Aspyr Obtains North American Rights to Guild II

ASPYR MEDIA TO PUBLISH THE GUILD
II IN NORTH AMERICA

PC Real-Time Strategy Game To Hit
North America in Q2 2006

AUSTIN, TX (December 6, 2005) –
Aspyr Media today announced it has acquired the North American distribution and
publishing rights from JoWood to publish The Guild II. As the successor to the
highly rated medieval life simulation, The Guild II offers players the
opportunity to control the fate of generations of a large dynasty during the
Middle Ages. Developed by 4 Head Studios, The Guild II will be released in the
spring/summer of 2006 for the PC at a SRP of $39.99.

For players who can’t wait until
Spring for more Guild action, Aspyr released The Guild Gold in November, which
features the original game plus its expansion pack. Gothic II Gold is available
for an SRP of $19.99.

“The Guild II features a unique
blend of RPG and life simulation gameplay that will appeal to the original
game’s fans in addition to new players seeking a novel gaming experience,” said
Ted Staloch, VP of Aspyr Media. “This long-awaited sequel offers players a
beautifully crafted and immersive 3D world in which they can become part of
history and even change it in real-time.”

The Guild II will include an
extended single-player campaign, including a comprehensive tutorial placed in
the 14th century. In this age rife with intrigue and battles, players can rise
through the ranks of society from a mere crafter to the city’s magistrate, or
they can choose the secret path of thievery to become a feared robber baron. The
player’s fate is completely their decision, but their decisions can change the
course of history. Additionally, The Guild II features 3 different and
beautifully crafted scenario maps, including a German Hanse campaign with the
cities of Hamburg and Luebeck, as well as maps in Nottinghamshire and Sherwood
Forest, and Lyon (France).

In The Guild II players can:

• Control the fate of generations of
  a powerful dynasty set in a realistic medieval world

• Become part of European historic
  events and even change the course of history —

• Watch the citizens and witness
  unique events that allow players to be immediately connected to real-world
  events

• Marry, raise children, and
  experience friendship.

• Explore a beautifully crafted and
  immersive 3D world.

• Take part in a wide variety of
  different careers like merchant, priest, politician or thief.

• Create characters with special
  abilities, zodiac signs and even weaknesses that include such things as a
  disfigurement, jealousy or kleptomania.

• Play in a party of up to 3 dynasty
  members with different strengths and weaknesses.

• Hand down skills and fortunes to
  successors.

• Be challenged by powerful
  competitor AI.

• Take part in a unique multiplayer
  mode unparalleled in any life sim game.

Aspyr Media will continue to expand
its PC line in the coming months. Look for more game announcements from Aspyr in
Q1 and Q2 of 2006.