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Yahoo! Games Unveils Extreme Site Makeover at E3 Expo

New Video Games Site Offers Player Matching Tools and More Comprehensive Editorial Content

SUNNYVALE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- May 16, 2005 Yahoo! Games, the leading online games site(1) (http://games.yahoo.com), is showing its renewed focus on video games at this year's Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3). Upgrades to Yahoo! Games' offering for hardcore gamers includes a fresh new look and feel; bolstered content like cheats, tips and previews; and new multiplayer and player matching services.
"We are confident that gamers at this year's E3 expo will be excited about our plans for new video games services," said Geoff Graber, general manager, Yahoo! Games. "Not only do we have a vivid new look, but we're also giving people a way to connect with each other in PC video games in fun, engaging ways."

New Features, Partnerships Change the Face of Yahoo! Games

Known on a global scale for its leadership in single and multiplayer casual games, Yahoo! Games has will show its dedication to video gamers. Highlights include:

-- Deeper Yahoo! Messenger integration -- Yahoo! Games is deepening its integration with Yahoo! Messenger. In Yahoo! Messenger, players will be able to see if friends are online and what PC video games they are playing by simply looking at the indicator next to their friend's name in Yahoo! Messenger. In one click, they can actually join their friends in the same game right through Yahoo! Messenger.

-- Editorial content upgrade and other services -- Yahoo! has forged a partnership with GameSpot, a CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET) property and a leading source for trusted gaming information, to launch a new content-rich site featuring tips and tricks, cheats, previews, reviews and all the other information gamers want at their fingertips. GameSpot will have 50 editors at E3 scouring the convention for the latest breaking news providing live coverage of E3 and 60+ interviews on the show floor. In addition, Yahoo!'s video games site has no subscription fee and free downloads for everyone.

-- Third-party development tools -- Yahoo! Games is providing game developers new access to tap into its multiplayer matching services and Yahoo!'s community network services. Developers will now be able to more easily reach Yahoo!'s expansive consumer base of passionate gamers.

In addition, Yahoo! Games is doing its part in games education, having pros on hand to help E3 attendees and others brush up on their poker and video game skills. For video games, Kornelia and The Frag Dolls will be available to play Doom 3 and Splinter Cell against convention attendees. Several of the world's top touring professional poker players -- Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari, as well as an additional surprise poker superstar -- will be in Yahoo!'s E3 booth to teach poker tips and tricks to convention attendees.

Yahoo! Games can be found in Booth #2200 in the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center at E3 May 18-20.

About Yahoo! Games

Yahoo! Games (http://games.yahoo.com) is the leading destination for online games with one of the largest game communities on the Internet. Millions of new users and gamers of all types visit Yahoo! Games each month to play and to discover the best in games. Yahoo! Games' industry leading and extremely popular casual games area attracts users who enjoy downtime with popular games like card, arcade, word and board to play alone or with others, as well as playing and trying out the latest downloadable games. Yahoo! Games also gives hard core video gamers what they want, from the latest game news, cheats, tips, previews and other exclusive game information, to helping them easily connect with friends to play their favorite multiplayer games. Game fans who want Yahoo! Games wherever whenever have Yahoo! Mobile Games, available on most major carriers.

About Yahoo!

Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) 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.

Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners

(1)NNR -- January 2005

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