XGamer Networks Taps WorldCom To Provide Hosting Services

Online Video Gamer to Utilize WorldCom's UUNET IP Network
for Unrivaled Speed and Performance

CLINTON, Miss., October 15, 2002 - WorldCom (WCOEQ), the leading global business data and Internet communications provider, today announced that XGamer Networks, a provider of comprehensive gaming services to the multiplayer Internet market, has selected WorldCom to provide hosting services for its online community.

Supporting thousands of video game players today, XGamer Networks (XGN) was created by gaming enthusiasts in early 2000 to deliver a unique gaming experience through its one-stop virtual shop that features online play, chat rooms, forums and downloads. Through XGN, users can take advantage of online gaming without incurring the substantial cost of large amounts of bandwidth and high-speed servers. Instead, XGN offers subscribers a pay-as-you-go model, where users are charged per game on a monthly basis.

By selecting WorldCom Hosting Services, XGN benefits from cost and operating efficiencies of data center outsourcing including direct, scalable, high-speed connections to the award-winning UUNET global IP network. For optimal performance, XGN colocates more than 250 gaming servers in three of WorldCom's U.S. data centers and allows subscribers to choose their connection server based on geographic proximity to WorldCom's Boston, Dallas or San Jose facilities. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"We are responsible for delivering 'on demand' product quickly and reliably to our customers," said Jim Shomaker, chief executive officer of XGamer Networks. "WorldCom's ability to deliver high-speed Internet connections, built on an efficient SONET metro network design and global fiber infrastructure provided us with the confidence that we could deliver on our customer commitment."

XGN's hosting solution comes complete with a six-point performance guarantee that covers 100 percent network and power availability and 99.5 percent packet delivery, as well as other key network performance metrics. These parameters assure that XGN's large server farm will be available 24x7, even during peak usage times.

"The XGamer Networks agreement demonstrates why customers seeking best-in-class Internet hosting solutions continue to turn to WorldCom," said Dennis Richardson, director of WorldCom Global Hosting Services. "Our Internet expertise, global backbone and strategically located data center facilities worldwide, meet our customers' special requirements while exceeding their expectations for both performance and reliability."

WorldCom offers the full array of Web hosting solutions that run over WorldCom's facilities-based global network, through WorldCom's state-of-the-art data centers across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. Web hosting services are part of the full continuum of advanced data communications solutions WorldCom provides to business customers around the world.

About XGamer Networks
XGamer Networks (XGN) offers online game enthusiasts a comprehensive community to interact with others who share their passion for multiplayer online gaming. Utilizing high-speed, Tier-1 connections originating from the western, central and eastern U.S., XGN offers colocation services for virtual players that want complete control over their server, dedicated hosting for groups or individuals that want to manage their games, and a new Xplayer Gaming service that allows groups and individuals to congregate, chat and launch a preconfigured server. Other various forums, chat rooms, downloads and related articles are available at http://www.xgamer.net/

About WorldCom, Inc.
WorldCom, Inc. (WCOEQ, MCWEQ) is a pre-eminent global communications provider for the digital generation, operating in more than 65 countries. With one of the most expansive, wholly-owned IP networks in the world, WorldCom provides innovative data and Internet services for businesses to communicate in today's market. In April 2002, WorldCom launched The Neighborhood built by MCI - the industry's first truly any-distance, all-inclusive local and long-distance offering to consumers. For more information, go to http://www.worldcom.com.