AMD joins TEN (Total Entertainment Network), Ziff-Davis and other sponsors in producing this new professional sports entertainment concept. The PGL is a fully structured professional league with star players, individual and team competition, referees, spectators, sponsors, and endorsements. A governing board and a PGL commissioner will be introduced at the launch event.

"The AMD PGL is an ideal venue for AMD to showcase its AMD-K6™ MMX™ enhanced processor," said Dana Krelle, director of marketing for AMD's Computation Products Group. "The computer gaming enthusiast is a power user who demands high performance, reliability and compatibility from his or her PC. Just as we are committed to providing the consumer the best performance for the price, AMD is also committed to provide the best platform for computer gaming, both now and in the future."

With more than $250,000 in cash and prizes in its first year, the PGL is expected to attract the best of the computer gamers. The inaugural PGL season will feature two game categories, Action (represented by id Software's Quake) and Strategy (Westwood Studio's Command & Conquer: Red Alert). Additional games and game genres will be added in the second, and subsequent, seasons.

"We're extremely excited to have AMD on board as the PGL title sponsor," said Erik Lundberg, executive producer of the PGL. "The relationship gives AMD exposure to computer gamers, who are known as early technology adopters and power users. These are influential users who understand the benefits of AMD's leading edge technology.

"AMD also brings significant resources to the league, which will help make the AMD PGL the leading brand for competitive multiplayer computer gaming world wide," he added.

To participate in the PGL, players must subscribe to the TEN service and register for the PGL at www.pgl.net. The web site will also post player profiles, interviews, event schedules as well as game highlights.

About TEN
Total Entertainment Network is the premier entertainment network for game playing consumers on the Internet. TEN has online rights to more than 30 games - over half of which are TEN exclusives - by leading software publishers including 3D Realms Entertainment, Apogee, Blizzard, Bungie Software, Eidos Interactive (formerly Domark), id Software, GT Interactive, Maxis, MicroProse, Sierra Online/Papyrus, SSI and Westwood Studios. TEN received its initial funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, with subsequent investors including Ameritech; Goldman Sachs; Robertson, Stephens & Co.; Vertex Management; Wasserstein Perella Ventures.

About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets. AMD produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $2 billion in 1996. (NYSE: AMD).