey Casino is the swingin'est casino game ever made, exclusively for Mac OS X!

Burning Monkey Casino has a suggested retail price of US $19.95. The game will be available at Apple resellers, and at the Freeverse Store.

About Freeverse
Headquartered in New York, Freeverse Software is a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. More information is available at http://www.freeverse.com/

Burning Monkey Casino and Freeverse are our trademarks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

*Imaginary banana wagers available only in Video Poker and Slots. All other wagers are in imaginary U.S. dollars only. You may imagine that the dollars are from Canada or Hong Kong, but an imaginary agent of a state gaming commission and some imaginary guys that go by the names of "Solly" and "Fatso" will make sure you imagine otherwise.

Think of all the calories burned over the years if you’d been the one doing all that running, jumping and attacking while playing your favorite Mac games. Maybe it’s time for a real workout: You need Freeverse Software’s ToySight collection.

Brad Cook of Apple Games says this and more in his feature on ToySight!

ToySight has been declared Golden Master and is currently en route to the duplicator!

We will have a full press release about this tomorrow, but the game should ship within the next 2-3 weeks, just in time for the holidays!