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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.42

                                 AMENDMENT TO
                     INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

     This Amendment to International Distribution Agreement (this "Agreement"),
is entered into as of April 12, 2001, by and between INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT
CORP., a Delaware corporation whose principal place of business is at 16815 Von
Karman Avenue, Irvine, California 92606 (hereinafter "Interplay"), and VIRGIN
INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED, a corporation formed under the laws of
England and Wales whose principal place of business is at 74A Charlotte St.,
London, England, W1P 1LR (hereinafter "Virgin"), with respect to the following
recitals:

                                   RECITALS

     A.  Interplay and Virgin are parties to that certain Settlement and Release
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the "Settlement Agreement"), which
Settlement Agreement provides for the execution and delivery of this Agreement
as a condition precedent to the consummation of the parties' respective
obligations thereunder.

     B.  Pursuant to Section 14(b) of that certain International Distribution
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Agreement, entered into effective February 10, 1999 (the "Original Agreement"),
between Virgin and Interplay, Virgin and Interplay are amending the Original
Agreement as set forth herein.  All capitalized terms used in this Agreement and
not defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Original
Agreement.

     C.  The parties intend this Agreement to be an amendment, effective as of
the date first set forth above, of the Original Agreement, and not a novation.

                                   AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual
agreements and promises set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereby agree as follows:

     1.  Payments.  Subject to Section 2 below, Exhibit B to the Original
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Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

         1.1  The Minimum Monthly Overhead Fee.  Section 3 of Exhibit B of the
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Original Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

              1.1.1  Interplay shall pay to Virgin an aggregate Minimum Monthly
Overhead Fee of [*] for the period from [*] through [*], which amount shall be
paid by Interplay to Virgin as follows:

                     (a)  [*]

                     (b)  [*]

*  Portions omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to
   Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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              1.1.2  Notwithstanding Section 1.1.1 to the contrary, if the
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Original Agreement is terminated by either party for any reason, including as of
a result of breach by either party, all unpaid amounts provided for in Section
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1.1.1, in addition to any other amounts that may be payable by Interplay as a
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result of such termination, shall be immediately due and payable, without
notice, as of the date of such termination.

              1.1.3  For the period from [*] through termination or expiration
of the Original Agreement, no Minimum Monthly Overhead Fee shall be payable by
Interplay to Virgin, and Section 3 of Exhibit B of the Original Agreement shall
cease to have any further force or effect.

         1.2  Right of Offset. Each of Virgin and Interplay shall have the right
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to set off against any amounts payable by one such party (the "First Party") to
the other such party (the "Second Party") under the Original Agreement all or
any portion of any amounts then payable by the Second Party to the First Party
under the Original Agreement, as amended by this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the Minimum Monthly Overhead Fee.

         1.3  Adjustment of the Minimum Monthly Overhead Fee.  Section 4 of
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Exhibit B of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety. The
parties agree that any prior purported amendments to the Distribution Agreement
are void.

         1.4  Minimum Distribution Fee.  Section 5 of Exhibit B of the Original
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Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

     2.  Marketing.  The Original Agreement, including, without limitation,
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Section 4 and Sections 5(b), (c), (d) and (j), is hereby amended to the maximum
extent necessary to provide that from and after July 1, 2001, Interplay shall be
solely responsible for and shall provide all marketing, advertising, promotion,
localization and testing (of packaging, Products and advertising) of the
Products in the Territory.

     3.  Additional Audit Rights.  In addition to the rights and obligations of
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the parties provided for in Section 6(c) of the Original Agreement, a certified
public accountant (or the European equivalent thereof) appointed by Interplay
may, at Interplay's expense and to Interplay's satisfaction, examine Virgin's
books and records for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of any charges made
by Virgin to Interplay for reimbursement of expenses incurred by Virgin on
Interplay's behalf. These additional audit rights shall be subject to the other
terms and conditions of Section 6(c). Additionally, Section 6(c) is hereby
amended to provide that, if Virgin disagrees with the results of any audit
conducted pursuant to Section 6(c), Interplay shall have the right to obtain
copies of all relevant backup documents prepared or reviewed by the auditors in
connection with the audit only to the extent such documents relate to the
Products. Additionally, the parties agree to cooperate in any audit conducted
pursuant to Section 6(c).

     4.  Returns; etc.  Sections 5(e) and (f) of the Original Agreement are
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hereby amended to provide that Virgin shall not have the right to retain from
the payments due to Interplay under the Original Agreement any reserve against
Returns.

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*  Portions omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to
   Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Interplay shall, however, be responsible for actual Returns, which amounts shall
be determined on a monthly basis during the Term and credited against any
payments thereafter due to Interplay under the Original Agreement if during the
term of this Agreement, and paid by Interplay to Virgin upon demand if such
amount exists at or after termination of the Original Agreement.

     5.  Payments by the Parties.
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         5.1  By Virgin.  Section 1 of Exhibit B to the Original Agreement is
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hereby amended to provide that all payments to be made by Virgin to Interplay
pursuant to Section 1 of Exhibit B shall be paid within [*] after the end of the
month in which the Products with respect to which such payments relate are
invoiced by Virgin to its customers. If Virgin fails to pay any amounts due
under this Section 1 when due, Interplay may withhold such amounts from payments
due under Section 2 of Exhibit B for the duration of such non-payment by Virgin.

         5.2  By Interplay.  Section 2 of Exhibit B to the Original Agreement is
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hereby amended to provide that, in lieu of Virgin deducting the amounts provided
for in such section from the amounts payable by Virgin to Interplay under
Section 1 of Exhibit B, Interplay shall pay such amounts to Virgin within [*]
after the date of the invoice for such obligation. Notwithstanding the
immediately preceding sentence to the contrary, if Virgin is required to pay any
amount set forth in Section 2 of Exhibit B before the [*] period referred to
above, Interplay shall pay Virgin such amount on or before the day such invoice
is payable by Virgin. If Interplay fails to pay any amounts when due, Virgin may
withhold such amounts from the payments due Interplay under Section 1 of Exhibit
B for the duration of such non-payment by Interplay.

     6.  Console Products.  Section 5(k)(C) of the Original Agreement is hereby
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amended to provide that, with respect to Products on video game console systems
(e.g., PlayStation, N64, Dreamcast), Interplay shall be responsible for ordering
the Products from the system licensor and the payment of the cost of goods and
royalties to such system licensors.  Interplay shall not have any right to
utilize Virgin's line of credit with any of the system licensors to facilitate
ordering Products from such system licensors.  If requested by Interplay, Virgin
shall have the right, at its option (and without the obligation to do so), to
order Products on video game console systems from the system licensors and pay
any amounts to the system licensors agreed to by Interplay and Virgin, and
otherwise arrange for the production and delivery of such Products to Virgin's
facilities.  If Virgin orders such Products at Interplay's request, Virgin shall
have the right to set off against any amounts due Interplay by Virgin the full
cost and expense incurred by Virgin in connection with the order by Virgin of
such console Products, including, without limitation, any cost of goods and
royalties paid to such system licensors and all shipping costs, taxes and other
amounts incurred in the delivery of such Products to Virgin.

     7.  Miscellaneous.  Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, all of
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the terms of the Original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of California applicable to contracts made in, and to be performed within,
said state.

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*  Portions omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to
   Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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     8.  Condition to Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become effective
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upon, and not before the "Closing" (as defined in the Settlement Agreement.),
and if such Closing does not occur on or prior to April 30, 2001, this Agreement
shall be void and of no effect ab initio.

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*  Portions omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to
   Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been made and entered into as of the
day and year first set forth above.

                        INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP.,
                        a Delaware corporation

                        By:  ___________________________
                             Brian Fargo
                        Its: Chief Executive Officer


                        VIRGIN INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED,
                        a corporation formed under the laws of England and Wales

                        By:  ___________________________

                        Its: ___________________________

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*  Portions omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to
   Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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