CASPER® MAKES DEBUT ON NINTENDO GAMECUBE

TDK Mediactive Ships CASPER SPIRIT DIMENSIONS‘ in Time for Halloween

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – October 14, 2002 – TDK Mediactive, Inc. (OTC: TDKM.OB), a global publisher of entertainment software, announced that Casper Spirit Dimensions for the Nintendo GameCube has shipped to North American retail accounts.

“We are very pleased to bring a classic character like Casper the Friendly Ghost and all of his heroics to the legions of Nintendo GameCube fans in time for Halloween and the holiday season,” said Stefan Serwe, vice president of global marketing, TDK Mediactive.  “Casper Spirit Dimensions is packed with mystery and adventure, providing a frighteningly fun flight simulation / action adventure gaming experience.”

About Casper Spirit Dimensions
Spiral into phantom dimensions where you will fiercely battle for the fate of the spirit world. Portals will transport gamers into mysterious realms that are populated by ghosts of the past, present and future, all possessed by the evil Kibosh. Powers of flight and fright must be utilized to become the quickest, smartest and most powerful ghost in the Spirit Dimension. Casper Spirit Dimensions is rated E for everyone and is available for $29.99 MSRP.

Filled with puzzles, hazards and a wide assortment of special power-ups, each of the sixteen huge levels can be fully explored through 360-degree full flight movement. Game features include:

* Frighteningly realistic graphics.
* Full freedom of fluid flight throughout all environments.
* Four eerie worlds – Spirit World, Kibosh’s Factory, Spirit Amusement Park, and Medieval            
   World – with a total of 16 gigantic levels.
* Four outrageous bosses in each world, including Casper’s arch-nemesis Kibosh.
* Key pick-ups that will lead Casper to bosses, extra lives, and enhancements of his abilities.

ABOUT CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST
Casper the Friendly Ghost has been scaring up friends for nearly 60 years.  Since his debut as a theatrical short in 1945, the good-hearted ghost has always been more interested in making new friends than usual ghostly activities.  Casper counts among his friends, Wendy the Witch, his galloping horse Nightmare and a trio of mischievous uncles who unsuccessfully try to school him in the art of scaring people, much to the audience’s comic delight.  Over the years the beloved children’s icon has been featured in thousands of comic books, over 100 animated TV episodes, three best-selling direct-to-video movies and a blockbuster feature film from Steven Spielberg.

About Classic Media
Casper is under license to TDK from Harvey Entertainment, Inc., now owned by Classic Media. Classic Media manages some of the world’s most well-known character and content libraries across all media including film, television, video and consumer products. The company’s growing portfolio of family-oriented entertainment brands encompasses both animated and live action characters such as: Casper the Friendly Ghost, Wendy the Good Little Witch, Richie Rich, Hot Stuff, The Lone Ranger, Lassie, Lamb Chop, Underdog, Little Lulu, Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing Boing and the beloved family of Golden Books children’s characters.

About TDK Mediactive, Inc.
Southern California based TDK Mediactive, Inc. is a global publisher of high quality interactive entertainment software for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PS one game console, Xbox‘ video game system from Microsoft, and the Nintendo GameCube , Game Boy® Advance and Game Boy® Color systems.  The company also publishes titles for personal computers via a co-publishing agreement with Activision Value, a subsidiary of Activision, Inc. The company's games are based on licensed and original content derived from major motion pictures, video franchises, popular literature and popular culture. TDK Mediactive has exclusive technology and content licenses with Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Nintendo of America Inc., DreamWorks SKG, Disney Interactive, Vivendi Universal Studios, Mattel, Inc., Classic Media, BKN International, DC Comics, Hallmark Entertainment Distribution LLC, BDSP Inc., The Jim Henson Company, General Motors Corporation, Infogrames Interactive, Inc., and others.

TDK Mediactive is 73% owned by TDK USA Corp., and is part of TDK Corporation's (NYSE: TDK) global effort to expand its offerings to consumers of entertainment-oriented products.

2002 Harvey Entertainment, Inc. (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Classic Media, Inc.)

CASPER TM, its logos, names and related indicia are trademarks of Harvey Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.

This release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.  Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s view only as of the date hereof.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstance.  Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in the documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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