Publishing Rights

On-Line PLC
31 August 2000


ON-LINE SIGN UP AWARDING-WINNING GAME TREAD MARKS

On-line PLC has gained the worldwide publishing rights for Tread Marks, the
awarding-winning PC game.  Developed by Canadian company Longbow Digital
Arts Incorporated, Tread Marks won three awards, Best Game, Best Design and
Best Programming, at this year's Independent Games Festival (IGF) at GDC,
the world's premier games developers' conference.

The title will be published by On-line's new publishing subsidiary AAA Game,
which will be launched at this year's ECTS.

Tread Marks has already built up a substantial following through its demo,
which has been popular across the Internet.  AAA Game will now make the full
version available worldwide through international distribution and retail
outlets.

In addition to its awards, the game has already received praise from the
media, including games website CheckOut.com who commented, ...Tread Marks
is a top-notch game that gets better the more you play it and sports some of
the most amazing visual effects you've ever seen. - 5-Stars.

Rod Cobain, Managing Director of AAA Game, commented, Tread Marks fits the
mould of Doom and Quake, in that it has reached cult proportions on the
Internet and we are bringing it to the retail space, where the mass market
can reach it.

As well as the PC version, AAA Game will be bringing the title to Sony's
Playstation II platform.

Michael Hodges, Chairman of On-line PLC, added, We have been building our
roster of product this year and we are poised to take advantage of the next
industry cycle which will see new platforms move to the fore.  Tread Marks
is part of that multi-platform strategy.

Tread Marks will add to AAA Game's growing third party portfolio which
includes Simon & Schuster's best-selling Deer Avenger PC series and
Revistronic's cartoon racing game Toon Car.


Notes for Editors

-     On-line PLC is an AIM listed company specialising in the development of
Internet content and tools, software and web sites. The company is also
active in the development and publication of games in all formats from PC to
Nintendo Colour Gameboy.

-     On-line can be found at www.on-line.co.uk.

For more information, please contact:
Chris Patmore, tel: [phone] (ext. 227), e-mail: [e-mail]