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To: Coy Lynn Gullett who wrote (333)	3/9/1998 5:13:00 AM
From: Marc Bell	Respond to of 633

Worms 2 sales are enormous in my area. Ever since the internet demo came out Worms 2 has been selling like crazy here in British Columbia, Canada. At one of the local, computer stores they sold out of all 15 copies of Worms 2 in 4 days. Everyone I've talked to on the internet who plays the demo has told me the same thing..... that after playing the internet demo they are going to buy this game. They also stated that without the internet demo, they wouldn't have even considered purchasing Worms 2 despite the excellent magazine reviews. Just goes to show that an excellent demo of a game can do wonders for its sales potential. From my own experience, Worms 2 is the best game I've played for a long time. The shareware version is the best game I've downloaded since Quake and the full version is the best game I've played since Civilization II. I've showed friends of mine at my University this game and within a few minutes they decided that they were going to get the game. Try out the Worms 2 internet demo..... you'll quickly see it's an original, dynamic and very enjoyable game with some of the most advanced internet playabililty features and upgradability options ever seen in a game. Marc

To: Coy Lynn Gullett who wrote (333)	3/9/1998 8:30:00 AM
From: Hansy	Respond to of 633

Finally, looks like a new Brokerage House just issued a "strong buy" on MPRS. Who is next ? quicken.excite.com

To: Coy Lynn Gullett who wrote (333)	3/9/1998 12:55:00 PM
From: Bonzo	Respond to of 633

From my post on AOL: Well here it is boys and girls. Spoke to the company this am about speculation that the Board has approved a reverse split. The Board of Directors did not meet to approve a reverse split - at least not yet. It is something that they are currently considering. I asked why not take the small cap listing since MPRS does meet all of these requirements? What could be so wrong with that? The response was they are still reviewing that possibility and have not ruled that out. The NASADAQ has asked them to correct the problem or offer a solution for compliance but there has not been any time limit yet imposed. The contact seemed rather upbeat and confident that the company would be fine in time since they do have a quality product lineup to offer. It was not Virginia Turner their normal IR contact who is currently on vacation that I spoke to.

To: Coy Lynn Gullett who wrote (333)	3/9/1998 12:56:00 PM
From: Bonzo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 633

From my post on AOL: Well here it is boys and girls. Spoke to the company this am about speculation that the Board has approved a reverse split. The Board of Directors did not meet to approve a reverse split - at least not yet. It is something that they are currently considering. I asked why not take the small cap listing since MPRS does meet all of these requirements? What could be so wrong with that? The response was they are still reviewing that possibility and have not ruled that out. The NASADAQ has asked them to correct the problem or offer a solution for compliance but there has not been any time limit yet imposed. The contact seemed rather upbeat and confident that the company would be fine in time since they do have a quality product lineup to offer. It was not Virginia Turner their normal IR contact who is currently on vacation that I spoke to.

To: Coy Lynn Gullett who wrote (333)	3/10/1998 4:00:00 PM
From: Snake1132	Respond to of 633

Coy, congratulations, your numbers are looking much better today due to the Press Release. I feel this quarter has been extremely difficult to gauge because of uncertain sales of Duels and Worms in the U.S. and the release schedule which until today was alarmingly (even more so than usual) murky. I say Duels and Worms are hard to find numbers for because neither of them shipped a great deal initially. I believe Duel's shipped 30,000 at first. I don't know what the re-order numbers are, but I do know everyone who is playing Duels against live opposition believes the game would have shipped 500,000 last year if it had been the product instead of what consumers got instead. The buzz is good. Worms 2 is well liked by the vast majority of people who try it, and seems to be selling consistently. On the whole your numbers may be a little high for Magic, and hopefully a little low for Worms. Ultimate Race and M1 may or may not receive re-orders this quarter beyond the 100k the press release states are expected to ship initially. It is still difficult to tell what the quarter will look like. But I am less concerned about something the company said in the Q3 call. Race said Q4 would result in a loss, but perhaps not as big a loss as Q3. I now feel we are safely outside that magnitude of loss. Looking forward my final comment is this. Last Friday the company traded as low and 1 and 7/16. That results in a market cap of 40 million. This company is a great buy on a risk adjusted basis at 40 million. MPRS stands a fair chance of having a 40 million QUARTER in Fiscal 99. The stock price is much lower than any rational basis can justify, and I am confident this will be borne out in time. Keep the numbers coming! Snake