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Wednesday June 04, 2003

Strategy First Inc is named one of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies!

Strategy First has ranked number 12 in the PROFIT 100, the 15^th annual ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies by Profit: Your Guide to Business Success, and took first place among the Quebec finalists.

"Being ranked in the Top 20 in Canada and 1st in Quebec is an amazing achievement for us," says Don McFatridge, President of Strategy First Inc. "The past couple of years have been tough for everyone so to end up where we are among other companies based in Quebec and across Canada makes me very proud."

Ranking the companies by five-year revenue growth, the PROFIT 100 profiles Canada’s most successful growth firms. Published in the June issue of PROFIT and online at PROFITguide.com, the PROFIT 100 is Canada’s largest celebration of entrepreneurial achievement.

"We’re happy to welcome this year’s PROFIT 100 winners to the only peer group of its kind in Canada," says Ian Portsmouth, Editor. "Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies are assembling the best and brightest teams in a tough labor market."

To learn more about Strategy First or the PROFIT 100 rankings, please visit www.strategyfirst.com or www.profitguide.com

About Profit Magazine

Profit: Your Guide to Business Success, offers news, strategies, tips, interviews and other resources to the CEOs of Canadian growth companies. Each year PROFIT – which currently reaches more than 350,000 readers nationally – hosts a number of events that bring together business leaders in the fast-growth segment and champions the interests of those leaders. PROFIT was founded in April 1982, as Canada’s first national magazine geared to entrepreneurs. Visit PROFITguide.com.

About Strategy First

Strategy First Inc. is a leading developer and worldwide publisher of entertainment software for the PC. Founded in 1990, the company has grown rapidly, publishing major games in the industry and simultaneously developing its own in-house titles such as O.R.B., Disciples II, and Nexagon: Deathmatch. After winning numerous awards for games such as Disciples: Sacred Lands, Europa Universalis, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns and Steel Beasts, Strategy First continues to push the gaming envelope with its own groundbreaking titles, while maintaining its reputation as a unique alternative for independent developers seeking to market their games to a worldwide audience.