May 12, 2003 - Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company, and Intel Corporation today announced that Yahoo! Games will showcase online PC games that take advantage of the power of the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor. Intel will also be the sponsor of Yahoo! Games® on Demand (http://gamesondemand.yahoo.com) an online gaming destination that offers streamed rental of PC games from various publishers including Activision, Atari Inc., and Vivendi Universal Games.



Games that are designed for maximum performance on a Pentium 4 processor typically feature advanced audio and visual effects, smoother animation, and life-like 3D graphics to deliver a more compelling gaming experience. Yahoo! Games and Intel have established the relationship announced today in order to provide the gaming community with advantages of digital distribution of PC games that utilize outstanding processor innovation. Enhanced titles that are available immediately at Yahoo! Games on Demand include: Empire Earth™*, Grand Prix 4*, Independence War 2*, Neverwinter Nights* and Star Trek® Armada 2*.



“Our relationship with Intel highlights games that take advantage of their latest processor technology and complements our mission to offer compelling, on-demand PC game play to millions of online consumers,” said Dan Hart, general manager Yahoo! Games. “Yahoo! remains committed to building the world’s leading online games destination and further establishing the PC as a platform of choice for gamers.”



With more than five billion minutes of online game-play per month, Yahoo! Games is ranked the number one online games site by Nielsen//Net Ratings (March 2003). Through Yahoo! Games on Demand, consumers can play a diverse selection of more than 90 popular PC games from leading publishers, giving users a choice of popular new and classic games, in genres ranging from action and strategy to simulation and arcade.



“The Pentium 4 processor will deliver the next generation of performance for PC games and deliver the kind of speed and quality gamers have come to expect on the PC,” said Ann Lewnes, vice president, Intel Sales and Marketing Group. “Yahoo! Games on Demand is a fantastic platform for us to highlight the hottest games that take advantage of the Pentium 4 processor.”



Yahoo! Games at E3

As part of their collaboration, Yahoo! Games and Intel will co-sponsor the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Internet Access Center. The center will feature kiosks where attendees can play Yahoo! Games on Demand on the latest systems using the Pentium 4 processor with Intel’s Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology.



Yahoo! Games representatives will also be available in Kentia Hall - Booth #6957 to answer questions and provide further information about Yahoo! Games, the relationship with Intel, and the expanding list of publishers contributing titles to Yahoo! Games on Demand. The E3 Conference runs from May 14-16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.



About Yahoo! Games

A leading destination for games and one of the largest game communities on the Internet, Yahoo! Games offers more than 50 free, Java-based games to a worldwide audience of players. In addition, Yahoo! Games offers single-player and multi-player games and downloadable games and demos. Premium service offerings include Yahoo! Games All-Star, providing players with tournaments, game leagues and other customized game-play features and Yahoo! Games on Demand, delivering the ability to rent and play PC games directly on the broadband-connected desktop through a streamed service. Yahoo! Games hosts more than five billion minutes of online game-play per month and is ranked the No. 1 online games site by Nielsen//NetRatings1.



About Yahoo!

Yahoo! Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive online products and services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination worldwide. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo!’s global network includes 25 World properties and is available in 13 languages.



About Intel Corporation

Intel, the world’s largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at http://www.intel.com/pressroom.