NEW JAGUAR AND LYNX GAMES ON THE PROWL IN 2002

For immediate release:

January 10, 2002

ROCHESTER, MN -- Two years ago today Songbird Productions announced the
acquisition of three properties from former Atari Lynx and Jaguar
developer Beyond Games, including the highly-anticipated CyberVirus.
Songbird today announced the official release date for CyberVirus as
February 18, 2002.

CyberVirus takes Lynx gaming to an entirely new level by offering 16
action-packed missions all set in an amazing 3D environment. You are a
soldier inserted deep into enemy territory, where you alone hold the key
to turn back the Cybot threat. Avoid land mines and hunt for weapon
prototypes while repelling robots, mutant spiders, and other enemies.
This general release of CyberVirus contains many new features, including
stealth armor, strafing movement, powerups, storyboards, an enhanced
mission select screen, new objectives, all-new cheats and easter eggs,
and more.

Songbird continues its tradition of unparalleled support for orphaned
Atari systems by also announcing the release of Protector: Special
Edition (P:SE) on April 10, 2002. This games builds on the immensely
popular Protector for the Atari Jaguar with a bundle of new
enhancements, including 40 all-new levels and improvements in gameplay
and balance to make the game fun and challenging for newcomers and pros
alike. More jaw-dropping landscapes and backgrounds are sure to keep
players hungering for each new level, and several new songs have been
added to the mix as well.

As if that wasn't enough, Songbird owner Carl Forhan also indicated that
P:SE will include two incredible features to help spur hobby development
and lower costs for future CD-based games: BJL and JagFree CD. BJL is a
hobby protocol for downloading Jaguar games to RAM, and is a
cost-effective alternative for developing new games. JagFree CD allows
new CD games to be published and played easily on any consumer Jaguar CD
unit.

At press time, Carl revealed plans to bundle a CD game with P:SE. Carl
commented, "I want every Jaguar fan who purchases P:SE to know that the
JagFree CD feature is present and works correctly with properly produced
Jaguar CDs. Thus, I've been able to work out a deal to include the demo
version of Native on CD with P:SE. While only a one level demo, Native
is an impressive start to a game I know many Jaguar fans are anxious to
see in action." Carl indicated other CD games were also in the works and
would be available in the near future.

When asked if there is anything else fans can look forward to in the two
new games, Carl responded, "There is a special treat waiting for players
who finish these games. All I'll say is you'll definitely want to reach
the end on both of them."

If you would like to chat with Carl Forhan and other Atari fans about
these exciting developments, be sure to drop by The Atari Times'
chatroom (http://www.ataritimes.com) at 10pm CST today, Thursday,
January 10th, 2002.

Songbird Productions is the premier developer and publisher for the
Atari Lynx and Jaguar. To keep up to date with the latest news at
Songbird Productions, be sure to visit the company web site at
http://songbird.atari.net. CyberVirus and JagFree CD are copyright and
trademark 2001 Songbird Productions. Protector is a trademark of
Bethesda Softworks. All rights reserved. This message may be reprinted
in its entirety.


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