EXHIBIT 99.1

CONTACT:
     Interplay Entertainment Corp., Irvine
     Jeff Gonzalez, 949/553-6655
     JGONZALEZ@INTERPLAY.COM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

       INTERPLAY ANNOUNCES SALE OF SHINY ENTERTAINMENT TO INFOGRAMES, INC.
                         FOR APPROXIMATELY $47 MILLION

IRVINE, Calif., April 25, 2002 -- Interplay Entertainment Corp. (Nasdaq: IPLY)
announced today it has reached an agreement with Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM)
for the sale of its Shiny Entertainment subsidiary. Upon the closing of the
transaction, which is subject to customary conditions including receipt of
certain third party consents, Infogrames will pay Interplay approximately $47
million for Shiny Entertainment in a combination of cash and a promissory note.

Through this acquisition, Infogrames, Inc. will have exclusive worldwide rights
to develop and publish games based on sequels to the highly acclaimed, Academy
Award-winning action thriller, "THE MATRIX." The games will be based on the
upcoming sequels "THE MATRIX RELOADED" and "THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS" from Warner
Bros. Pictures.

Commenting on the announcement, Interplay Chief Executive Officer Herve Caen
said, "We are delighted to have signed this transaction with Infogrames, a
company with a proven track record and reputation. For Interplay and its
investors, successful conclusion of this transaction will enhance stability and
position Interplay for growth. The sale of Shiny will significantly reduce the
general corporate overhead of Interplay and allow the Interplay teams to focus
on the continuing development of games based on its successful TSR licenses such
as Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale."

In addition to maintaining its strong alliances with outside developers for
titles like Hunter (XBox) and Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance (PS2), Interplay
maintains two renowned development studios, Black Isle and Digital Mayhem.

Mr. Caen continued, "The transaction will strengthen Interplay's capacity to
finance the development of its current slate of titles. We now have the
financing and the management team in place to provide a much stronger platform
for the development of fun and profitable games."

Heading into E3, the all important industry event, Interplay has a strong
selection of products soon to be released, as well as some in the pipeline yet
to be announced.

Interplay Entertainment is a leading developer, publisher and distributor of
interactive entertainment software for both core gamers and the mass market.
Interplay develops





games for personal computers as well as next generation video game consoles,
many of which have garnered industry accolades and awards. Interplay releases
products through Interplay, Shiny Entertainment, Digital Mayhem, Black Isle
Studios, its distribution partners, and its wholly owned subsidiary Interplay
OEM Inc.

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forward-looking statements. The closing of the sale of Shiny Entertainment,
Inc., to Infogrames, Inc., and the effects of that sale on the business,
prospects and financial condition of the company that are expected to result
from the transaction are subject to numerous closing conditions, certain of
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