ATI and Valve(r) invite RADEON(r) customers with Half-Life(r) 2 coupons to join the Counter-Strike: Source beta
MARKHAM, ON - August 20, 2004 - ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ATYT; TSX:
ATY) today announced that customers who received a Half-Life 2 coupon with their purchase of a RADEON(r) 9600 or RADEON(r) 9800 product will receive an added bonus - entry into Valve's Counter-Strike: Source beta program.
The original Counter-Strike is the world's most popular online action game, generating over four billion player minutes per month. Counter-Strike:
Source, the next installment of the game, blends CS's intense team play with the advanced features of the Valve Source(tm) technology, the same technology powering Half-Life 2.
The coupon holders will experience the benefits of advanced DirectX(r) 9 graphics rendered on a RADEON(r)-powered graphics card. Coupon holders can visit http://www.steampowered.com to activate their Steam account and enable them to join the Counter-Strike: Source beta.
About ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world's foremost visual processor unit (VPU) provider and is dedicated to deliver leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and digital television, game console and handheld markets. With
2003 revenues in excess of US $1.3 billion, ATI has more than 2,700 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
