250,000 Register During First Beta Month; GameSpot Community Makes
                Participation a Fun and Rewarding Game

Quietly launched in beta on the site last month, GameSpot Community quickly garnered 250,000 registered participants, demonstrating the viral appeal of quality social networks that focus on topics of shared interest.

"Gamers are discerning, savvy and fanatical about their favorite games," said Vince Broady, senior vice president, CNET Networks games and entertainment division. "We knew an online social network would interest them, but only if there was critical mass of participants, and if the system took into account their passion for games. GameSpot Community does exactly that, providing a rich, engaging environment where gamers can find, meet, and connect with others based on shared interests. And thanks to a tremendous early response, we have already achieved the kind of critical mass that makes the community experience compelling."

GameSpot Community allows gamers to create their own customizable profile page where they can pre-set levels of privacy and access to their personal information. From users' GameSpot profile page, they will be able to connect with other gamers through specialized "unions" or gaming groups, send private messages, create friend lists and visit GameSpot's forums where they can read any of the daily hundreds of thousands of posts by other GameSpot users. Other innovative features include:

• Tracking: allows users to get instant updates on GameSpot or via email whenever there are any news updates on their favorite games, either from GameSpot itself or from more the 350 other game sites around the web

• Collection: where users can list all of the games they own and compare them to other GameSpot users and even get an estimated value on their game collection. Collections also allow users to easily rate and keep track of all of their games

• Wish List: lets users pick the games they are hoping to buy in the future. During the holiday season, users' wish lists will be featured on the front page of GameSpot, enabling gift givers to easily select, and then instantly order games for participating friends and family

• Now Playing: allows users to define their "up to the minute" personal tastes and interests to other community members by listing their the games they are currently playing

• Friends: knowing that word of mouth is the best way to get game recommendations, the Friends page helps gamers reach each other for insights into popular games, send private messages, and even find potential online gaming opponents

• Forums: GameSpot's wildly popular message boards have been updated and unified across all of its properties, and are the best place on the Internet for game players to share their opinions and thoughts, exchange hints and cheats, and more. GameSpot's message board system now handles more than 200,000 message posts per day.

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