“SACRED Underworld”: The Adventure Continues

Due for release in April 2005

MIDLANDS, England (December 15th, 2004) - Ascaron UK announces the highly anticipated expansion pack for the role-playing game of the year.

Players of Sacred can look forward to a game world that is 40 percent bigger than before, two new characters with distinctive and stunning abilities, 30 fearsome types of opponents and plenty of additional weapons, items and armor.

In Sacred Underworld, the player will be able to re-live the excitement of the entire original Sacred adventure with two new characters, the Daemon and the Dwarf; alternatively, it will be possible to continue the thrilling story of the fantasy world of "Ancaria" with existing characters.

The new adventures of "SACRED Underworld" will be available in April 2005 for €24.99. The main program is required in order to play the expansion pack.

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ABOUT ASCARON ENTERTAINMENT:

Ascaron Entertainment is one of the pioneers in the development of computer games. It is also one of the leading developers of computer games in Germany and has been prominent in the sales charts for more than a decade with titles such as Patrician, ANSTOSS, Vermeer, Port Royale and SACRED.

Ascaron is headquartered in Gütersloh and Germany maintains a development studio in Aachen (Germany) as well as an international department in Birmingham (UK).

Currently, Ascaron markets its products in more than 30 countries. In 2004, the overall sales volume including proprietary brand franchises will exceed one million units. For further information about Ascaron Entertainment, please visit http://www.ascaron.com

ABOUT KOCH MEDIA UK:

Founded in 1994, KOCH MEDIA UK develops, publishes and distributes a diverse mix of titles for home console gaming systems, personal computers and the Internet. Based in Basingstoke, the company has distribution contracts with a number of software publishers, including NINTENDO. For publishers not in the UK, KOCH MEDIA exclusively markets, sells and distributes titles, representing the publisher to the UK market place. Under its own brands of DEEP SILVER and EUROPRESS, KOCH MEDIA develops and publishes its own range of gaming and educational and lifestyle software. For more information on KOCH MEDIA and its products, visit www.kochmedia.co.uk