First Star Software

Chappaqua, NY - 25th July, 2009: First Star Software, Inc. and long-standing development partner Solware/FlyOrDie have today announced the release of “Boulder Dash®-Pirate’s Quest™” for Windows, available both for play online and as a download. The Mac version will follow soon. The companies previously released its prequel: “Boulder Dash®-Treasure Pleasure™”.

“Boulder Dash®-Pirate’s Quest™” is the latest game in the multimillion unit selling Boulder Dash® series and one of many released in 2009 as part of the brands 25th anniversary. The game features an engaging narrative story and includes: a Zen Mode (providing unlimited time per level); a ‘meta game’ (requiring players to discover and collect 5 ‘super diamonds’); a Context Aware™ hints system; and, both a ‘point and click’ or 'drag and go' interface providing mouse-only controls for all 100 levels, in 3 beautiful worlds.

Playing as either Crystal™ or her brother Rockford™ one seeks to collect enough diamonds to open the exit to the next level, while avoiding falling boulders. Perhaps the best know action-puzzle, gravity based, gem-collection game ever released; as a collecting/gathering game, Boulder Dash®, like PacMan, has been proven to appeal to players of all ages and both sexes, particularly women and first time players.

As the narrative unfolds, players set out to recover their great, great, great grandfather’s pirate treasure in an exciting action-puzzler for inexperienced and experienced players alike. Numerous challenges await on board a pirate ship, under water and on a haunted jungle island, as players lead their pirate crew in a quest for gems while avoiding falling objects, traps and animated enemies while collecting the necessary tools they find along the way.

Solware, Ltd., Solware was established in 1998, in Budapest, Hungary - its predecessor having been active since 1995. In 2000 their line of activities was extended with the production of online games of the highest quality. In 2001 the well-known Real.com portal published Solware’s 3D Billiards which became the most popular online game on the real.com website, keep this position for many months. The collaboration with Real.com proved to be the keystone of building Solware’s international reputation. The company currently works with around 10 advertising agencies from several countries, and are showing more than 200 million advertisements monthly for players from each corner of the world.

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FIRST STAR, CHILLINGO AND AURORA FEINT OFFER $2,500 PRIZE

Boulder Dash® Vol. 1 high score contest announced for brand’s 25th anniversary.

United States and United Kingdom - 20th July, 2009: Co-publishers, First Star Software, Inc. and Chillingo Ltd, along with Aurora Feint Inc., have announced today a two week contest for Boulder Dash® Vol. 1 on Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. Available in seven languages and named `New and Noteworthy' by Apple, the well-known, best-selling game supports OpenFeint 2.0: Social Discovery, developed by Aurora Feint, which among other things, lets players chat and post high scores to several Boulder Dash® Vol. 1leaderboards.

As part of the 25th anniversary of Boulder Dash®, the companies will award a cash prize of $2,500 to the person who posts the highest overall score before the contest ends. OpenFeint has been incorporated into numerous Top 100 titles, bringing over 3 million users from these games into an extended social discovery network that connects the iPhone/iPod touch, Facebook, and Twitter with the ability to ask: "What are my friends playing?" anywhere, anytime. This discovery capability is available inside a game, in an OpenFeint Game Lobby, or on Facebook by simply clicking on a newsfeed item and launching OpenFeint 2.0: Social Discovery.

"OpenFeint 2.0 is all about answering the question `What Are My Friends Playing?' in a myriad of ways. We've taken every single piece of OpenFeint and injected a healthy dose of social discovery into it. Every page you look at, from a game's iPromote page to your achievements list, has social context. Now it's easier than ever to discover interesting content through your friends," says Danielle Cassley and Jason Citron, the co-founders of Aurora Feint. "And of course, we're excited to have millions of users joining the OpenFeint Social Community from top indie games."

Richard M. Spitalny, president of First Star Software stated: "We're thrilled to have OpenFeint 2.0 integrated into Boulder Dash® Vol. 1. In addition to the features included in the initial release of OpenFeint, the new ability to check things offline and to earn achievements further increases the appeal of any game. OpenFeint 2.0 allows us to track global high scores which will serve as the basis of the cash prize contest we are announcing today, to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Boulder Dash®."

"The integration of achievements allows users to be more immersed in the gameplay - further adding to the overall gaming experience." said Chillingo's Head of Marketing, Marta Meirnik.

Boulder Dash® Vol. 1 on Apple's iPhone and iPod touch is the original game in the multi-million unit selling Boulder Dash® series and as such contains all 80 caves (levels) of the original cult classic as well as the 4 original bonus caves. Players can select between `Retro' mode, with the original in-game graphics and movements of Rockford™ and enemies; or, `Updated' mode with new graphics and smoothly animated movements for Rockford™ and all in-game characters. The game was re-engineered from the ground up to make use of multi-touch; `pinch' zoom; the ability to switch between portrait and landscape modes on the fly. Players can select from 3 different control methods: touch (drag); split D-pad or diamond D-pad. In addition, they can pan the entire playfield with a single finger `flick', which comes in very handy for planning one's next moves!

Note: Boulder Dash® is a registered trademark of First Star Software, Inc. Aurora Feint™ is a trademark of Aurora Feint Inc., Facebook is a trademark of Facebook, Twitter is a trademark of Twitter Inc., iPhone and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Computer.

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BOULDER DASH® GOES ANALOG:
LEGENDARY GAME COMING TO A T-SHIRT NEAR YOU!

First Star Software opens online apparel and gift store.

Chappaqua, NY - 17th July, 2009: First Star Software, Inc., well known veteran games developer and publisher established in 1982, has opened an online apparel and gift store for fans of its most famous title: Boulder Dash®. The store, http://www.cafepress.com/Boulder_Dash, launched today, was opened as part of the game’s 25th anniversary celebrations. Original characters from early games in the best-selling, award-winning Boulder Dash® series are joined by new creations based on the star of the games, Rockford™, as well as other in-game elements: Butterflies, Fireflies, Diamonds and Boulders.

First Star Software's president, Richard M. Spitalny, said: "With millions of units of Boulder Dash® having been sold since its initial release in 1984; and with recent version on Apple's iPhone/iPod touch; other SmartPhones; Nintendo's WiiWare C64 Virtual Console; and, Windows and Mac, the online storefront allows us to offer Boulder Dash® fans the sorts of merchandise that heretofore has only been available on a very limited basis and only as promotional items, only for the trade."

A lifelong Boulder Dash® fan, with just the right experience, brought his ideas for a store at a time when First Star Software was itself exploring various merchandising options, including third-party licenses. Ashley Cotter-Cairns, editor and publisher of tee-shirt-ideas.com, first played the game on the Commodore 64 during high school in the mid-1980s and is responsible for creating the store and its product line-up, in close cooperation with and approval by First Star Software.

“It’s a real thrill to be involved in the ongoing process of bringing Boulder Dash® to life on T-shirts and gifts,” Cotter-Cairns said. “Rockford™ has tremendous appeal. He’s truly a character, not just an anonymous bunch of pixels, and I know other lovers of retro gaming will join me in proudly pulling on a Boulder Dash® Tee!”

First Star Software chose to host its store on the popular Cafépress website, a platform with great variety and a lot of trust within the online shopping community. “People know and trust Cafépress to deliver quality product in a quick timeframe, with unparalleled customer service,” Cotter-Cairns commented. “Basing the store there was an easy decision.” As of today's announcement customers will be able to access the 'all things Boulder Dash®' online store with links from First Star Sas well as numerous co-publishing partners including: Chillingo, Ltd./Clickgamer, Magmic Games; DotEmu/EasyRetro; Solware/FlyOrDie; and, ZX Games.

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MAGMIC GAMES AND FIRST STAR SOFTWARE
CO-PUBLISH FIRST VERSION OF “BOULDER DASH®-ROCKS!™”

Releases for certain mobile devices part of Boulder Dash’s 25th Anniversary.

Ottawa, Canada - 23rd June, 2009: Magmic Games Inc. and First Star Software, Inc. today announce the release of the BlackBerry version of “Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™” under a partnership whereby Magmic Games was granted the exclusive worldwide rights to develop and publish certain mobile versions of “Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™”.

Under the terms of the agreement, Magmic Games and First Star Software are co-publishing mobile versions of the title across numerous mobile platforms, including J2ME, BREW, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and iPhone/iPod touch. Magmic Games will make versions of Bolder Dash®-ROCKS!™ available for distribution through its roster of carrier partners and will also market the product through its various direct-to-consumer portals. Foreign sales are set to commence in the third quarter, handled by Connect2media.

Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™ is a modern remake of the original cult classic “Boulder Dash®.” The tricky puzzle and dexterity game first made its debut in 1984 across several personal computer platforms, including Atari, Commodore 64 and Apple II. It is one of the few gaming titles to be ported from a personal computer game to an arcade game, and still enjoys a loyal fan following in 2009, the brand’s 25th Anniversary.

The hit game’s principle remains: players have to collect sparkling diamonds whilst avoiding numerous traps and beating opponents to reach them, all the while watching out for falling boulders. Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™ was initially released for Nintendo DS in November, 2007, distributed throughout Europe by Electronic Arts.

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BOULDER DASH® LAUNCHES IN NORTH AMERICA
ON NINTENDO’S Wii™ C64VIRTUAL CONSOLE™

Commodore Gaming & First Star Software expand distribution.

Amsterdam - 1st June 2009: First released in Europe, to celebrate the 6 month anniversary of the launch of the C64 channel, Commodore Gaming and First Star Software introduced “Boulder Dash®” into the games available on Nintendo’s Wii™. Today, just in time for E3, the companies have announced the game’s availability throughout North America!

Now, players in the States are also able to lead brave Rockford™ through adventures on the Wii™ Virtual Console™, just as they did on C64 when Boulder Dash® was first released in 1984 by First Star Software, Inc. Currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, this groundbreaking, puzzle-action game was created by Peter Liepa with Chris Gray and remains the intellectual property of First Star Software, Inc.

In the game, which has been entertaining players of any age and both genders for ages, the player controls the character Rockford™, who in his search for diamonds, has to avoid several dangers while digging pathways through the caves (falling rocks, monsters, explosions...). The original Boulder Dash® has been adapted to several platforms and just last month, was released for the iPhone and iPod touch, co-published by First Star Software, Inc. and Chillingo, Ltd.

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FIRST STAR SIGNS WITH INDIAGAMES

Boulder Dash®-Pirate’s Quest™ first of First Star’s Games to be distributed.

Mumbai, India - 21st May 2009: Indiagames, India's benchmark mobile and online games company and First Star Software, Inc. have announced that they have today entered into a co-publishing agreement for “Boulder Dash®-Pirate’s Quest™” as well as its prequel: “Boulder Dash®-Treasure Please™”. Both games were developed by Solware, Ltd. and will be released in India s part of First Star’s celebration of 2009 as the 25th Anniversary of Boulder Dash®.

“Boulder Dash®-Pirate’s Quest™” will be released first, with Crystal™ & Rockford™ set to star in that latest installment of the multi-million unit selling, award-wining Boulder Dash® series as they set out to recover their great, great, great grandfather’s pirate treasure in an exciting action-puzzler for inexperienced and experienced players alike. Numerous challenges await in all three beautiful worlds, as they lead their pirate crew in a quest for gems.

Both games are part of one of the best known, action-puzzle, gravity-based franchises in which players must avoid falling objects, traps and animated enemies while collecting and then using the necessary tools they find along while learning how to rotate the screen in real time or swim underwater, where diamonds float up due to reverse gravity. The games will be available for limited play in a browser or as a trial version for download.

Indiagames, Ltd. is engaged in publishing and developing games across various platforms including Online and Mobile. Indiagames’ products are developed and published across all major technology platforms and are distributed through partnerships with mobile operators in over 75 countries.

In India, the company also distributes games via its consumer focused website and operates a broadband Games on Demand service located at http://www.indiagames.com. Indiagames has over 300 employees and offices in Mumbai, London, Los Angeles & Beijing. Internationally the company publishes mobile titles via its IG FUN brand. Key investors include UTV– India’s foremost Media & Entertainment Company, Adobe Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc.

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FIRST STAR AND CHILLINGO LAUNCH ON iTUNES

Boulder Dash® Vol. 1 featured by Apple for iPhone and iPod Touch.

United Kingdom - 16th May, 2009: Co-publishers, Chillingo Ltd, Europe’s premier iPhone publisher; and, First Star Software, Inc. have announced today the release of Boulder Dash® Vol. 1 on iPhone and iPod Touch. Named ‘New and Noteworthy’ by Apple, the game is available in seven languages and supports OpenFeint, which lets players chat and post high scores to several leaderboards. The game was developed for First Star Software, Inc. by XXIst Century Boy Software.

This is the original game in the multi-million unit selling Boulder Dash® series and as such contains all 80 caves (levels) of the original cult classic as well as the 4 original bonus caves. Players can select between ‘Retro’ mode, with the original in-game graphics and movements of Rockford™ and enemies; or, ‘Updated’ mode with new graphics and smoothly animated movements for Rockford™ and all in-game characters.

Boulder Dash® for iPhone and iPod Touch was re-engineered from the ground up to make use of multi-touch; ‘pinch’ zoom; the ability to switch between portrait and landscape modes on the fly. Players can select from 3 different control methods: touch (drag); split D-pad or diamond D-pad. In addition, they can pan the entire playfield with a single finger ‘flick’, which comes in very handy for planning one’s next moves!

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FIRST STAR SIGNS WITH KILOO

Companies to Co-Publish Several First Star C64 titles For iPhone and iPod Touch.

Denmark - 15th May, 2009: Kiloo ApS, a leading global publisher of mobile entertainment content and First Star Software, Inc. have announced that they have signed a worldwide deal to co-publish the Commodore 64 versions of several of First Star Software’s games, to run under emulation on Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch devices.

The titles from First Star Software include: Astro Chase™; Bristles™; Flip and Flop™; Millenium Warriors™; Panic Button™ and Security Alert™, all playable using Kiloo’s Commodore 64 emulation technology for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch. Commodore 64 for iPhone is officially licensed by from Commodore Gaming B.V. published and developed by Kiloo and Manomio, LLC.

Kiloo is a pioneer in the mobile entertainment market. Founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2000, Kiloo has been developing and publishing games from the earliest days of WAP, SMS and Java. Today, Kiloo has a catalogue of games featuring some of the world’s most highly regarded consumer brands and licenses, including LEGO™, LEGO BIONICLE™, Commodore™, Whac-a-Mole™, Hugo The Troll™ and Happy Tree Friends™, as well as many original titles.

Manomio is a global iPhone development company with offices in the United States and Scandinavia and a passion to revive retro titles for the nostalgic and next generation gamer.

Several of these games from First Star Software have been released as coin-operated titles after establishing themselves as best-selling, ward winning titles on the Commodore 64. Panic Button™ was licensed by Radio Shack for the TRS-80 home computer when it was originally released. The C64 version was first made available to the public when it was included as one of 14 titles on First Star Software’s Greatest Hits™ in 2004.

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FIRST STAR SIGNS WITH CHILLINGO

Companies to Co-Publish Boulder Dash® Vol. 1 For iPhone and iPod Touch.

United Kingdom - 25th March, 2009: Chillingo Ltd, Europe’s premier iPhone publisher and First Star Software, Inc. have announced today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco that they have signed a worldwide deal to co-publish the iPhone and iPod Touch version of the original game in the multi-million unit selling Boulder Dash® series. Boulder Dash® for iPhone and iPod Touch contains all 80 caves (levels) of the original cult classic as well as the 4 original bonus caves.

Now celebrating its 25th year anniversary, this world-renowned tricky puzzle and dexterity game first made its debut in the early 80s across several personal computer platforms, including Atari, Commodore 64 and DOS. It is one of the few gaming titles to be ported from a personal computer game to a coin-operated arcade game, four different times in fact, and still enjoys a large loyal fan base today. The hit game’s principle remains: players have to collect sparkling diamonds whilst avoiding numerous traps and enemies, all the while watching out for falling boulders, in a race against time.

“We are very honoured to be adding one of the classic brands in gaming history to our product catalogue. Working on the Boulder Dash® franchise is an exciting challenge.” says Chris Byatte, Managing Director and co-Founder for Chillingo. He added: “We are looking forward to working with First Star Software to launching this great title on the iPhone”. Chillingo are the publishers of successful iPhone titles including the award winning Zen Bound™ that has won multiple awards in the recent Independent Games Festival (IGF) Mobile 2009 and the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA). Other No.1 Chart toppers include “iDracula – Undead Awakening” which recently raced up the App Store charts days after its release.

First Star Software’s president, Richard M. Spitalny said, “We are particularly excited about working with Chillingo in making Boulder Dash® available across all Apple App Stores worldwide. We have re-engineered Boulder Dash® for iPhone and iPod Touch from the ground up to make use of multi-touch; ‘pinch’ zoom; the ability to switch between portrait and landscape modes on the fly; and other features of the iPhone, whilst retaining the playability and spirit of the original game.” The game will debut early in Q2 of 2009.

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FIRST STAR SIGNS WITH PLAYFIRST

Boulder Dash®-Pirate’s Quest™ first of First Star’s Games to be distributed.

San Francisco, CA - 3rd November, 2008: As part of First Star’s celebration of 2009 as the 25th Anniversary of Boulder Dash®, they will release the PC version of “Boulder Dash®-Pirate’s Quest™” in the first quarter of 2009 with numerous portal partners, including PlayFirst.

Crystal™ & Rockford™ are set to star in that latest installment of the multi-million unit selling, award-wining Boulder Dash® series as they set out to recover their great, great, great grandfather’s pirate treasure in an exciting action-puzzler for inexperienced and experienced players alike. Numerous challenges await in all three beautiful worlds, as they lead their pirate crew in a quest for gems. A gravity-based game, players must avoid falling objects, traps and animated enemies while collecting the necessary tools they find along the way.

Developed by First Star Software and their development partners, Solware, Ltd., the game’s compelling narrative progresses as one discovers the game-within-the-game while learning how to rotate the screen in real time or swim underwater, where diamonds float up due to reverse gravity. To be made available for limited play in a browser or as a trial version for download, “Boulder Dash®-Pirate’s Quest™” includes 100 normal levels and 100 expert levels, featuring an all-new, Mouse-Only Interface; a Context-Aware™ Help System and a Sex Select™ option to play as either Rockford™ or Crystal™.

PlayFirst creates, publishes and distributes games across popular platforms worldwide including PC, Mac, mobile, handheld and console. Their portfolio includes would-renowned titles such as “Diner Dash®”, “Wedding Dash™”, “Chocolatier™” and “Dream Chronicles”. The company was founded in 2004 by veterans of Internet portals, traditional games publishers, entertainment software and technology firms and is funded by venture capital firms Mayfield Find, Trinity Ventures and Rustic Canyon Partners.

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FIRST STAR SIGNS WITH WILDTANGENT

Boulder Dash®-Treasure Pleasure™ first of First Star’s games to be distributed.

Redmond - 23rd October, 2008: As one of First Star Software’s many portal partners, WildTangent will first release “Boulder Dash®-Treasure Pleasure™” to an expansive consumer audience through the WildTangent Games Network, a network of partners comprising leading PC Manufacturers, ISPs, and Portals. Through distribution agreements with Dell, HP, and Toshiba WildTangent’s PC Game Console has been bundled with over 20 million new consumer PCs.

The WildTangent Game Console is a desktop application that allows for the efficient discovery, download and installation of hundreds of games in their catalogue. This 'direct-to-desktop' publishing platform is supported by a powerful automated game packaging system that can take hundreds of games supplied by WildStudios and third party game developers and publishers, such as First Star Software, Inc. and package them with ad serving, e-commerce, DRM, tracking, branding, and download management for distribution through the WildTangent Games Network in a matter of hours. WildTangent also owns and operates WildGames.com, a leading consumer gaming portal, and supports over 8,300 affiliates.

First Star Software, Inc. and its development partner, Solware, LTD., have delivered Boulder Dash®-Treasure Pleasure™ in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (both traditional and simplified) and will together provide WildTangent with its sequel: “Boulder Dash®-Pirate’s Quest” early in the first quarter of 2009, the 25th Anniversary of Boulder Dash®.

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FIRST STAR SIGNS 8 TITLE
CO-PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH DOTEMU

Free, online, ad-supported versions of First Star’s games to be released on
MochMedia and other major online gaming portals

Paris, France - 25th September, 2008: As part of First Star’s celebration of 2009 as the 25th Anniversary of Boulder Dash®, they have partnered with DotEmu who will be porting four of First Star’s early versions of Boulder Dash®, to Flash and/or Java such that they can be made available for free play online.

Four of First Star’s other classic games will also be ported by DotEmu. The other titles are: “Astro Chase™”; “Bristles™”; “Flip & Flop™” and “Omnicron Conspiracy™”. All eight tiles will be releases in the first quarter of 2009 as free, ad-supported games.

DotEmu develops innovative technologies allowing for time-efficient porting of video games and other software to web browsers, PCs and mobile phones. A European leader in video game emulation, with more than 8000 games supported, the young and enthusiast team at DotEmu, are always listening closely market needs and trends. At the end of 2007, investor Scientipole Capital joined DotEmu to expedite its European development, and to enable of the launch of several mobile games, and hundreds of Web/PC games.

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FAMOUS C64 BOULDER DASH® GAME
COMES TO THE Wii™ VIRTUAL CONSOLE™

Commodore Gaming & First Star Software to bring classic C64 game to the Wii™

Amsterdam - 19th September, 2008: To celebrate 6 months since the launch of the C64 channel, Commodore Gaming keeps expanding its offer and, under agreement with First Star Software, Inc., is now delighted to introduce another great classic game, the beloved – and still lively – “Boulder Dash®” into the games available on Nintendo’s Wii™. Players will be able to lead brave Rockford™ through adventures on the Wii™ Virtual Console™, just as they did on C64.

Boulder Dash® was first released in 1984 by First Star Software, Inc. This groundbreaking, puzzle-action game was created by Peter Liepa with Chris Gray and remains the intellectual property of First Star Software, Inc. In the game, which has been entertaining players of any age and both genders for ages, the player controls the character Rockford™, who in his search for diamonds, has to avoid several dangers while digging pathways through the caves (falling rocks, monsters, explosions...).

Boulder Dash® has been adapted to several platforms and into many versions, supported till today by a broad fan community, making its popularity even bigger, with sales of many millions of units. As one of the great C64 classics, it will now entertain Nintendo’s Wii owners (available in Europe only).

Bala Keilman, CEO of Commodore Gaming, commented, “we’re really happy about the performance of the channel, the many games on offer and the number of downloads. We want to focus now on the best and most successful titles in history, and Boulder Dash® is one of these. Of course we look forward bringing many more to Nintendo’s platform’s users.”

First Star Software’s president, Richard M. Spitalny stated: “Supporting the Wii’s C64 Virtual Console and working with Commodore Gaming seems most fitting for Boulder Dash®. It’s like coming home…returning to our roots. We’re thrilled to be part of their line up.”

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MAGMIC APPOINTS FIRST STAR SOFTWARE AS THEIR EXCLUSIVE
AGENT FOR "MINER 2049ER®"AND "BOUNTY BOB STRIKES BACK™"

Representation for both titles includes computers, hand-held devices and consoles.

Ottawa, Canada - 30th July, 2008: Magmic Games Inc. and First Star Software, Inc. have entered into an agency agreement under which First Star was appointed Magmic’s exclusive agent for “Miner 2049er®” and “Bounty Bob Strikes Back™”. Both games, by Bill Hogue, are well know, award-winning classic titles form the early 1980’s. “Miner 2049er®” was named Game of The Year in 1984 by Electronic Games Magazine and has been ported across numerous platforms, including cellphones and SmartPhones, developed and published by Magmic Games.

In “Miner 2049er®”, Bounty Bob™ is a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on a mission to search through all of Nuclear Ned's abandoned uranium mines for the treacherous Yukon Yohan. Bob must claim each section of each mine by running over it. There are a wide variety of futuristic obstacles that he must deal with such as matter transporters, hydraulic scaffolds, and jet-speed floaters as well as avoiding the radioactive creatures that have been left behind. There are 10 mines in total.

Along the way, Bob will encounter many objects left behind by past miners. By collecting these, bonus points are achieved and the radioactive creatures smile and turn green. While in this state, Bob can collect them and earn extra points. Various obstacles in each mine aid and hinder Bob's progress. Ladders allow him to climb up or down to the next platform, Matter Transporters teleport him to other matter transporters in that mine, chutes can slide Bob off a platform (often against his will), and pulverizers can crush Bob if he gets in their way.

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MAGMIC GAMES TO CO-PUBLISH
"BOULDER DASH®-ROCKS!™" FOR MOBILE DEVICES

Partnership with 10TACLE MOBILE and First Star Software covers all platforms

Ottawa, Canada - 16th January, 2008: Magmic Games Inc., 10TACLE MOBILE GmbH and First Star Software, Inc. have announced a partnership whereby Magmic Games is granted the exclusive worldwide rights to develop and co-publish a mobile version of “Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™” Under the terms of the agreement, Magmic Games and First Star Software will co-publish mobile versions of the title across all mobile platforms, including J2ME, BREW, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and iPhone.

Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™ is a modern remake of the original cult classic “Boulder Dash®.” The tricky puzzle and dexterity game first made its debut in the early 80s across several personal computer platforms, including Atari, Commodore 64 and DOS. It is one of the few gaming titles to be ported from a personal computer game to an arcade game, and still enjoys a loyal fan following today.

The hit game’s principle remains: players have to collect sparkling diamonds whilst avoiding numerous traps and beating opponents to reach them, all the while watching out for falling boulders. The game was released in November, 2007, for the Nintendo DS, with a PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) version to follow in Spring 2008.

This will be the fourth mobile game in the Boulder Dash® franchise, following the original Boulder Dash®-M.E.™; Boulder Dash®-M.E.™2 and Boulder Dash®-Tournaments For Prizes™.

“We are very pleased to be adding one of the classic brands in gaming to our product catalog,” said Nicholas Reichenbach, vice president of publishing for Magmic. “We look forward to working with FIRST STAR SOFTWARE AND 10TACLE STUDIOS and its partners on this and future projects.”

“Working on the franchise was an exciting challenge. We are very proud that we could relive the famous brand again and are looking forward to supporting MAGMIC in their development process.”, says Alexandra Gerb, Managing Director for 10TACLE STUDIOS MOBILE

First Star Software’s president, Richard M. Spitalny commented, “We’re particularly excited about working with Magmic and 10TACLE in making Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™ available across the broadest selection of mobile devices ever for a single Boulder Dash® title.”

Magmic Games will make versions of Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™ available for distribution through its roster of carrier partners and will also market the product through its various direct-to-consumer portals. The game is expected to debut in June, 2008.

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LET THE DIAMOND HUNT BEGIN AS BOULDER DASH®-ROCKS!™
HITS THE SHELVES ACROSS EUROPE TODAY

Darmstadt/Geneva/Chappaqua, NY - 22nd November, 2007: 10TACLE STUDIOS AG, Electronic Arts inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS); and First Star Software, Inc. today announced the Europe-wide release of "Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™" for the Nintendo DS™. Jointly developed by 10TACLE STUDIOS MOBILE and co-publisher First Star Software, Inc., the modern remake of this cult classic guarantees both veteran "Boulder Dash®" fans and new-found Rockford™ friends exciting and challenging arcade-puzzle action.

First Star Software's tricky puzzle and dexterity game first made its debut in the early 80's and continues to fascinate its large fan base making it a classic in the history of interactive entertainment. Now Boulder Dash® is back with a hot new look to take the Nintendo DS by storm this holiday. A version of the game for the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) will follow in Spring 2008. The hit game's principle remains: players have to collect sparkling diamonds whist avoiding numerous traps and beating opponents to reach them, all the while watching our for falling boulders.

The game contains four different gaming modes. In addition to the classic single-player mode, which takes players through 80 levels across four different game worlds, Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™ now offers a new multi-player setting and two additional play modes. For the first time, Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™ on the Nintendo DS also features "Route Race" - an all new custom designed strategic game feature which allows the player to use the Stylus to first draw a path for Rockford™ to exit a level, though neither Rockford™ nor any of the in-game elements move until after the player is ready to test the route they have recorded. While this may seem easy at first, the higher the level the more challenging it becomes for the player to envision the best strategy as he weighs up which enemies to free or which stones to move to reach the exit, while trying to predict and remember how things will shift based on the route drawn.

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ROCKFORD™ ROCKS THE INTERNET

Official "Boulder Dash®-Rocks!™" website goes live.

Chappaqua, NY & Darmstadt, Germany - 20th August, 2007: Rockford™, the hero of Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™, set out today to conquer the Internet! Players can guide the diamond-loving Rockford™ and his spaceship between four worlds at www.boulder-dash-rocks.com. Experience the style of the new edition of this cult classic as Jungle, Lava, Water, and Netherworld levels present waiting fans a wide range of interactive elements and comprehensive information about Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™ in addition to a mini-game, e-cards, wallpapers and a downloadable website kit so fans can build their own Builder Dash®-ROCKS!™ fan pages.

Further, visitors can find a number of gameplay video trailers from throughout the colorful worlds of Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™ for the Nintendo DS. The website's launch is scheduled to bridge the time left before the title is released by co-publishers 10TACLE STUDIOS AG and First Star Software, Inc. in November of 2007 (Nintendo DS™) and the first quarter of 2008 (Sony PSP™).

The original challenging and entertaining, arcade-puzzle game made its debut in the early 80's and continues to fascinate its enormous fan base decades later. Today the game is acknowledged as one of the classic cult games in computer and video game history. Now Boulder Dash® will appear with several new gameplay modes as well as a hot new look sure to take the Nintendo DS™ and the Sony PSP™ platforms by storm. The hit game's main objective and game physics remain unchanged: the player has to collect a certain number of diamonds while avoiding falling objects, traps and besting enemies in order to open and discover the exit, before time runs out.

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FIRST STAR SOFTWARE AND 10TACLE STUDIOS TO BRING
TOP GAME FRANCHISE TO NINTENDO DS AND SONY PSP

Boulder Dash®, one of the most popular retro games ever, scheduled for hand-held gaming platforms.

Chappaqua, NY & Darmstadt, Germany - 20th November, 2006: Today, First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York-based, award winning developer and publisher and 10TACLE STUDIOS, AG, one of Europe’s premiere developers and publishers announced that they have entered into a co-publishing agreement. The companies will develop and co-publish a Boulder Dash® sequel on both Nintendo’s DS and Sony’s PlayStation-Portable System for release in time for the 2007 holiday season.

Based on the multimillion unit selling Boulder Dash® franchise, the companies will design and develop the new game to take full advantage of the unique hardware; interface; network and online capabilities of each of the devices while incorporating the classic, well-known and much beloved core game-play mechanics of previous games in the best-selling series. Players will be reacquainted with Rockford™ updated to appeal to today’s audiences and support the many new game elements and features found throughout numerous solo and multiplayer game modes.

“Recently, the brand has achieved great success on cell phones, PDA's and online as a casual, try and buy title.” remarked Richard M. Spitalny, First Star Software’s president. “Considered by many as one of the top nostalgic action-puzzlers, the last hand-held Boulder Dash® game (for Game Boy Advance) was released in 2002, so the time is now right for new, updated versions for the DS and PSP”.

The development of a new Boulder Dash® game for the popular handheld platforms allows 10TACLE STUDIOS to expand their mobile games line-up even further. 10TACLE STUDIOS MOBILE Managing Director Alexandra Gerb, “With Boulder Dash® we are proud to be able to continue one of the oldest and most famous brands in computer games. The tried and true concept has already delighted generations of computer, video game and coin-operated arcade gamers, and now we want to give the brand our own accent by adding a number of innovations designed to take advantage of the capabilities these new platforms have to offer. We want to lend protagonist Rockford™'s adventures a fresh, modern style to get him into shape for the years to come.”

The release of Boulder Dash® for the DS and PSP by 10TANCLE STUDIOS and First Star Software represents their first co-publishing venture. Both companies envision expanding their relationship to further exploit the Boulder Dash® brand as new mutual opportunities present themselves.

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I-PLAY NADFIRST STAR SOFTWARE SIGN GLOBAL
DEAL FOR BOULDER DASH®-M.E.™ 2

San Mateo, CA & London, UK - 19th December, 2005: Mobile gamers the world over will soon have a chance to renew their love affair with Boulder Dash®, First Star Software’s multi-million unit selling, timeless and much-loved classic action-puzzle game, thanks to a global, exclusive co-publishing deal announced today between First Star and I-play, the mobile games company.

Rockford™, the game’s key character, thus makes a long-awaited return to mobile phones following a very successful debut in the first mobile version of the title, which launched in Spring of 2003. The original Boulder Dash®-M.E.™ was released in 11 languages and was featured by leading carriers and portals thorough out the world having met with both critical acclaim and commercial success receiving a Number One Mobile Game ranking by international mobile games review website Midlet-Review as well as their coveted TIP/Star award.

Paul Maglione, I-play’s Senior Vice President of Publishing and Marketing commented, “Boulder Dash®-M.E.™ 2 is a welcome addition to our 2006 portfolio, and we are delighted to be able to bring this updated version to the market in association with First Star Software. Arcade classics have proven themselves beyond a doubt in the mobile gaming space, and Boulder Dash® has the added advantage of having already done very well on mobiles. Welcome back Rockford™!”

Richard M. Spitalny, President of First Star Software, Inc., commented, “We’re delighted to be working again with both our development partners at InstantCom and with I-play. Digital Bridges, as they were known back then, was one of our first distributors when we initially released Boulder Dash®-M.E.™; now, several hundreds of thousands of units later, we’re looking forward to partnering with them exclusively as we prepare to launch Boulder Dash®-M.E.™ 2 throughout the world.”

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GAMETAP ANNOUNCES LICENSING DEALS WITH 7 NEW
PUBLISHERS INCLUDING FIRST STAR SOFTWARE

Turner’s newest network, GameTap, features a diverse mix of games from 24 publishers total
including new additions: Electronic Arts, Take-Two, First Star Software & Capcom.

Atlanta, GA - 17th October, 2005: GameTap, a first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), today announced that it will now offer an even larger selection of games as a result of licensing agreements with seven new publishers.

GameTap will provide subscribers with content from some of the industry’s top publishers and developers including Electronic Arts, Capcom, Take-Two, First Star Software, Dreamcatcher Interactive, Knowledge Adventure and 3000AD. GameTap will launch with nearly 300 games and grow from there, with new games added to the service each week.

In addition to the new publishers, GameTap has already licensed hundreds of games from other publishers including Activision, Atari, Eidos Interactive, G-Mode, Intellivision Lives, Midway, Namco, SEGA, TAITO, Team 17, Ubisoft, Vivendi Universal Games, Codemasters, Cyan, Ironstone, Taurus Media and Telegames.

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FIRST STAR SOFTWARE AND XING INTERACTIVE ANNOUNCE
AGREEMENT FOR ‘GREATEST HITS’ COMPENDIUM

14-Title compilation CD-Rom for Windows features original 1980’s and 90’s retro gaming hits.

Chappaqua, NY - 24th May, 2005: First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York developer and publisher of award winning games, today announced their non-exclusive distribution agreement with Xing Interactive of Assen, The Netherlands. Xing Interactive will initially distribute First Star Software’s Greatest Hits™ in Benelux, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Priced at 9.99 GBP/14,95 Euro/US$19.95 this collection is available now.

The first compilation of First Star’s classic games from the 1980’s and 1990’s contains 14 of First Star's early releases on a single disc including four games from their best-selling Boulder Dash® series as well as Astro Chase®, Bristles™ and Flip and Flop™, all of which have appeared in the coin-operated arcades at least once. All games are their original versions, launched automatically by emulation software enabling players to enjoy Commodore 64; Atari 8 bit and 16 bit; as well as DOS versions of these retro-gaming masterpieces on their for Windows computers.

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INFOSPACE AND FIRST STAR SOFTWARE BRING NEW MOBILE
GAME BOULDER DASH® TOURNAMENT FOR PRIZES™ TO
VERIZON WIRELESS GET IT NOW® CUSTOMERS

Bedminster, NJ - 20th April, 2005: Infospace, a leading provider of mobile content, applications and infrastructure, (NASDAQ: INSP), and First Star Software, Inc., the award-winning multi-platform game publisher, today announced Boulder Dash®-Tournaments For Prizes™ is now available to Verizon Wireless Get It Now® customers. For the first time, customers are able to play Boulder Dash® to compete for popular prizes like DVDs, CDs and gift cards from major retailers. Designed to stay fresh and exciting, the game challenges players with randomly generated levels, providing a new game experience every time.

“Boulder Dash® is a true classic in the arcade game world,” remarked Steve Elfman, Infospace, vice-president mobile operations. “Now we’re adding an exciting new dimension to an already great franchise by enabling Verizon Wireless customers to compete against each other for exciting prizes. The new dynamically generated levels of game play are certain to bring out the competitor in each player.”

“Millions of Boulder Dash® fans have enjoyed what many view as the ultimate action-puzzle game,” explained Richard M. Spitalny, President of First Star Software, the award-winning publishers of Boulder Dash®. “With Boulder Dash®-Tournament For Prizes™, Infospace and First Star are tapping into Verizon Wireless customers’ love of competition. With exciting tournament prizes, randomly generated competition levels and practice caves for offline play, old and new fans alike are sure to keep coming back for more.”

Verizon Wireless customers can find Boulder Dash®-Tournament For Prizes™ in the getGAMES shopping aisle of the Get It Now virtual store. Verizon Wireless customers with select Get It Now-enabled phones can purchase Boulder Dash®-Tournament For Prizes™ for $2.99 monthly access or $7.49 for unlimited use purchase.

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FIRST STAR SOFTWARE AND MEAN HAMSTER SOFTWARE
ANNOUNCE ‘GREATEST HITS’ COMPENDIUM

14-Title compilation CD-Rom for Windows features original 1980’s and 90’s retro gaming hits.

Chappaqua, NY - 20th November, 2004: First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York developer and publisher of award winning games, today announced their co-development agreement with Mean Hamster Software of Deer Park, Washington. The companies have joined together to create the first compilation of First Star’s classic games from the 1980’s and 1990’s. First Star Software’s Greatest Hits™ will be released in time for Christmas and contains 14 of First Star's early releases on a single disc.

All games are their original versions, launched automatically by emulation software enabling players to enjoy Commodore 64; Atari 8 bit and 16 bit; as well as DOS versions of these retro-gaming masterpieces on their for Windows computers.

First Star’s president, Richard M. Spitalny states: “Now, for the first time ever, 14 of First Star's early releases can be purchased all together. The compilation includes one game never released before; the never-before-released Commodore 64 version of a game originally licensed to Radio Shack; and, the sorts of 'extras' collectors value and enjoy such scans of foreign and domestic boxes, memorabilia, original instruction sheet; prototype art; even video clips of interviews with the company's founders. Up until now, we were not able to satisfy the requests of fans who want to play our older games on their Windows computers.”

Mean Hamster Software’s president John Swiderski commented: “It's both an honor and a privilege to be working with such an historic company as First Star Software to produce this compilation. One has to appreciate the original programmers’ efforts involved in the production of these games; this was the golden age of gaming when games were all about game play and creativity. Now fans of all ages can enjoy their classic, First Star favorites on their modern-day PC.”

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BOULDER DASH®-POCKETPC EXTREME™ RELEASED TODAY

First Star Software and Pocketnapalm launch first PDA vesrion in best-selling series.

Chappaqua, NY - 29th October, 2004: First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York based developer and publisher of award winning games, announced that Boulder Dash®-PocketPC Extreme™, the latest installment in their Boulder Dash® series of games, was released today. A major hit for years in arcades, on consoles and on PCs, this sequel to the nostalgic action-puzzle game was jointly developed with Pocketnapalm of Budapest, Hungary who together with First Star will co-publish the game for all Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002 or Pocket PC 2003 (Arm/XScale/MIPS/SH3/SH4 processor) devices with 3 MB free storage memory and 8 MB free program memory.

Boulder Dash®-PocketPC Extreme™ is the first official Boulder Dash® sequel ever developed for PDAs. The heart pumping, state of the art action-puzzle game introduces players to Rocky™ and Crystal™ (the children of the star of the original game: Rockford™) on their journey through five new exciting worlds as they search for treasure. Retailing for US$19.95, the game includes 20 Tutorial levels as well as 100 Game levels spread across five different graphic worlds of twenty levels each. Beautiful hand-drawn graphics, intense soundtracks and mind boggling level solutions feature remote controlled gates toggled by switches; 90° rotation of the screen; growing amoebas and deadly lava; tricky doors and keys. Tools and inventory are also introduced, providing players with the ability to use detonators and dynamite; timed bombs; kick objects and escape from tight spots with their boulder-smashing hammers as they play in either portrait or landscape mode.

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ATLAS MOBILE AND FIRST STAR SOFTWARE TEAM UP TO
OFFER BOULDER DASH®-TOURNAMENTS FOR PRIZES™

New version of the classic game gives players the chance to compete
against others in multiplayer skills-based tournaments for prizes!

Atlanta, GA - 23rd March, 2004: Atlas Mobile, the worldwide leader in mobile, skills-based multiplayer tournament games, and First Star Software, Inc., the award-winning multi-platform game publisher, today announce that they will co-publish Boulder Dash®-Tournaments For Prizes™ for BREW and J2ME mobile phones.

Boulder Dash®, the internationally acclaimed, multi-million selling action-puzzle game in which players dig tunnels, collect diamonds, and dodge boulders, has been released to video arcades on four occasions and was dubbed “the best Commodore 64 game ever.” In this update on the wildly popular classic, mobile phone users will have the opportunity to compete for fun and PRIZES in continuous head-to-head and progressive skills-based tournaments.

Leveraging Atlas Mobile’s tournament network and expertise, Boulder Dash®-Tournaments for Prizes™ is the first title in the Boulder Dash® series to dynamically generate new levels and allow players to win PRIZES such as CDs, DVDs, and gift cards by winning tournaments against other mobile phone users. To ensure fairness, contestants will always play identical caves as their opponents, yet because the caves are continuously generated, the game experience will remain unique and fresh.

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BOULDER DASH®-TREASURE PLEASURE™
PREMIERES ONLINE AT SHOCKWAVE.COM

First Star Software and Solare release latest game kicking off 20th anniversary celebration of series.

Chappaqua, NY - 17th December, 2003: First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York based developer and publisher of award winning games, announced today that Boulder Dash®-Treasure Pleasure™ , the latest installment in their Boulder Dash® series of games, will debut online at Shockwave.com. A major hit for years in arcades, on consoles and on PCs, this sequel to the nostalgic action-puzzle game, was jointly developed with Solware, Ltd. of Budapest, Hungary and will be available both as a free, browser-based game as well as for download and purchase for Windows computers.

Next year marks the 20th Anniversary of the initial release of Boulder Dash® with well over 2,000,000 units having been sold in the series. Versions of the game have been released into the coin-operated arcades four times and Boulder Dash®-M.E.™, is currently ranked #1 for J2ME, BREW and mophun handsets in numerous territories throughout the world.

Boulder Dash®-Treasure Pleasure™, retailing for US$24.95 contains twenty two Tutorial levels as well as sixty Game levels spread across three different graphic worlds of twenty levels each. In addition to the ability to play as either Rockford™, or his sister Crystal™ , users will be treated to ever increasingly difficult levels and many new and exciting tools and features including: Reverse Gravity (diamonds float in the underwater world); Screen Rotation; Dynamite & Detonators, Bombs; Hammers; Boots; Growing Walls; Magic Walls; and, numerous enemies.

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BOULDER DASH®, ONE OF THE MOST ENDURING ELECTRONIC GAME
FRANCHISES IN HISTORY, HITS VERIZON WIRELESS’ GET IT NOW

Airborne Entertainment and First Star Software launch Boulder Dash®-M.E.™

Montreal, Canada and Bedminster, NJ - 3rd December, 2003: Boulder Dash®, dubbed “the best Commodore 64 game ever” is back with another platform to conquer. An undeniable hit for years in arcades, on consoles and on PCs, this nostalgic action-puzzle game is now going mobile as Boulder Dash®-M.E.™ with Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest wireless provider and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network. Beginning this week on Verizon Wireless’ Get It Now , a virtual wireless software store, you can dig tunnels, collect diamonds and, of course, dodge boulders.

Losing none of its charm or playability in the mobile space, the game Boulder Dash®-M.E.™ has 26 challenging caves (10 tutorial and 16 game caves) providing players the ability to rotate the screen 90 degrees and a vast inventory of tools and weapons,like sledgehammers, kicks and bombs. Already ranked #1 by Midlet-Review, and recipient of two Mobile Games Awards™ Boulder Dash®-M.E.™ is expected to carry this success into the wireless world. The sixth game in the award winning Boulder Dash® series was developed by InstantCom, Ltd. of Zagreb, Croatia and is published jointly by First Star Software and Airborne Entertainment.

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AIRBORNE, INSTANTCOM AND FIRST STAR SOFTWARE ANNOUNCE NORTH
AMERICAN CO-PUBLISHING AGREEMENT FOR BOULDER DASH®-M.E.™

Chappaqua, NY - 15th April, 2003: First Star Software, Inc., designer and publisher of award- winning games, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive, co-publishing agreement with Airborne Entertainment, a leading publisher of top-flight branded wireless entertainment, for the J2ME and BREW versions of Boulder Dash®-M.E.™ throughout North America.

Developed jointly with InstantCom, Ltd. of Zagreb, Croatia, Boulder Dash®-M.E. ™ is the sixth game in the award winning Boulder Dash® series, one of the most enduring electronic game franchises in history. Losing none of its charm or playability in the mobile space, the game has 26 challenging caves (10 tutorial and 16 game caves) and a vast inventory of tools and weapons, like sledge hammers, kicks and bombs. Boulder Dash®-M.E. ™ is also the first cell phone game ever to rotate the entire playfield 90 degrees, in real time. Already ranked #1 by Midlet-Review, and recipient of the Mobile Games Award ™, the mophun™ version of Boulder Dash®-M.E.™ has consistently been among the top-selling mophun games, and is expected to carry this tradition into BREW and J2ME.

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DIGITIAL BRIDGES SIGNS BOULDER DASH®-M.E.™

First Star Software and Digital Bridges bring J2ME game to Europe.

London, UK and Chappaqua, NY - 8th April, 2003: Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions; and First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York based designer and publisher of award winning games, announced today that they have entered into a non-exclusive European distribution agreement covering the J2ME versions of Boulder Dash®-M.E.™.

Jointly developed with InstantCom, Ltd. of Zagreb, Croatia, the sixth game by First Star in their award-winning Boulder Dash® series will be available throughout Europe on all major J2ME hand-sets. The deal is the first in Digital Bridges’ dbi Distribution programme since its recent launch at the Game Developers’ Conference in San Jose, California, on 4 March 2003. The programme leverages Digital Bridges’ strength in multi-channel distribution of mobile entertainment – covering operators, retailers, broadcasters and web portals – to create a faster and broader path to market for developers and publishers of J2ME games.

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NEW BOULDER DASH® GAME SUPPORTS MOPHUN™ MOBILE DEVICES

Chappaqua, NY - 19th November, 2002: First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York based designer of award winning games, today announced the release of Boulder Dash®-M.E.™ jointly developed with InstantCom, Ltd. of Zagreb, Croatia. The sixth game by First Star in their award winning Boulder Dash® series, Boulder Dash®-M.E.™ was completed supporting the mophun™ Virtual Machine developed by Synergenix Interactive of Solna, Sweden. The mophun™ VM was written from the ground up as a software based gaming console for mobile devices. Synergenix’ other proprietary technology insures that any mophun game that is downloaded by an end-user will only work on that particular hand-set, which must also contain the mophun run time engine. The first manufacture to support mophun is Sony-Ericsson with their new, T300 handset.

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FIRST STAR TURNS 20!

Chappaqua, NY - 1st Jamuary, 2002: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of First Star Software, Inc. and this industry survivor has much to celebrate. Numerous licenses continue to be granted and new game development is underway. Boulder Dash®, in particular, has been at the center of much of the company's activity over the past 12 months.

KEMCO has already released a JAVA enabled Boulder Dash® game for mobile phones in Japan and they will be releasing their Game Boy Advance sequel to Boulder Dash®, entitled Boulder DashH® EX™, throughout the world, later in 2002. This follows licenses for the theme music for both Boulder Dash® Vol. I and Boulder Dash® Vol. 2-'Rockford's Revenge'™ for audio CD and vinyl records.

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FIRST STAR LICENSES CERTAIN BOULDER DASH® RIGHTS TO KEMCO

Chappaqua, NY - 1st September, 2000: First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York based designer of award winning games, today announced that a major licensing agreement has been reached with KEMCO. The agreement calls for KEMCO to develop and publish games based on Boulder Dash® Vol. 1, First Star's best-selling, award winning title.

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FIRST STAR LICENSES SPY VS. SPY® FOR GAME BOY COLOR

Japan - February, 1999: First Star entered into another license with its long standing Japanese partner, KEMCO, under which KEMCO publishes the Game Boy Color version of SPY vs. SPY® Vol. 1.

Under the terms of this license First Star granted KEMCO the exclusive rights, through out the world, to use First Star's game design, Simulplay™, Simulvision™ and the Trapulator™ on the GBC while KEMCO secured their own license to the SPY vs. SPY® characters directly from E.C. Publications, Inc., the publishers of MAD Magazine.

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