About the CMP Game Group
A core provider of essential information and community to the professional
game industry, the CMP Game Group includes the Game Developers Conference,
Game Developer magazine, Gamasutra.7827
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long-awaited current project, Tabula Rasa, is expected to launch sometime this
year, and he will share his experiences creating the game at this year's GDC.org.com/cgi-bin/prnh /20030521/ANARKLOGO)
Extensive customer feedback from Anark's Developer Release program has
been integrated into the new release, resulting in significantly expanded
features including the ability to author data driven menus and in-game user
interfaces, in addition to the traditional game front end.

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, CMP Media
(http://www. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned
to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet
their individual needs. Anark was founded in 1994. Other product and company names are for
informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective
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providing essential information and marketing services to the entire
technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology
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"It is a high honor to be counted among the legends who are previous
recipients of this award , such as Will Wright and Eugene Jarvis," said
Garriott.Y.

About Anark Corporation-
Anark Corporation provides powerful enterprise software and solutions to
organizations that need to cost effectively deliver high-end, interactive 3D
based applications.

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1999, Garriott resigned and in the following year, he returned to the industry
with his new startup Destination Games in partnership with his brother and
Starr Long, producer of Ultima Online.com)
A core provider of essential information to the professional game
industry, the CMP Game Group offers market-defining content, and drives
community through the Game Developers Conference , GDC Europe, the Serious
Games Summit D.
GDC is the largest global event devoted to the art , technology and
business of game creation.

About CMP Media LLC
CMP Media LLC (http: //www., Anark announces the official
launch of the Anark Gameface bundle, the first complete UI authoring solution
for game developers at the 2005 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Artists then
use Anark Studio, a professional authoring tool to rapidly prototype and
polish the final UI.

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magazine. Garriott, Richard took an
interest in computers at a young age.com)
Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands in the
technology, healthcare and lifestyles industries, CMP Media has earned the
confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any
other media company. CMP
Media is a subsidiary of United Business Media
(http://www . Official Release of Anark Gameface Streamline the Professional Game User
Interface Development Pipeline

BOULDER, Colo. Anark customers such as Boeing, MASCorp , USAF and
Maserati improve efficiency, save money and communicate more effectively with
mission -critical interactive Product Visualization, Training, Corporate
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com, the Independent Games Festival, the Game Developers Choice
Awards, and GDCTV.cmpgame.

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Produced and hosted by the Game Developers
Conference (GDC) and presented by the International Game Developers
Association (IGDA), the 6th annual Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony will
take place on Wednesday , March 22 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium."
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For more information, please visit http://www. For more
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The IGDA's mission is to strengthen the international game
development community and effect change to benefit that community. For more
information on the IGDA, please visit info@igda.

About the CMP Game Group (http://www. MANHASSET, N.cmpgame.

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"Garriott almost single-handedly brought the role-playing game experience
to glowing life," remarked Jamil Moledina, director of the Game Developers
Conference.
Garriott and his brother formed Origin Systems, Inc.
"Garriott's creative vision and ability to push questions of morality via
his game designs has paved the way for other game creators to explore all
aspects of the human condition," Jason Della Rocca, executive director, IGDA,
said.

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" Garriott, along with his
brother , Robert, was also named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Inc.cmp. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access,
insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each
of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. A unique forum,
GDC is "the place" where attendees drive the industry forward by exploring
techniques for next generation game design .

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"We have been quite impressed with Anark Studio.

Anark, Anark Format SDK, Anark Gameface, Anark Client, Anark Studio and the
Anark logo are trademarks, and in certain jurisdictions , may be registered
trademarks of Anark Corporation.

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The iconic game maker,
known in the industry as Lord British, is credited with being a giant force
within the gaming community. In 2001, Destination merged with
NCsoft where Garriott currently acts as producer and designer of MMORPGs.

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CMP Media 's 19th Annual Game Developers Conference Scores Record Attendance; Largest Global Event Devoted to Art Technology and Business of Game Creation

Market defining keynotes and
talks by industry leaders from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo were the focal
point of the event.com.
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A respected pioneer of the
computer gaming world and best known for his monumental game series Ultima,
Garriott will be recognized for fueling the presence of Massively Multiplayer
Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) in the mass market.
During his 20+ years as a programmer and video game designer, Garriott has
received numerous awards including Computer Gaming World's "15 Most
Influential Industry Players," Next Generation's "America's Elite," PC Gamer's
"Game Gods," and PC Games' "Designer of the Year. "Given his ongoing role in evolving the form to its current
massively multiplayer online incarnation, we are proud to honor him for his
lifetime achievement.com), a global provider of news distribution
and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than
$3 billion.

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Anark Gameface can
now easily handle the typically labor intensive requirements of sports ,
strategy, and role playing game user interfaces
The Anark Gameface bundle is composed of two products, Anark Studio(TM)
and Anark Format SDK(TM).

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Past recipients of this award include: Eugene Jarvis, Mark Cerny,
Gunpei Yokoi (posthumous), Yuji Naka and Will Wright.cmpgame.com, the Independent Games Festival, and
The Game Developers Choice Awards.com

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SAN FRANCISCO, Richard Allen Garriott, executive
producer, NCsoft(R) North America, will be honored with this year's Game
Developers Choice Award for Lifetime Achievement. He began programming games in high
school and produced his first published game, Akalabeth, at the age of 19.
While attending the University of Texas at Austin, Garriott began developing
one of the most successful, longest -running game series of all time: Ultima. to begin publishing their
own games, and the company was acquired by Electronic Arts (EA) in 1992.

About the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
The International Game Developers Association is a non-profit membership
organization that advocates globally on issues related to digital game
creation.

It gave us the advantage we needed to get content into the front-end of our
games as fast as possible"
Douglas Tronsgard
CEO, Next Level Games

Company Benefits:
* Significant cost savings over other methods
* Lower schedule risk due to reliable production pipeline
* Improve team efficiency
* Improve time-to-market

Artist Benefits:
* Professional tool made for designers
* Composite 3D, 2D, Text , Sound and Interactivity in one tool
* Rapid prototyping of UI concepts
* Short learning curve and rapid workflow

Programmer Benefits:
* Code once to set up the content pipeline
* Flexible integration into any game engine
* Designers can produce UI data independently
* Spend time coding the game, not the front end
* Eliminate time-consuming iterative 'design -> implement' cycles

Visit Anark at GDC booth #944 in Moscone Center West , San Francisco. For more information on the Anark Gameface
bundle, visit http://www.anark.

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Recipients of the Lifetime Achievement award are selected by the Choice
Awards Advisory Board, comprised of a diverse set of developers from across
the globe.

About CMP Media (http: //www.cmp. It provides education, networking and business
opportunities to game development professionals including programmers,
artists, producers, game designers and audio professionals.
For a complete list of GDC 2005 event information, please visit
http://www.562.com.

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The event garnered prominent international print, broadcast and online
media including: ABC Television, Associated Press, Bloomberg , CBS Television,
Los Angeles Times, NBC Television, The New York Times, NPR Radio, Reuters, San
Francisco Chronicle, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and Wired
Magazine.

Anark Gameface(TM) for Game UI Development Launches at GDC 2005

The Anark Format SDK allows programmers to build
the UI pipeline once and then hand over UI creation to artists.com/gameface.

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Creator of 'Ultima' Series Richard Garriott to Be Celebrated by Peers With a Lifetime Achievement Award During the 6th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

, GDC Mobile, GDC Asia, Game Developer magazine,
Gamasutra. The
exhibit runs from March 9 - 11.

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Garriott was also recently chosen as the ninth inductee into the Academy of
Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame.unitedbusinessmedia.com) today announced that its largest event, the Game
Developers Conference (GDC) held March 9-11 at The Moscone Center West in San
Francisco, attracted approximately 12,000 attendees and over 200 innovative
game companies from around the world. Attendees participated in more than 300 lectures, panels,
tutorials and roundtable discussions covering all aspects of game development.gdconf. Its diverse products and services include newspapers,
magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education
and training , trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing.