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GOT GAME ENTERTAINMENT AND MERSCOM ANNOUNCE "SQUAD ASSAULT: SECOND WAVE" GOES GOLD

World War II RTS to land on North America retail shelves September 3, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Weston, CT - August 9, 2005 - Got Game Entertainment LLC and co-publisher Merscom LLC today announced that "Squad Assault: Second Wave" for the PC has gone gold. This 3D real-time strategy game based on the battles that raged in the European Theater of World War II is a powerfully updated, enhanced, and expanded release of the critically-acclaimed "Squad Assault: West Front". All new campaigns and operations for at least 100 new battles, plus over 50 new modder maps, make for an entirely fresh exercise in tactical gaming. Created by Eric Young, of DAS Entertainment, designer of such war game classics as the "Close Combat" series and the "V for Victory" series, "Squad Assault: Second Wave" continues the quality tradition when it lands in retail stores across North America on September 3, 2005. "Squad Assault: Second Wave" will retail for $29.99 (USD) and is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB for Blood and Violence.

Once the battle starts, the soldiers you command respond with real reactions to the combat situations around them. Detailed models for all major armies that fought in France in 1944, including American, German, British, Canadian, and Free French, combine with unsurpassed detail in terrain, weather, weapons, vehicles, and armor penetration to make "Squad Assault: Second Wave" a first-rate military strategy game.

Notable stats and features of "Squad Assault: Second Wave" include:

  • Multi-player options for head to head play via TCP/IP /LAN
  • 57 total single mission scenarios (historical and hypothetical) plus scenario editor
  • 26 operations and 6 dynamic campaigns for long replayability
  • Company level tactical setting with emphasis on small unit tactics in a complete 3D world that reflects damage
  • User defined auto-pause feature for order entry and battlefield assessment for those who prefer traditional turn-oriented play and a more thoughtful game
  • Full 2D maps available at a keystroke to make battle overview simple and easy to view
  • Easy to use mod-installer for mod swaps with just a mouse click plus more than 50 superior quality modder-made maps

For more information, visit www.SA2ndwave.com.

About Got Game Entertainment

Founded by Howard Horowitz, with over 15 years of industry experience, Got Game Entertainment, LLC is a publisher of games for Mac and PC. With the release of games such as "Squad Assault: Second Wave", Got Game Entertainment continues its commitment to bringing to market quality games offering exceptional entertainment. For more information on the company and games, visit www.GotGameEntertainment.com.

About DAS Entertainment

DAS Entertainment, LLC is dedicated to bringing DAS Technology to the retail entertainment domain. By combining the high performance DAS Apex graphics engine technology, the DAS Force game engine, the power of the current generation of PC hardware and the real-world game play of "Squad Tactics" and "Squad Assault Market Garden", DAS Entertainment will become a recognized player in the videogame industry. For more information, visit www.d-a-s.com/entertainment.

About Merscom

Merscom LLC is a publisher of PC and console games. Founded in 1999 by video game veterans with over a decade of experience working with the industry's leading developers and publishers, Merscom has set its focus on producing fun, easy to pick up and play entertainment products for gamers of all ages. For more information visit www.merscom.com.

PRESS CONTACT FOR GOT GAME ENTERTAINMENT:

Beverly Cambron

Rocco Media LLC

bcambron@roccomedia.com

214 284 4100

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