Zylom and Hip Sign with Macrovision's Trymedia(R) Game Group

"We are pleased to add Hip and Zylom to our global offering. Thedownloadable format has become part of the customer expectation," saidTodd Basche, GM of Macrovision's Trymedia Games unit. "By offeringboth the technology and distribution for downloadable games, we makeit easier for publishers to connect with new audiences all around theworld."

Hip Interactive Europe game titles available in atry-before-you-buy format through Trymedia's network include actiongames Garfield, Gadget & The Gadgetinis and Stolen, among others.Casual game developer and publisher Zylom has already contributed morethan 100 localized versions of over 30 different games in sixlanguages, with more titles expected to be distributed throughTrymedia in the near future. The first titles include such popularcasual games as Bejeweled 2, Caramba! Deluxe, Cubis 2 Deluxe, JewelQuest Deluxe, Mah Jong Quest Deluxe, Pastime Puzzles Deluxe and ZumaDeluxe.

Macrovision provides its e-commerce business customers withdownloadable games content from a catalog of more than 1200 PC games.End-users can then download PC games in a try-before-you-buy format.Trymedia's technology solutions allow consumers to play games onmultiple computers, backup and even share games with friends (sharedcontent reverts to full trial mode).

About Macrovision

Macrovision develops and markets content protection, digitalrights management and electronic license management solutions for thevideo, music, games and software industries. Macrovision'stechnologies are embedded in over 9 billion DVD, VHS and CD unitsrepresenting over USD 130 billion of protected entertainment content.In the software market, Macrovision licenses software developers theFLEXnet(TM) universal licensing platform and the InstallShield(R)suite of software installation, repackaging and update solutions,which are deployed on more than 500 million desktops worldwide. Over50,000 software publishers and virtually all of the Fortune 1000companies use Macrovision's technologies to maximize the value oftheir software. Macrovision is headquartered in Santa Clara,California and has offices worldwide. More information aboutMacrovision can be found at www.macrovision.com.

Macrovision recently acquired Trymedia Systems in order to offer arobust solution for the secure distribution of PC games across thephysical and digital worlds. Trymedia Systems is a leading provider ofsecure digital distribution services and operates the world's largestdistribution network for downloadable games. Trymedia's technologysuite provides game publishers, portals and retailers with DRM(Digital Rights Management), eCommerce and distribution services tomaximize their PC game sales. The company's game distribution networkconnects hundreds of publishers and Internet sites with millions ofconsumers worldwide, offering games to legitimately download,purchase, subscribe to and share. Macrovision's Trymedia Group remainsheadquartered in San Francisco. Please visit www.trymedia.com to readabout the acquisition or to learn more about Trymedia's technology andservices.

(C) Macrovision 2005. Macrovision, Trymedia, FLEXnet andInstallShield are registered trademarks or trademarks of MacrovisionCorporation. All other brands and product names and trademarks are theregistered property of their respective companies.

This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements asthat term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995. A number of factors could cause Macrovision's actual resultsto differ from anticipated results expressed in such forward-lookingstatements. Such factors are addressed in Macrovision's Annual Reporton Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and its latestQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005,which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission(available at www.sec.gov). Macrovision assumes no obligation toupdate any forward-looking statements.