Issue: Week of April 11, 2003

SOFTIMAGE OFFERING FREE 3D PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT FOR USE WITH 'HALF-LIFE 2'

MONTREAL - Softimage Co. (www.softimage.com) today announced SoftimageXSI EXP for Half-Life 2 - a free version of its 3D nonlinear production environment designed to work exclusively with "Half-Life 2," the upcoming action game created by Valve.

The software, which will be demonstrated in the Softimage booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, CA, recently, allows gaming customers to create and modify characters, props, and scenery for Half-Life 2 MODs and other Valve Source engine-powered titles. They can then output their creations directly into the games.

The complete software package is available for download from the Softimage Web site.