Business & Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2002

Game will Feature Voices of the Cast Members, CG Models and

Sound Effects From the Award-Winning Television

Series As Seen on SCI FI

Simon & Schuster Interactive, in association with Jim Henson Interactive, a division of The Jim Henson Company, announced today additional details about their anticipated Farscape PC game.

Titled "Farscape: War and Peacekeepers" (Rated: "RP" by the ESRB; Shipping: June 2002), this game for the PC (Windows(R) XP, ME, 98) is a character driven, team based, 3D action game played from an isometric perspective. The game is being developed by veteran game developer Red Lemon Studios of Glasgow, Scotland.

THE STORY

FARSCAPE: WAR AND PEACEKEEPERS is set in the first season of the series (between episodes 10117: "Through the Looking Glass" and 10118: "A Bug's Life). Moya is under fierce attack from Prowlers and Marauders from a nearby Peacekeeper outpost. Moya's defenses are breached and she is boarded by Peacekeeper commandos.

Moya retaliates and she and Pilot isolate the control systems trapping the Peacekeepers aboard. But D'Argo and Aeryn are captured and imprisoned on the ship. Rygel evades capture by lowering himself to crawl through Moya's ducts. John Crichton and Chiana escape to a nearby planet. Zhaan escapes separately in another shuttle.

John Crichton and Chiana crash land in a strange blue desert environment, with no idea of their location or the fate of their fellow crew members.

The scene is set for an epic adventure with the crew trying to return to Moya and free her from the Peacekeepers, but become embroiled in a feud between the warring factions of the planet's inhabitants.

All is not what it seems and an evil plot unfolds that threatens the stability of the Universe involving both old and new enemies of Moya's crew.

CHARACTERS

Players control a team of up to three characters at any one time, taking direct control of any of the team members whenever you wish. Characters not under direct control will act intelligently by defending the player, using items and behaving according to their personality.

The game features five playable characters offering unique skills that encourage team play. They include: Commander John Crichton, Officer Aeryn Sun, Ka D'argo, Chiana, and Pa' U Zotoh Zhaan.

ACTORS TO VOICE GAME

Actors from the hit TV series will be lending their voices to FARSCAPE: WAR AND PEACEKEEPERS, including:

Ben Browder....   "Commander John Crichton"
Claudia Black...  "Officer Aeryn Sun"
Anthony Simcoe... "KA D'argo"
Gigi Edgley....   "Chiana"
Lani Tupu...      "Crais / Pilot"
Jonathan Hardy... "Rygel XVI"
Virginia Hey...   "Pa'U Zotoh Zhaan"

ABOUT FARSCAPE

Recently named one of the year's ten best programs by New York Newsday, Farscape is now entering its third season on the SCI FI, airing Fridays at 9 p.m. The program stars Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Gigi Edgley, and Virginia Hey. It follows the exotic adventures of American astronaut John Crichton (Browder), who is accidentally thrust into a motley band of escaped renegades who traverse the universe in Moya, a living ship, on a quest for a place to call home.

Filmed in Sydney, Australia, Farscape is a natural extension of The Jim Henson Company's dedication to bringing fantasy reality to life. The series is executive produced by David Kemper, Juliet Blake, Robert Halmi, Brian Henson, and Richard Manning, and is produced by Sue Milliken and Andrew Prowse. Rockne S. O'Bannon serves as executive consultant.

More information on Farscape can be found at www.farscape.com. The site includes exclusive imagery, screensavers, and complete information on the show and its characters.

ESRB RATING

FARSCAPE: WAR AND PEACEKEEPERS will be rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). All advertising and promotional materials currently carry a "RP" or "Rating Pending" logo. More information on the ESRB and its rating system can be found at www.esrb.org.

ABOUT THE PARTNERS

Simon & Schuster Interactive (www.ssinteractive.com) is the digital entertainment unit of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Based in New York, S&SI publishes entertainment, education and reference titles on for the PC, Macintosh, Pocket PC, Sony Playstation 2(R), Microsoft XBox(R), Nintendo Gameboy(R) Advance, and Gamecube(R).

Simon & Schuster, the publishing operation of Viacom Inc., is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic and multi-media formats. Its divisions include the Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Simon & Schuster New Media, Simon & Schuster Online, Simon & Schuster U.K., and Simon & Schuster Australia. For more information, visit our website at http://www.simonsays.com

Established in 1998, Jim Henson Interactive (JHI) is responsible for the worldwide digital expression, development and creative production of the Company's intellectual properties including such well known brands as the Muppets, Farscape, Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue House, Jim Henson's The Hoobs, Mopatop's Shop, Jim Henson's Construction Site and The Dark Crystal. The division works with a variety of partners including Sony, Microsoft, Intel, Vivendi Universal, Simon & Schuster Interactive, Midway and Ubi Soft.

The Jim Henson Company, an established leader in family entertainment for more than 40 years, is an independent multimedia production company; one of the top character licensors in the industry; a leading publisher of children's books; and home to Jim Henson Television, Jim Henson Pictures, Jim Henson Interactive and Jim Henson's Creature Shop(TM). With headquarters in Los Angeles and offices and production facilities in New York and London, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of EM.TV & Merchandising AG based in Munich, Germany. The Jim Henson Company website is located at: www.henson.com.

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