Planetwide Games is a key event sponsor at Digital Hollywood this week
from March 30 to April 1, 2005.

Alekhine rewon the championship from Euwe in 1937 and maintained it until his death in 1946.

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Turbine Shanda Form Strategic Relationship; Leading North American Online Studio and China's Largest Online Games Operator Set to Cooperate in China's Online

For more information on Turbine and its
services , please visit www.Chinese World Champion, Zhu Chen, 27, to Oppose American Star Irina Krush, 21

March 1, 2005, 5pm at The ABC Times Square Studios

NEW YORK, Accoona. In the game, players can
choose from 20 character classes and assume the role of a Warrior, Cleric,
Mage, and Assassin and then explore the many exotic locations within boundless
miles of terrain and virtual real estate.

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TURBINE and ASHERON'S CALL are registered trademarks or trademarks
of Turbine, Inc. "Chess fans throughout China and worldwide will be watching
closely as these champions square off in a battle of great minds," continued
Podziba., Planetwide Games will hold
an official Golden Launch event at Digital Hollywood, March 30, 2005, in Santa
Monica, CA for RYL: Path of the Emperor, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role
Playing Game (MMORPG), which recently announced a $1,000,000 Grand Prize
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2004, Shanda had approximately 2 . With studios on both coasts of the United States, the
company is the largest privately-held online games company in North
America. Planetwide Games will hold an official Golden Launch event at Digital
Hollywood, March 30, 2005 in Santa Monica, CA for RYL: Path of the Emperor, a
Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), which recently
announced a $1,000,000 Grand Prize skill-based Player vs. There will be over 350 guest speakers at this
year's event.PlanetwideGames .

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in the United States and other jurisdictions.
The women will play two games of rapid chess, with each dramatic game
lasting at most one hour.

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About Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: SNDA) is a
leading interactive entertainment media company in China. Each
user can interact with thousands of others while enjoying the
interactive entertainment content that Shanda provides. For more information about Shanda, please visit
http://www. As
RYL players advance to each level they discover new and stronger skills, which
assist them in their ability to try and survive during all encompassing
battles against powerful monsters.

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"Shanda has become a gateway into the Chinese online gaming
market ," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO, Turbine, Inc.3 billion by
2009.
Forbes will also perform the ceremonial first move for the Chess Championship.
"On behalf of New York City I am proud to welcome the Accoona Women's
Chess Championship to New York City," said New York City Sports Commissioner
Ken Podziba. The Accoona
Artificial Intelligence Search Technology understands the meaning of words and
allows users to "Supertarget" key words within a search query, thus providing
more relevant results.

Some of the many innovative features of RYL: Path of the Emperor include:
-- True Player vs.

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com, the new Artificial
Intelligence Web Search Company, announced today that it will present the
Accoona World Women's Chess Championship on March 1, 2005, 5pm, at The ABC
Times Square Studios, in the heart of New York City. The Accoona QuickProfile also grants users one-click
access to pertinent business information which often can be difficult to
locate, such as Business Contact Information, Telephone and Fax numbers, sales
figures, and other useful business information . Player tournament
within the game."
RYL: Path of the Emperor is a persistent universe or role-playing game
(RPG) with a first of its kind Intuitive Combat System , Personalized Weaponry
System and Player vs.

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, a
leading publisher of online subscription entertainment, announced
today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Shanda
Interactive Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: SNDA), the largest operator
of online games in China.

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"This
agreement signals Turbine's commitment to a long-term presence in
China."

About Turbine, Inc. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners .Accoona.

One of the strongest Word Champions, Alekhine was renowned for his deep calculations and uncompromising attacking style.

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"Through this close cooperation with Turbine, we can bring to
our users premium online game offerings from North America that are
better adapted for Chinese users' taste and requirements .
Accoona enjoys a unique partnership in China with the China Daily
Information Company, the largest and official English Language Web destination
in China, from which Accoona has access to over 10 million unique visitors per
day. Player MMORPG. RYL players start off at Level 1, with
minimal skills and abilities, but over time they gain experience points,
through achievement, which allows them to advance to Level 2, and beyond. Guild Battles
-- Customized Character Creation
-- Hundreds of Quests
-- Compelling and Intuitive Combat System
-- Innovative, Customizable "Skill System"
-- Upgradeable and Limitless Armor and Weapons System
-- Build Fortresses
-- Raise a Virtual Dragon for Battle
-- Create Flying Siege Gliders
-- Commandeer Battering Rams
-- Persistent Universe
-- Thousands of Miles of Treacherous and Exotic Terrain
-- Virtual Real Estate Ownership
-- Become the Emperor and Rule the Land

About Planetwide Games
Based in Costa Mesa, CA, Planetwide Games (a Bluetorch On-Line Games , Inc.

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Under the agreement, Shanda and Turbine will
cooperate extensively in developing and localizing Turbine's massively
multiplayer online role playing games for the Chinese market. Turbine's catalogue includes some of the most famous online
entertainment brands, including Asheron's Call(R), Dungeons +
Dragons(R) Online and The Lord of the Rings Online(TM):
Middle-Earth(TM) Online. Interaction
enriches your life. Mr.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. Digital Hollywood is where the Entertainment
Industry meets Technology.
"Digital Hollywood is the perfect industry venue for us to premiere RYL:
Path of the Emperor, which is the first fantasy MMORPG to be comprised of true
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is a premier producer, publisher and operator of
online subscription entertainment and is headquartered in Westwood,
Massachusetts. Shanda's interactive
entertainment platform attracts a large and loyal user base, an
increasing amount of which access Shanda's content from home.
This world-class Chess event, sanctioned by the New York City Sports
Commission, the US Chess Federation, and the Association of Chess
Professionals, promises to be an exciting cultural exchange between China and
America.

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WESTWOOD, Mass. If the match ends in a tie, the champions will play
a sudden-death ten minute game.
RYL: Path of the Emperor is currently available for online Pre-Order
purchase at EB Games and Gamestop.RYL.

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Steve Forbes To Introduce The Accoona Women's World Chess Championship

Planetwide Games to Host 'Golden Launch' Event for RYL: Path of the Emperor Video Game at Digital Hollywood

Lastly, RYL players have the chance
to receive the ultimate gaming reward: to become the actual Emperor of RYL,
Rule over the Land and win $1,000,000.net.

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snda. Guild battles," said Kevin Donovan, President
Planetwide Games. Planetwide Games also develops proprietary online
technology and is building a worldwide network of affiliates to distribute
their games. Visit http://www.

After winning the world championship in 1927 from the Cuban chess player Jos Rul Capablanca he lost it to the Dutch chess player Max Euwe in 1935.

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China represents one of the world's largest and fastest -growing
markets for online games, with International Data Corporation, a
market research company , estimating a market valued at $1.turbine. To order go to http://www.

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Forbes will speak about the advent of Web
Search and its business applications throughout the world, particularly its
promise in China, the World's fastest growing economy and marketplace.

About Accoona
http://www.com , is a Web Search Technology company dedicated to
making it easier for people to find information on the Internet. Player tournament within the game.prwebdirect.

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Shanda
offers a portfolio of diversified entertainment content including some
of the most popular massively multi -player and casual online games in
China, along with online chess and board games, network PC games and a
variety of cartoons and literature works. Mr.

Contact:
Mark Politi , VP Sales and Marketing at Planetwide Games
800-560-2993 x 202

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Turbine, Inc. International
Grandmaster Ron Henley will serve as official arbiter for the Championship
Match. Player and Guild vs. "We are proud to feature our next generation video game to
the Entertainment and Technology elite at Digital Hollywood.
While playing within the interactive global community of RYL: Path of the
Emperor, players meet other players in a diverse real time environment where
thousands of players from around the world simultaneously compete and take
part in specific quests and missions, fight monsters and other players , battle
in Guild vs.
company) is establishing itself as a provider of leading online video game
interactive entertainment.

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----Turbine, Inc. Shanda helped pioneer this market and today occupies the leading
position as measured by both revenue and total game playing users.
"As the largest online games operator in China, we know our end
users the best," said Tianqiao Chen, chief executive officer of
Shanda. Move-by-move commentary will be provided by
award-winning author and television personality Paul Hoffman and Canadian
Chess Champion and International Master Pascal Charbonneau .

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The evening will begin with an introduction from renowned international
business figure, Steve Forbes. Guild battles, buy, sell and trade virtual merchandise, build
fortresses and even raise their own virtual Dragon.