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$125,000 PRIZE AWARDED CHINESE GAMER IN FATAL1TY GIVING BACK TO GAMING ROAD SHOW STOP AT GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Fatal1ty Proud to be Part of Largest Cash Prize Awarded in PC Gaming History. Victory by Chinas Gamer seen as Huge Win for Video Gaming and Global Gaming Community.
(Woodland Hills, CA)-- The largest cash prize ever offered in a single PC gaming event was awarded to one of four top Chinese gamers who plays under the alias, Rocket Boy. Meng Yang, a 21 year old PC gamer, was the only contestant to defeat Fatal1ty as part of the ACON Fatal1ty Shootout at the Great Wall of China and win RMB$1,000,000 (US$125,000). This historic invitational exhibition, presented by ABIT Computer Corporation, was part of the Fatal1ty Road Show titled Giving Back to Gaming. Johnathan Fatal1ty Wendel praised Meng after the match, Rocket Boy was on his game today and made all the right moves - he will be an inspiration to gamers worldwide, and for sure to the growing gaming community in China. His victory at my Great Wall of China exhibition was huge, and will be seen as a big win for gaming, particularly for gaming in China, added Wendel. Im proud to be part of bringing the largest prize ever awarded in gaming history. Rocket Boy was ecstatic about winning his prize, which made him an instant millionaire; the size of the award presently represents nearly 100 years of a factory workers average wage in China. I practiced hard to play in this exhibition because I wanted to play my idol, said Meng Yang. Ive studied him for 5 years and dreamed of playing the number one gamer in the world. I am honored to participate. Stop number three of The Fatal1ty Giving Back to Gaming Road Show moves to Seoul, Korea for an exhibition before going to SMAU ILP, a gaming and technology trade show in Milan, Italy. With the Fatal1ty exhibition and the spectacular Great Wall of China as a backdrop, ABIT Computer Corporation introduced their inaugural line of Fatal1ty products. The Fatal1ty AA8XE is the first motherboard designed in a combined effort between the ABIT Engineers and Fatal1ty. ABITs Fatal1ty AA8XE is based on Intels advanced 925 line of Chipsets and offers full support for the ultimate in performance DDR2 and PCI-Express. ABIT also launched the Fatal1ty line of ATi VGA cards. The entire ABIT Fatal1ty line will offer features that have never been seen before. Intel, ATi, Kingston, Creative, ViewSonic and PWX Systems also displayed the latest in cutting-edge gaming components.
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About Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel Johnathan first got involved in professional PC gaming tournaments when he heard about CPL's Frag3 Tournament that took place in October 1999. Capturing third place there, he was invited to represent the USA in Stockholm two weeks later where he won undefeated, winning all 18 maps against the top players in the world. He has continued to consistently dominate competitions all over the world, including events in St. Louis, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Sweden, Australia, Singapore, Korea, Brazil, Germany, England, Netherlands, France, Russia, Denmark, and China, to name some of the countries he has visited in pursuit of pro gaming excellence. Johnathan won the CPL Pentium 4 Winter Championship in December 2002 playing Unreal Tournament 2003; that victory made him the first and only 3 time CPL Champion of the Year each year winning the CPL 1v1 Championship while competing in a different game. In Dallas, on August 14, 2004, Fatal1ty was crowned the first DOOM 3 1v1 Champion, capturing $25,000 in prize money at QuakeCon 2004. For more information about Fatal1ty, visit www.fatal1ty.com and www.fatal1tyshootout.com.
About ABIT Computer Corporation Built for Gamers by Gamers, ABIT motherboards and graphic cards are an established favorite among PC novices and enthusiasts alike. Our unique approach to hardware design puts the user in the driver's seat, delivering features that give users the flexibility to tweak and tune their systems to their satisfaction, while at the same time, ensuring complete stability. ABIT Engineers computer enthusiasts with a love for technology develop innovation after innovation, squeezing every ounce of performance possible out of available technologies. This excellence in engineering, combined with the industry's highest standards of quality, reliability, and stability, allows ABIT to deliver BulletProof Technology to the end user. For more information, visit www.abit.com.tw and www.abitgamer.com

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For Immediate Release December 14, 2004
FATAL1TY COMPETES FOR FOURTH CPL CHAMPIONSHIP
Winter Cyberathlete Professional League in Dallas to Feature Johnathan Fatal1ty Wendel in Painkiller Competition
(Woodland Hills, CA) Auravision, Inc. announces that Fatal1ty, the worlds best known PC gamer and recent DOOM 3 champ, will compete at this weeks Winter CPL at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas in the Painkiller competition. If he wins, Fatal1ty will have secured his fourth CPL championship, each for a different game, an unheard of feat in videogaming. Also at the 2004 Winter CPL, Fatal1ty, along with ABIT Computer Corp, Creative Labs, Zalman, Kingston, LG Electronics and Auravision will present the ABIT Fatal1ty Time Trials. Taking place in the ABIT booth, ABIT Fatal1ty Time Trials pit gamers against three other combatants in an Unreal Tournament 2004 deathmatch for the fastest time to score five frags. At the end of the day, the top 4 fastest times will win some of the worlds best gaming hardware and Fatal1ty Prize Packs, including limited edition Fatal1ty T-Shirts and Fatal1ty Dog Tags. The competition is completely free, open to all attendees, with competitors being chosen on a first-come, first-served basis. The prizes will be awarded to the top 4 finishers every day of the tournament. The event prize package with retail value of more than $8,000 includes Creative's award winning Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS gaming audio cards and HN-505 noise-cancellation headphones, Zalman limited edition CPU and VGA coolers, 1GB of the best Kingston HyperX RAM as well as the Intel 925XE-based First Pro Gaming motherboard ABIT Fatal1ty AA8XE. The four gaming systems at the Time Trials will feature top-notch hardware, including a super fast and feature-rich ABIT Fatal1ty AA8XE motherboard, running Intel Prescott LGA775 3.46GHz 1066MHz FSB CPU with Zalman Ultra Quite CPU Cooler. Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Sound Card will ensure the best sound for your game. Spectators will enjoy screaming UT2K visuals on 30 LCD displays provided by the worldwide leader in LCDs, LG Electronics. Im excited to be off the road for a little while and back in competition, notes Fatal1ty. Ive been working on my line of Fatal1ty branded products and helping expand the pro gaming community in my Giving Back To Gaming program, but competition is where I started and one of my favorite places to be. Fatal1ty and ABIT will also sponsor the ABIT Fatal1ty Pro Invitational at CPL, in which Fatal1ty personally invites four fellow professional gamers to compete among themselves in a 15-minute, 1 vs. 1 match tournament. Prizes from ABIT, Creative and Zalman are awarded to all participants with greater prizes going to winners.

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About CPL The Cyberathlete Professional League Extreme Winter Championships is taking place Wednesday, December 15 to Sunday, December 19, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas. It will be attended by 1,200 video gamers from 30 countries, including Germany, Sweden, Canada, United Kingdom, Brazil, Finland, Japan and Italy. The event is hosting four video game tournaments with a total cash purse of $160,000.
About Johnathan Fatal1ty Wendel Johnathan first got involved in tournaments when he heard about CPLs Frag3 Tournament that took place in October 1999. He won third there and was invited to represent the USA in Stockholm two weeks later where he won undefeated, winning all 18 maps against the top players in the world. He has continued to dominate competitions all over the world, including The United States, Singapore, Korea, Brazil, Australia, France, Germany, Holland, and Russia. He won the CPL Pentium 4 Winter Championship playing Unreal Tournament 2003, a victory which made him three time CPL Champion of the Yearand each year for victories in a different game. At the recent QuakeCon04, Fatal1ty captured the DOOM 3 Inaugural 1v1 Championship, capturing $25,000 in prize money. For more information, visit www.fatal1ty.com.

About Auravision Inc. Auravision is a pioneer in the field of personal interface devices and has literally changed the way consumers and business professionals look at the computer workstation. With its first introduction of its patented ElectroLuminescent technology (EluminX), Auravision continues to lead the way in developing new computer peripherals and consumer electronic technologies designed to enhance the users experience. Auravision is the master licensor for Johnathan Fatal1ty Wendel, the worlds leading gamer and threetime World Champion from the Cyberathlete Professional League. Leading companies have signed agreements to bring innovative products to market carrying the Fatal1ty brand in order to meet the needs of a growing gaming lifestyle. A number of products with the Fatal1ty brand are already in the marketplace. For more information on Auravision and its EluminX technology, visit www.auravision.com or www.eluminx.com.