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News Release

For Immediate Release

Durham, North Carolina - March 21, 2006 - The Escapist and industry leader Warren Spector team up in the first of a four-part series on his thoughts of the potential and current states of the gaming industry.

Spector's article picks up where his lecture on the same topic left off in November of 2005 at the Montreal International Game Summit, taking into account new advances in technology and outside influences on the game market, and what that could spell for our industry in the future.

Also in this week's issue of The Escapist, Gearoid Reidy tells us how most games have all the same basic story in "A Thousand Heroes with Just One Face." Will Hindmarch also shares how dialogue can either make or break the setting and immersion of a game in "Magic Words."

These articles and more await you at The Escapist, "the smartest magazine of its ilk, ever" (HYPERLINK "http://www.indiegamedev.tucows.com/"indiegamedev.tucows.com), a "New York Times Magazine of gaming" ( HYPERLINK "http://www.monkeygames.com" www.monkeygames.com), with "quality of writing... far higher than any print gaming magazine in the U.S." ( HYPERLINK "http://www.dubiousquality.com" www.dubiousquality.com). Check it out today at HYPERLINK "http://www.escapistmagazine.com" www.escapistmagazine.com - Issue 37 is available now!

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Themis Group, Inc.'s publishing division operates a network of websites, blogs, and digital magazines offering entertainment, news, and community for the NetSet. With over one million unique website visitors each month, Themis Group has broad reach into the digital audience.

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