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., May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interplay Entertainment Corp.
(Nasdaq: IPLY - NEWS) announced today the closing of the sale of its Shiny
Entertainment subsidiary to Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM - NEWS), as
previously announced on April 25, 2002. According to the terms of the deal,
Interplay received approximately $47 million in a combination of cash and a
promissory note.

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, 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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SOURCE: Interplay Entertainment Corp.