Here's the press release: Mythic Entertainment Named Among the Fastest Growing Technology Companies in America Mythic Listed on Deloitte & Touche's National "Technology Fast 500" and on the Regional Virginia "Technology Fast 50" FAIRFAX, VA - OCTOBER 16, 2002 - Mythic Entertainment www.mythicentertainment.com), creators of the award winning online game Dark Age of Camelot and one of the most successful online gaming companies in the world, announced today that it has been named among Deloitte & Touche's prestigious 2002 "Technology Fast 500." Rankings are based on the percentage of growth in fiscal year revenues from 1997-2001. Mythic is number 421 on the "Technology Fast 500" list, which will appear on Forbes.com and Fast500.com starting October 16. Mythic also appeared on the Virginia regional Fast 50 list, at number 20. "Mythic is extremely honored to be one of only four game publishers to make the list, joining such industry leaders as Activision and Take Two Interactive. We are also the only private game developer and publisher of online games to make the list," said Mark Jacobs, President of Mythic Entertainment. "We look forward to continuing to develop state-of-the-art online games and providing hundreds of thousands of people around the world with the very best online gaming experience." To qualify for the Technology Fast 50 and Fast 500, companies must have had operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 1997 and $1 million in 2001, and must be "technology companies" defined as companies that own proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues or devotes a high percentage of effort to research and development of technology. On October 10, Mythic was honored at a ceremony in Vienna, VA for the regional Fast 50. "With its ranking on the prestigious Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, Mythic's leaders have proven that they have the vision and the fortitude to excel in the highly competitive technology industry," said Mark A. Evans, Managing Director of Deloitte & Touche's Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group. "We congratulate Mythic on becoming one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in the United States and Canada." This announcement comes just months before the company launches the much-anticipated expansion pack, Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Isles. Mythic's hit game Dark Age of Camelot is the fastest growing massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) in North America and Europe. To date, over 500,000 people worldwide have played and currently over 200,000 people subscribe to Dark Age of Camelot. The game recently launched in Korea, where over 100,000 people participated in the open beta. Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Isles is the first expansion pack for Dark Age of Camelot players. It extends the story of the original game with new character classes, new races, and three new continents. The game is scheduled for release in mid-December, and is developed by Mythic Entertainment and co-published with Abandon Entertainment. About Mythic Entertainment: Mythic Entertainment is one of the most successful online gaming developers in the industry today. With twelve online games to its credit, Mythic has been a major part of all of its distribution and publishing partners pay-for-play games including AOL, the Centropolis Gaming Center, gamestorm, and ENGAGE. Their titles include some of the most popular online-only games of all time including Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict, Aliens Online, Starship Troopers: Battlespace, Silent Death Online, Rolemaster: Magestorm, Darkness Falls, Darkness Falls: The Crusade, Splatterball, Godzilla Online, and Dragon's Gate.