September 26th, 2007: TRION WORLD NETWORK BUILDS OUT GLOBAL PUBLISHING CAPABILITIES WITH KEY EXECUTIVE HIRES

Trion's New Recruits Peter Matiss, Game Publishing and Brand Building Executive; Won Seok Chung, Worldwide Business Development Expert, to Help Cement Company's Worldwide Publishing Muscle

Trion World Network (Trion), the publisher and developer of games and original entertainment for the connected era, has brought on Peter Matiss as vice president, marketing and sales, and Won Seok Chung as senior director, business development. Matiss will leverage his extensive publishing background to lead all brand development, marketing and sales activities. Chung will identify and negotiate strategic alliances for the company globally.

"Matiss and Chung are critical hires for us," Dr. Lars Buttler, CEO and co-founder, stated. "Trion is a new type of publisher, uniquely positioned to be the go-to partner for premier IP created for the connected world."

Matiss has helped shape some of the best-known brands in the interactive and online space, launched more than 50 products on virtually all platforms, and has carried licenses across media and products, into OEM, mobile, even clothing. Before joining Trion, Matiss was vice president, marketing and sales, at WEBZEN America, Inc., where he was responsible for branding and marketing WEBZEN America's flagship online games and developing distribution strategy for the North American market. Prior to joining WEBZEN America, Matiss was at Atari, where he played an integral role in building such best-selling franchises as RollerCoaster Tycoon, Monopoly, Risk, Dungeons & Dragons and Sid Meier's Civilization.

"The global media and entertainment industry is entering a disruptive cycle," Nate Redmond, Rustic Canyon, said. "Trion is uniquely positioned to define the future standard for dynamic games and entertainment across connected devices, by leveraging innovative technologies to build premium content channels around live programming. Rustic Canyon is pleased to be working with the top talent assembled at Trion to bring a new model to this large opportunity."

At Trion, Matiss will evaluate market conditions and build programs to achieve maximum revenue potential for products and services. He will also guide the direction of brand development for both the company and its products. As Trion is both a publisher and developer, Matiss' publishing background will be essential to the company's executive force.

"Trion is poised to build premier brands with lasting value, with its resources, technology and world-caliber expertise," Matiss said. "The worldwide potential and opportunity is what attracted me to Trion."

Chung joins Trion with more than twelve years of business development, strategic planning and marketing experience. Prior to joining Trion, he spent several years as department head and director, business development Cyworld, Inc., one of the world's fastest growing online social networking destinations. During his time at Cyworld, Chung negotiated numerous contracts with major music labels, and made strategic partnership deals for product feature enhancement. Prior to joining Cyworld, Chung spent several years as in an executive role at a leading online game company, NCSoft. While at NCSoft, he brought in major partnership deals and joint ventures with global powerhouses, including Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Intel, NVIDIA and Sina.

At Trion Chung is tasked with identifying and carrying out key alliances across the globe. Leveraging his expertise in the Asian market and worldwide, Chung will help bring Trion's connected entertainment experiences to audiences everywhere.

"Trion has already made immense progress attracting huge media companies to the mission," commented Chung. "I am excited to be a part of a company that has so much momentum in carving out a leading role in the publishing world."

Most recently Trion has announced a 30 million dollar round of funding led by Rustic Canyon Partners, the LA-based VC firm with strong ties to the media and entertainment industry. Time Warner, a leading media and entertainment company, GE/NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund, as well as Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), a unit of global media company Bertelsmann AG, Europe's leading entertainment group, invested side-by-side, strengthening Trion's unique ability to bring a new level of original entertainment to the Broadband era on a global scale. Existing Trion investors, DCM and Trinity Ventures also participated.

Potential partners, IP owners and developers interested in interviewing for Trion's global publishing platform and distribution offering can contact bizdev@trionworld.com.

About Trion World Network
Trion World Network, Inc. is the publisher and developer of games and original entertainment for the connected world. Trion provides groundbreaking new capabilities and content to revolutionize global entertainment by combining the best elements of online, gaming, and traditional media. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, and with a Technology Center in Austin, Texas, Trion combines unrivaled experience and vision in the online entertainment industry with a world-class team of internet and gaming veterans. Privately held, Trion investors include Time Warner, NBC-Universal, GE, Bertelsmann, Rustic Canyon, DCM and Trinity Ventures.