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1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan - The 3DO Co.

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                                THE 3DO COMPANY
                       1994 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN


         The following constitute the provisions of the 1994 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of The 3DO Company.

         1.      Purpose.         The purpose of the Plan is to provide
employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to
purchase Common Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions.
It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee
Stock Purchase Plan" under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.  The provisions of the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to
extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of
that section of the Code.

         2.      Definitions.

                 (a)      "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.

                 (b)      "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.

                 (c)      "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the
Company.

                 (d)      "Company" shall mean The 3DO Company and any
Designated Subsidiary of the Company.

                 (e)      "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time
gross earnings, commissions, overtime, shift premium, incentive compensation,
incentive payments, bonuses, and other compensation.

                 (f)      "Designated Subsidiaries" shall mean the Subsidiaries
which have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole
discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.

                 (g)      "Employee" shall mean any individual who is an
Employee of the Company for tax purposes whose customary employment with the
Company is at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5), months
in any calendar year.  For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship
shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or
other leave of absence approved by the Company.  Where the period of leave
exceeds 90 days and the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed
either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship will be deemed to
have terminated on the 91st day of such leave.

                 (h)      "Enrollment Date" shall mean the first day of each
Offering Period.

                 (i)      "Exercise Date" shall mean the last day of each
Purchase Period.
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                 (j)      "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the
value of Common Stock determined as follows:

                          (1)     If the Common Stock is listed on any
established stock exchange or a national market system, including without
limitation the Nasdaq National Market of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value
shall be the closing sale price for the Common Stock (or the mean of the
closing bid and asked prices, if no sales were reported), as quoted on such
exchange (or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock)
or system on the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;

                          (2)     If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ
System (but not on the Nasdaq National Market thereof) or is regularly quoted
by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the
Common Stock on the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;

                          (3)     In the absence of an established market for
the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good
faith by the Board.

                 (k)      "Offering Period" shall mean the period of
approximately twenty-four (24) months during which an option granted pursuant
to the Plan may be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after
September 1 and March 1 of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in
the periods ending twenty-four months later.  The duration and timing of
Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.

                 (l)      "Plan" shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

                 (m)      "Purchase Price" shall mean an amount equal to 85% of
the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on
the Exercise Date, whichever is lower.

                 (n)      "Purchase Period" shall mean the approximately six
month period commencing after one Exercise Date and ending with the next
Exercise Date, except that the first Purchase Period of any Offering Period
shall commence on the Enrollment Date and end with the next Exercise Date.

                 (o)      "Reserves" shall mean the number of shares of Common
Stock covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised
and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for
issuance under the Plan but not yet placed under option.



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                 (p)      "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, domestic or
foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the
Company or a Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is
hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

                 (q)      "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national
stock exchanges and the NASDAQ System are open for trading.

         3.      Eligibility.

                 (a)      Any Employee (as defined in Section 2(g)), who is
employed by the Company on a given Enrollment Date shall be eligible to
participate in the Plan.

                 (b)      Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) if,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of
any Subsidiary, or (ii) which permits his or her rights to purchase stock under
all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries to accrue
at a rate which exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) worth of stock
(determined at the fair market value of the shares at the time such option is
granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any
time.

         4.      Offering Periods.  The Plan shall be implemented by
consecutive, overlapping Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing
on the first Trading Day on or after September 1 and March 1 each year, or on
such other date as the Board shall determine, and continuing thereafter until
terminated in accordance with Section 19 hereof.  The Board shall have the
power to change the duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement
dates thereof) with respect to future offerings without shareholder approval if
such change is announced at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled
beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter.

         5.      Participation.

                 (a)      An eligible Employee may become a participant in the
Plan by completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in
the form of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company's payroll
office at least 14 days prior to the applicable Enrollment Date.

                 (b)      Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence
with the first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end with the
last payroll in the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable,
unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.





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         6.      Payroll Deductions.

                 (a)      At the time a participant files his or her
subscription agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made
on each pay day during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding fifteen
percent (15%) of the Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day
during the Offering Period, and the aggregate of such payroll deductions during
the Offering Period shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the participant's
Compensation during said Offering Period.

                 (b)      All payroll deductions made for a participant shall
be credited to his or her account under the Plan and will be withheld in whole
percentages only.  A participant may not make any additional payments into such
account.

                 (c)      A participant may discontinue his or her
participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may decrease the
rate of his or her payroll deductions during the Offering Period by completing
or filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in
payroll deduction rate.  The Board may, in its discretion, limit the number of
participation rate changes during any Offering Period.  The change in rate
shall be effective with the first full payroll period following five (5)
business days after the Company's receipt of the new subscription agreement
unless the Company elects to process a given change in participation more
quickly.  A participant's subscription agreement shall remain in effect for
successive Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.

                 (d)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent
necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof,
a participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at such time during
any Purchase Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year
(the "Current Purchase Period") that the aggregate of all payroll deductions
which were previously used to purchase stock under the Plan in a prior Purchase
Period which ended during the annual calendar year plus all payroll deductions
accumulated with respect to the Current Purchase Period equal $21,250.  Payroll
deductions reduced pursuant to this Section 6(d) shall recommence at the rate
provided in such participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the
first Purchase Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year,
unless terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

                 (e)      At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in
part, or at the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the
Plan is disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the
Company's federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which
arise upon the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock.
At any time, the Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the
participant's compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet
applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make
available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or
early disposition of Common Stock by the Employee.





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         7.      Grant of Option.  On the Enrollment Date of each Offering
Period, each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be
granted an option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period
(at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of Common Stock
determined by dividing such Employee's payroll deductions accumulated prior to
such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant's account as of the Exercise
Date by the applicable Purchase Price.  In no event shall an Employee be
permitted to purchase during each Purchase Period more than a number of Shares
determined by dividing $12,500 by the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock on the Enrollment Date, and provided further that such purchase shall be
subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 12 hereof. Exercise
of the option shall occur as provided in Section 8 hereof, unless the
participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and shall expire on
the last day of the Offering Period.

         8.      Exercise of Option.  Unless a participant has withdrawn from
the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase
of shares will be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum
number of full shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant
at the applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his
or her account.  No fractional shares will be purchased; any payroll deductions
accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a
full share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent
Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the
participant.  Any other monies left over in a participant's account after the
Exercise Date shall be returned to the participant.  During a participant's
lifetime, a participant's option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable
only by the participant.

         9.      Delivery.  As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date
on which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to
each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares
purchased upon exercise of the participant's option.

         10.     Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.

                 (a)      A participant may withdraw all but not less than all
the payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to
exercise his or her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice
to the Company in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan.  All of the participant's
payroll deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to such
participant promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such
participant's option for the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated.
No further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will be made for such
Offering Period.  If a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll
deductions will not resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period
unless the participant delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement.

                 (b)      Upon a participant's ceasing to be an Employee (as
defined in Section 2(g) hereof) for any reason, he or she will be deemed to
have elected to withdraw from the Plan The payroll deductions credited to such
participant's account during the Offering Period but not yet used





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to exercise the option will be returned to such participant or, in the case of
his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 14
hereof, and such participant's option will be automatically terminated.  The
preceding sentence notwithstanding, a participant who receives payment in lieu
of notice of termination of employment shall be treated as continuing to be an
Employee for the participant's customary number of hours per week of employment
during the period in which the participant is subject to such payment in lieu
of notice.

         11.     Interest.  No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions
of a participant in the Plan.

         12.     Stock.

                 (a)      The maximum number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be one
million (1,000,000) shares, subject to adjustment upon changes in
capitalization of the Company as provided in Section 18 hereof.  If, on a given
Exercise Date, the number of shares with respect to which options are to be
exercised exceeds the number of shares then available under the Plan, the
Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares remaining available for
purchase in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall
determine to be equitable.

                 (b)      The participant will have no interest or voting right
in shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.

                 (c)      Shares to be delivered to a participant under the
Plan will be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the
participant and his or her spouse.

         13.     Administration.

                 (a)  Administrative Body.  The Plan shall be administered by
the Board or a committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board.  The
Board or its committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to
construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility
and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan.  Every finding,
decision and determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the
full extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.

                 (b)      Rule 16b-3 Limitations.  Notwithstanding the
provisions of Subsection (a) of this Section 13, in the event that Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), or any successor provision ("Rule 16b-3") provides specific
requirements for the administrators of plans of this type, the Plan shall be
only administered by such a body and in such a manner as shall comply with the
applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3.  Unless permitted by Rule 16b-3, no
discretion concerning decisions regarding the Plan shall be afforded to any
committee or person that is not "disinterested" as that term is used in Rule
16b-3.





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         14.     Designation of Beneficiary.

                 (a)      A participant may file a written designation of a
beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the
participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death
subsequent to an Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to
delivery to such participant of such shares and cash.  In addition, a
participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive
any cash from the participant's account under the Plan in the event of such
participant's death prior to exercise of the option.  If a participant is
married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall
be required for such designation to be effective.

                 (b)      Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant at any time by written notice.  In the event of the death of a
participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the
Plan who is living at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall
deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate
of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed
(to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver
such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or
relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known
to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

         15.     Transferability.  Neither payroll deductions credited to a
participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option
or to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 14 hereof) by the participant.  Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

         16.     Use of Funds.  All payroll deductions received or held by the
Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose,
and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

         17.     Reports.  Individual accounts will be maintained for each
participant in the Plan.  Statements of account will be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.

         18.     Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution,
Liquidation, Merger or Asset Sale.

                 (a)      Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required
action by the shareholders of the Company, the Reserves as well as the price
per share of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not
yet been exercised shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock
split,





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reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the
Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of
Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company;
provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company
shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration".
Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Except as expressly provided herein,
no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities
convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment
by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares
of Common Stock subject to an option.

                 (b)      Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Periods shall
end and all options shall be exercised automatically immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Board.

                 (c)      Merger or Asset Sale.  In the event of a proposed
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of
the Company with or into another corporation, each option under the Plan shall
be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor
corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the
Board determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such
assumption or substitution, to shorten the Offering Periods then in progress by
setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date").  If the Board shortens
the Offering Periods then in progress in lieu of assumption or substitution in
the event of a merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify each
participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days prior to the New
Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for his option has been changed to the
New Exercise Date and that his option will be exercised automatically on the
New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date he has withdrawn from the Offering
Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.  For purposes of this paragraph, an
option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to be assumed if, following the
sale of assets or merger, the option confers the right to purchase, for each
share of option stock subject to the option immediately prior to the sale of
assets or merger, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or
property) received in the sale of assets or merger by holders of Common Stock
for each share of Common Stock held on the effective date of the transaction
(and if such holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of
consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the
sale of assets or merger is not solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), the Board
may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the
consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely common
stock of the successor corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to
the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock and the sale of
assets or merger.

         19.     Amendment or Termination.





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                 (a)      The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time
and for any reason terminate or amend the Plan.  Except as provided in Section
18 hereof, no such termination can affect options previously granted, provided
that an Offering Period may be terminated by the Board of Directors on any
Exercise Date if the Board determines that the termination of the Plan is in
the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.  Except as provided in
Section 18 hereof, no amendment may make any change in any option theretofore
granted which adversely affects the rights of any participant.  To the extent
necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 or under Section 423 of the Code (or any
successor rule or provision or any other applicable law or regulation), the
Company shall obtain shareholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree
as required.

                 (b)      Without shareholder consent and without regard to
whether any participant's rights may be considered to have been "adversely
affected," the Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the
Offering Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount
withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to
amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll
withholding in excess of the amount designated by a participant in order to
adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company's processing of properly completed
withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods
and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied
toward the purchase of Common Stock for each participant properly correspond
with amounts withheld from the participant's Compensation, and establish such
other limitations or procedures as the Board (or its committee) determines in
its sole discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

         20.     Notices.  All notices or other communications by a participant
to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have
been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the
location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

         21.     Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  Shares shall not be
issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the
issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all
applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without
limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the
requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed,
and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with
respect to such compliance.

                 As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may
require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time
of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment
and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.





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         22.     Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become effective upon the
earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by
the shareholders of the Company.  It shall continue in effect for a term of ten
(10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 19 hereof.

         23.     Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period.  To the
extent permitted by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, if the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period is lower than the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date of such Offering
Period, then all participants in such Offering Period shall be automatically
withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise of their
option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the immediately
following Offering Period as of the first day thereof.





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                                   EXHIBIT A


                                THE 3DO COMPANY

                       1994 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT



_____ Original Application                      Enrollment Date: ___________
_____ Change in Payroll Deduction Rate
_____ Change of Beneficiary(ies)


1.       ______________________hereby elects to participate in The 3DO Company
         1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee Stock Purchase Plan")
         and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock in
         accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Employee Stock
         Purchase Plan.

2.       I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount
         of ____% of my Compensation on each payday (1-15%) during the Offering
         Period in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  (Please
         note that no fractional percentages are permitted.)

3.       I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for the
         purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price
         determined in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  I
         understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any
         accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise
         my option.

4.       I have received a copy of the complete "The 3DO Company 1994 Employee
         Stock Purchase Plan."  I understand that my participation in the
         Employee Stock Purchase Plan is in all respects subject to the terms
         of the Plan.  I understand that my ability to exercise the option
         under this Subscription Agreement is subject to obtaining shareholder
         approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

5.       Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should
         be issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and spouse only):
         _______________________________________________________________________
         ________________.

6.       I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant
         to the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of
         the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one year
         after the Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income tax
         purposes as having received ordinary income at the time of such
         disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value
         of the shares at the time such shares were purchased over the
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         price which I paid for the shares.  I HEREBY AGREE TO NOTIFY THE
         COMPANY IN WRITING WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ANY DISPOSITION OF
         MY SHARES AND I WILL MAKE ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR FEDERAL, STATE OR
         OTHER TAX WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS, IF ANY, WHICH ARISE UPON THE
         DISPOSITION OF THE COMMON STOCK.  The Company may, but will not be
         obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to
         meet any applicable withholding obligation, including any withholding
         necessary to make available to the Company any tax deductions or
         benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by
         me.

                 If I dispose of such shares at any time after the expiration
         of the 2-year and 1-year holding periods, I understand that I will be
         treated for federal income tax purposes as having received income only
         at the time of such disposition, and that such income will be taxed as
         ordinary income only to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of
         (1) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of
         such disposition over the purchase price which I paid for the shares,
         or (2) 15% of the fair market value of the shares on the first day of
         the Offering Period.  The remainder of the gain, if any, recognized on
         such disposition will be taxed as capital gain.

7.       I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase
         Plan.  The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent
         upon my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase
         Plan.

8.       In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
         beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the
         Employee Stock Purchase Plan:


NAME:  (Please print)______________________________________________
                       (First)         (Middle)            (Last)


_______________________________   _____________________________________________
Relationship

                                                   ____________________________
                                                   (Address)





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Employee's Social
Security Number:                         ____________________________________



Employee's Address:                      ____________________________________

                                         ____________________________________

                                         ____________________________________



I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.



Dated:_________________   ______________________________________________________
                          Signature of Employee


                           _____________________________________________________
                           Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary other than spouse)






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                                   EXHIBIT B


                                THE 3DO COMPANY

                       1994 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                              NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL



         The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of The 3DO Company
1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on ____________, 19____ (the
"Enrollment Date") hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby withdraws
from the Offering Period.  He or she hereby directs the Company to pay to the
undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions credited to
his or her account with respect to such Offering Period. The undersigned
understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering Period will be
automatically terminated.  The undersigned understands further that no further
payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in the current
Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate in
succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new
Subscription Agreement.

                                        Name and Address of Participant:

                                        ________________________________

                                        ________________________________


                                        Signature:

                                        ________________________________


                                        Date:__________________________