Subject: PR: Rune Halls of Valhalla
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2002 2:28 PM
From: Glenda Adams 

MAC GAMERS ENTER THE VIKING FRAY WITH RUNE: HALLS OF VALHALLA FOR MAC

Human Head Studios, Westlake Interactive and Mercenary Studios Team Up to
Publish and Distribute Rune Multiplayer Addon

DALLAS, TX - April 10, 2002 - Dallas-based Mercenary Studios announces
partnership with Human Head Studios and Westlake Interactive to publish the
Macintosh version of RUNE: HALLS OF VALHALLA, a multiplayer and stand alone
add-on to the hit game RUNE. The game will be available for preorder at
http://store.mercenarystudios.com beginning April 10, 2002, and will begin
shipping April 22, 2002.

"This is an exciting new chapter for Mercenary Studios, and one I am pleased
to be a part of," Harris said. "Mac gamers have supported the Rune community
since its creation. This is the least we can do to show our support for
them. I'm looking forward to locking virtual steel against a few Mac
opponents with HOV."

RUNE: HALLS OF VALHALLA is the official multiplayer expansion pack for the
highly acclaimed PC game Rune. With it, Rune fans can go online and test
their mettle against players from around the world. It can be played as a
stand-alone multiplayer game as well as an expansion to the original.

Two new modes (Headball and Arena) and additional maps, along with a
multitude of new, animated creatures including three new fearsome female
characters will keep the melee going. The Headball mode is a team based
sports game in which players rend the limbs or heads of their enemies and
score points by throwing them through a goal. It's kill or be killed in the
Arena mode as gamers compete in one-on-one duels against varying opponents.
Similar to the original game, HOV will utilize an enhanced version of Epic
Games' Unreal Tournament game engine and will feature amazingly life-like
animations, a detailed weapon system and a unique combat system.

"We're very happy to bring Rune: HOV to Mac gamers, it's a great add-on for
people who have already bought Rune, and a good way for people who haven't
played Rune to jump into the non-stop action." said Glenda Adams, President
of Westlake Interactive.

Mercenary Studios is a content development company created by Tricia "Kazi
Wren" Harris, an avid computer game player and the site director of the
official Rune Website, RuneGame.com. The company will handle publishing and
distribution of HOV for Mac.

RUNE: HALLS OF VALHALLA was developed by Human Head Studios and ported to
the Mac by Westlake Interactive. It will be available for sale online with
an estimated retail price of $24.95.

"We're so glad to finally be able to bring this expansion to Mac gamers
everywhere," said Tim Gerritsen, Business Director and Chairman of Human
Head Studios, Incorporated.  "We're proud to be partnering with Westlake and
Mercenary Studios to bring Halls of Valhalla to the Mac fans of Rune who
have been so supportive of this undertaking."

About Mercenary Studios
Founded in 1997, Mercenary Studios creates content for the game industry.
The "talent for hire" company contracts with professional writers, graphic
artists and programmers to design Websites, provide articles for gaming
publications,  merchandising, original art and public relations for an
assortment of clients. For more information, visit Mercenary Studios'
Website at www.mercenarystudios.com.

About Westlake Interactive

Westlake Interactive is a leading developer of Macintosh games, specializing
in conversions of top titles from Windows and other platforms.  Based in
Austin, TX, Westlake has deveoped Mac versions of many best selling and
critically acclaimed games including Unreal Tournament, the Tomb Raider
series, and The Sims.  The programming staff at Westlake has more than 30
years of combined experience developing Macintosh games, and previously
developed over twenty hit Mac titles including Duke Nukem 3D, Flight
Unlimited, Links Pro, and A-10 Attack!.  For more information, visit the
Westlake web site at http://www.westlakeinteractive.com.

About Human Head Studios

Human Head Studios Inc. is a privately owned, independent game development
studio based in Madison, Wisconsin.  Founded in 1997, Human Head began as a
single-team development studio dedicated to creating the highest quality
video and computer games. Since that time, the company has expanded to over
25 veteran game developers across two teams.

Contacts:
Mercenary Studios
Tricia "Kazi Wren" Harris
President
Mercenary Studios (http://www.mercenarystudios.com)
tharris@mercenarystudios.com

Westlake Interactive
Glenda Adams
President
Westlake Interactive (http://www.westlakeinteractive.com)
gadams@westlakeinteractive.com

Human Head Studios, Inc.
Tim Gerritsen
Business Development Director (http://www.humanhead.com)
tgerritsen@humanhead.com