Artificial Life, Inc. Launches V-Girl(TM) in Malaysia with Maxis

Artificial Life, Inc. Launches V-Girl(TM) in Malaysia with Maxis

HONG KONG, Dec. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hong Kong based Artificial Life, Inc. a leading provider of mobile technology and applications today announced that it has signed a contract with the major Malaysian telecom operator Maxis Communications Berhad ("Maxis") to launch its innovative and award winning mobile 3G product "V-Girl(TM) -- your virtual girlfriend" in Malaysia.

The version to be launched will have a customized local appearance of the V-Girl(TM) to adapt the game to the local culture in Malaysia. Maxis has the exclusive rights for the V-Girl(TM) for six months after the launch in the Malaysian market.

"Maxis is the dominant mobile provider in Malaysia and the right partner for us. Currently we prepare the user acceptance test and customize the look and feel of our V-Girl to the Malaysian market requirements. We will be working closely with Maxis to ensure the smooth launch of V-Girl as one of Maxis' compelling applications," said Eberhard Schoeneburg, CEO of Artificial Life, Inc.

V-Girl (TM) -- your virtual girlfriend - has recently won the Best Mobile Game Award 2004 by Ericsson.

About Artificial Life, Inc.

Founded in Boston in 1994 and registered in Delaware, Artificial Life, Inc. is a public US corporation headquartered in Hong Kong and a leading global provider of intelligent agent based Internet and mobile computing technology, content and applications ( http://www.artificial-life.com/ ). See also: http://www.v-girl.com/ .

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Artificial Life, Inc.'s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the "Risk Factors" described in the Company's Annual Report or Forms 10-K, 10-K(SB) or 10-Q(SB) for the recent fiscal years. All information set forth in this press release is as of December 16, 2004 and Artificial Life, Inc. undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.

Contact:

E. Schoeneburg
CEO
Tel: +852-3102-2800
Email: es@artificial-life.com

Web Sites: http://www.artificial-life.com
http://www.v-girl.com


Source: Artificial Life, Inc.

CONTACT: E. Schoeneburg of Artificial Life, +852-3102-2800, or
es@artificial-life.com


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