Press Release: 1999-09-08: HEAT.NET and Small World Sports Launch Fantasy Football

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Register Now and Play for FREE on HEAT.NET; Regular Season Kicks Off September 12

SAN FRANCISCO (September 08, 1999) - HEAT.NET's 1.8 million members now have a new game to kick around with online -- Small World Sports' Fantasy Football. HEAT.NET (www.heat.net) and Small World Sports (www.smallworld.com) are teaming up to give gridiron wannabes a chance to draft and coach their own Fantasy Football team all the way to the championship. You're always in the game with great weekly prizes! The top 10 weekly winners will receive a Small World Game Pack, which includes official Small World merchandise. At the end of the season the grand prize winner, along with three very lucky friends, will win a trip to see the Big Game in Atlanta, January of 2000. 

HEAT.NET Fantasy Football players start with a $50,000,000 budget and draft their dream team prior to kick-off on Sunday, September 12. If not satisfied, players can immediately start wheeling and dealing to sign new players for the following week, cut the bad ones, acquire free agents, pick up a hot rookie or discover the next sleeper project. 

HEAT.NET players can use their existing HEAT.NET usernames and participate in HEAT.NET divisions for multiple prizes. Registration is open this week in the Fantasy Sports section of HEAT.NET and the competition kicks-off this Sunday, September 12. Time is running out to sign up and score big.

ABOUT HEAT.NET

HEAT.NET (www.heat.net) is the free online multi-player gaming service with the largest selection of games. HEAT.NET combines the best selection of multi-player PC games (over 115 are featured) with a thriving community of online gamers (1.8 million) and offers hundreds of competitive online gaming events and unique competitive features including the only rewards system for online gamers (frequent player points known as Degrees). While gameplay is free for all members, Premium membership allows players to redeem their frequent player points for prizes and make purchases in the HEAT.NET store. Premium members can also wager their points against one another in games of skill. HEAT.NET is the exclusive games provider for the @Home Network and the premiere games provider for Road Runner cable modem customers. HEAT.NET also operates the HEAT Collegiate Internet Gaming League (www.heatcigl.net) which features representatives from over 400 colleges and universities in North America.

ABOUT SEGASOFT NETWORKS INC.

SegaSoft Networks, Inc. (SNI) develops and operates online gaming services and technology, including its flagship service HEAT.NET. Located in San Francisco, SNI is a privately held company whose shareholders include CSK and Sega Enterprises. For more information about SNI please visit www.segasoft.com.

SegaSoft, HEAT, HEAT.NET and Degrees are trademarks of SegaSoft Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.