IMPRESSIONS GAMES™ AND SIERRA STUDIOS™ HOST ONLINE CHAT AS PHARAOH ARRIVES IN STORES NATIONWIDE

CAMBRIDGE, MA (November 2, 1999) - Impressions Games™ and Sierra Studios™ today announced they will be hosting an online chat just as Pharaoh, Impressions' strategic city-building game, becomes widely available at retail outlets nationwide. The chat will be held Thursday, November 4th at 10pm EST and will allow fans and press to find out everything that they ever wanted to know about Pharaoh, the PC title by the creators of the award winning Caesar series.

Several key Impressions personnel will be participating in the chat, including Chris Beatrice, designer of Pharaoh, Art Director Darrin Horbal, Q/A Manager Jon Payne, and Producers Greg Sheppard and Ken Parker. Fans and press should go to the official Pharaoh website, http://www.pharaoh1.com, to use either the web interface or to get information on accessing the chat with an IRC client.

"It's great to be able to talk directly to the fans, those who supported Pharaoh over the past year, and followed its development," said Director of Design and Development Chris Beatrice. "With the game final, we're happy to give them a behind-the-scenes look at Pharaoh."

"There is no doubt that Pharaoh will be Impressions' biggest seller yet, offering gamers the best in graphics, gameplay and historical authenticity," said Vice President of Sierra Studios, Jim Veevaert. "Pharaoh has already received considerable consumer attention. Previews, reviews and pre-orders suggest that Pharaoh will be a monumental success."

Pharaoh is set in ancient Egypt from 3200 - 1350 BC and allows players to lay out majestic Egyptian cities and grow them into thriving metropolises. Players will experience the challenges and thrills of building pyramids of such vast proportions that they are still listed first among the great wonders of the world. Fans will discover why the Nile was so crucial to all aspects of life as they witness the effects of seasonal flooding on the lives of the local inhabitants. Players will feel as if they have been transported back in time to ancient Egypt as they watch the inhabitants and economy of this exotic land come to life. More information and artwork can be found at http://www.pharaoh1.com.

Impressions Games, creator of some of the most innovative, best selling strategy titles, including the Lords of the Realm, Lords of Magic, Civil War Generals and City Building series, is a leading developer of PC games with offices in Cambridge, MA. More information can be found at http://www.impressionsgames.com and http://www.sierrastudios.com.

Sierra On-Line, Inc. http://www.sierra.com/ is one of the original developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and productivity software. Sierra is a division of Havas Interactive, a global leader in interactive content, and is one of the world's largest publishers of education, entertainment and home productivity software. Its divisions, Blizzard®, Coktel, Knowledge Adventure®, Sierra™ and WON.net™ are famous for releasing critically acclaimed and award winning titles. Havas has operations in the US and in Europe and is a subsidiary of the French publishing house Havas, part of Vivendi Communications.