Sony Online Entertainment Hosts 2003 Gamer's Day in San Francisco

                - SOE to Showcase Upcoming Online Games -

   WHAT:              Sony Online Entertainment, a worldwide leader in
                      massively multiplayer online gaming, will be hosting a
                      Media Gamers Day Event at the San Francisco Metreon.
                      Sony Online Entertainment will open their product
                      line-up for hands-on gameplay as well as offer
                      executive and development team member interviews.

                      Sony Online will also be joined by partners Nvidia,
                      the world-wide leader in visual processing systems,
                      and Nyko, the leading manufacturer of portable game
                      accessories. Both Nvidia and Nyko will have
                      representatives on hand to demonstrate how their
                      latest products work with SOE games.

                      Sony Online Entertainment line-up of titles for this
                      Holiday season and beyond:
                        *  Champions of Norrath (PlayStation®2)
                        *  EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers
                           (PlayStation®2)
                        *  Lords of EverQuest (PC)
                        *  EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath (PC)
                        *  EverQuest II (PC)
                        *  PlanetSide (PC)

   WHEN:              Friday August 15, 2003
                      3:30PM - 7PM: Presentations in Action Theater
                      7:30PM - 12AM: Hands-on demos and reception on fourth
                      floor

   WHERE:             Metreon - A Sony Entertainment Center
                      101 Fourth Street, San Francisco
                      4th Floor

   MEDIA CONTACTS:    Tamara Sanderson
                      Sony Online Entertainment
                      tsanderson@soe.sony.com
                      Tel: (858) 577-3362
                      Cell: (858) 204-1393

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PRNewswire -- Aug. 13

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SOURCE: Sony Online Entertainment