SAN DIEGO, CA - February 27, 2003 - Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online gaming, announced that it is adding a new server to meet customer demand for EverQuest(r) Online Adventures(tm), exclusively for the PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system. The new server will allow thousands of new players to join the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game where people create characters from a number of fantasy classes and meet people from the real world online as they embark on exciting adventures in a vast virtual world. The new server is scheduled to go online Friday, March 7, before noon Pacific Standard Time.