EXHIBIT 99.1

            INTERPLAY ANNOUNCES SALE OF GALLEON TO SCI ENTERTAINMENT


IRVINE,  CA,  December 15, 2003 -- Interplay  Entertainment  Corp. (OTC Bulletin
Board:  IPLY)  announced  today it has sold all  rights to  Galleon:  Islands of
Mystery to SCi Games Ltd.,  an affiliate of SCi  Entertainment  Group of London.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Commenting on the announcement,  Interplay  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Herve Caen said, "In  development  for more than three years,  Galleon no longer
fits with Interplay's  strategy going forward.  Heading into 2004,  Interplay is
facing critical  decisions  about its future  strategy,  its resources,  and its
product  lineup.  The company's  development  resources will be streamlined  and
focused on high profile game titles we have planned for release next year and in
the near term, including Exalted, an action/adventure title now in development."

Interplay  Entertainment  Corp.  is  a  worldwide  developer  and  publisher  of
interactive  entertainment  software  for both core gamers and the mass  market.
Founded  in  1983,   Interplay   offers  a  broad   range  of  products  in  the
action/arcade,  adventure/role-playing game (RPG) and strategy/puzzle categories
across multiple  platforms,  including  PlayStation(R)2  computer  entertainment
system, the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft,  Nintendo GameCube(TM) and
PCs. The company's  common stock is publicly  traded under the symbol IPLY.  For
more information about Interplay please visit our website www.interplay.com.

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ability to control  costs,  (c)  consumer  demand or reaction  to the  company's
future games and (d) other factors  discussed in the company's filings from time
to time with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  including but not limited
to the company's  annual report on Form





10-K for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 2002 and the  company's  subsequent
quarterly  filings on Form 10-Q. The company  disclaims any obligation to revise
or update any  forward-looking  statements that may be made from time to time by
it or on its behalf.

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