




	For Immediate Release:		Contact: Dave Murray 919-461-	
							0722 ext 3013
	January 9, 1996		                             



Interactive Magic's Hit Title APACHE Nominated for 
Two Codie Awards by the 
National Software Publishers Association


	(Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Interactive Magic's first 
PC CD-ROM title -- Apache, has received two nominations for the 
coveted Software Publishers Association's Codie Award.  Apache 
has been nominated for both "Best Debut of the Year" and "Best 
Simulation Software Program" for 1995. 

	Each year the Software Publishers Association, the largest
 software association in the world, recognizes outstanding 
consumer, business, and education titles.  Apache was chosen by a
 panel of leading software reviewers from more than 900 titles 
released in 1995.  Members of the SPA will now vote by mail to 
select the winner of each of the various categories.

	"We are thrilled to receive this special recognition in our 
first year of business," said Interactive Magic's President Bob 
Pickens.  "The SPA is very meticulous in their selection of award 
winning titles and we are honored to know that Apache has been 
listed as one of the best software releases for 1995."

	New to the industry, Interactive Magic develops and 
publishes exciting simulation and strategy computer games.  Since 
being released in late August, Apache has sold more than 200,000 
copies around the world.

	Apache has been called the "helicopter simulation of the 
year" by many software reviewers and received a 5 out of 5 from
 Next Generation Magazine and a 95% from PC Gamer Magazine.
  Apache was featured in CNN's Computer Connection annual 
buying guide and The Army Times newspaper went as far as to say 
that Apache could "send you into a game-induced loss of 
consciousness."

	Interactive Magic is based in Research Triangle Park, 
North Carolina and is dedicated to developing and publishing 
high-quality, realtime simulation and strategy games for both
PC CD-ROM markets and Internet/On-line markets.

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