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7th Stop on Gamers Tour to Celebrate Grand Opening of Newest Location in Moreno Valley, CA

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, April 11, 2008—iGames, the world’s leading game center organization, today announced the iZ3D $2,500 West Coast Open, which will be held Saturday, April 19, as part of the grand opening of Howie’s Game Shack in Moreno Valley, CA, the third and newest location in the growing, independent chain. Sponsored by 3D monitor manufacturer iZ3D, makers of the popular 22” iZ3D, the one-day blowout will feature some of today’s best gamers competing for cash and prizes as part of an official Gamers Tour regional competition.

In addition, sponsor iZ3D will be on location with two systems setup showcasing their unique, next-generation hardware on Unreal Tournament 3 and other hot new games. The first two hundred people to try out the iZ3D technology first-hand will receive a free iZ3D t-shirt.

Prize Pool: $2,500 Cash

1st $1,000

2nd $750

3rd $500

4th $250

Details:

    • Up to 16 Teams

    • Counter-Strike 1.6

    • Double-Elimination play

    • Maps: Train, Dust 2, Nuke, Inferno

    • Entry Fee: $150 per team

    • Teams can pay and register online or in-store. Last two teams to sign-up (15 and 16) must         register online

    • Check-In: Opens at Noon; closes at 12:30

    • Matches start 1:00 PM; end time approximately 11:00 PM

    • Bracket, with Maps & Schedule: http://www.cevo.com/playoffs/bracket.php?id=262

Location:

Howie’s Game Shack
22500 Town Circle, Suite 2126
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
(951) 992-1658

For registration, go to http://www.igames.org/events.asp?event=7940. For rules and additional information, visit http://www.gamerstour.com/events/upcoming-events/iz3d-2-500-west-coast-open/ or contact the iGames events team at events@igames.org.

About iGames
iGames, Inc. offers a wide range of services to help independent and franchised game centers. iGames’ mission is to promote and develop the growth of the game center industry. Its services unite game centers with the goal of establishing them as the driving force enabling the interactive entertainment industry to become the number one form of entertainment around the world. iGames has established strong relationships with industry leaders to provide a wide variety of products, services and programs to member game centers and gamers including software licensing, hardware discounts, exclusive game premieres, tournaments, and game nights. Today the company counts well over 600 centers and 1.2 million gamers per month, initiating and co-organizing more than 200 events a year. To learn more about iGames, go to www.igames.org.

About iZ3D, LLC
Headquartered in San Diego, iZ3D, LLC, develops and markets iZ3D brand products for the electronic entertainment market as well as for commercial and professional visualization applications. Three-dimensional imaging is gaining appreciable attention in the display market, and interest in the various iZ3D visualization technologies is rapidly increasing.

Due to the popularity of the initial iZ3D monitor product from Neurok Optics LLC, a US-based 3D technology developer and marketing company, a new joint venture has formed with Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), a Taiwan-based leading worldwide TFT-LCD manufacturing company.

The newly formed company specializes in the design and engineering of advanced 3D visualization products, and specifically targets Game and Entertainment as its initial markets. For more information, visit http://www.iz3d.com.

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Media Contact:

Bill Lessard
iGames
wlessard@igames.org
914.476.6089

We are excited to finally announce the winner of The Club Launch Party Video Contest! Of all the submissions we received, the one that was judged the favorite by the judges both at SEGA and iGames – also the one that received the most public views and ratings – was the hilarious submission by eBash (www.ebash.com) game center in Terre Haute, IN., which incorporated the dynamic run-and-gun atmosphere of the title into the mockumentary-style coverage of the launch party.

As the top video, eBash will win an Alienware Area-51 m15x Laptop valued at more than $2,600.

Congratulations to eBash and all the centers that participated for their excellent work! You can check out all the videos here: http://www.youtube.com/igamesvideos

The Counter-Strike Source Game Night is coming to an exciting close tonight, for the final time.

The semi-finals and championship matches will take place among CyGamZ, uKZ from ComputersEtc, and Gamestation. The top team will win $500 cash for their talents.

After these matches the Counter-Strike Source Game Night will be discontinued in favor of newer games with greater Game Night interest. The Counter-Strike ladder competition has been going for many good years, and now it will come to a great exciting close.

It’s not the end of Counter-Strike itself by any means. We’re sure the game will continue to spark screams of "BOOM HEADSHOT" and "the bomb has been planted" at game centers around the world, just no longer as part of an iGames ladder.

Counter-Strike will continue to be the highlight of tournaments in the Gamers Tour program.

It may be April Fools Day, but there’s at least fifteen gamers tonight that will be in a very serious mood. Tonight are the Semi-Final and Grand Championsion Final matches for the Call of Duty 4 Game Night, presented by NVIDIA.

The top team of players will win $500 cash, which divided up is $100 per person. That’s good money for simply being good at one of your favorite games!

The three teams in the running are:

AZN Sensation from Gamerz Edge in Sicklerville, NJ
Clan Impact from Impact Gaming Center in Fairview Height, IL
Legendz from Legendz Edge in Plano, TX

You can follow along with the action in #iGames-GN1 on GameSurge.IRC.net.

We are excited to announce the new iGames Game Trading Community powered by SaySwap!

Now you can trade the games you don’t want anymore online with a combination of Purchase Points and Trading Tokens. You can keep the games, or at some point send them to another player for new Purchase Points for other games. You will also get 50% off your free token when you register your account.

Click below to check out the new trading community and to create your account today.

We are pleased to announce that the 5th annual iGames Expo will be held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, in very close proximity of the high profile tech companies of Silicon Valley. (See map below for listing of nearby businesses.) For the very first time, we will be combining the Expo with an exciting tradeshow called NVISION, an NVIDIA organized event. Both conferences will begin on Monday, August 25th and end on Wednesday, August 27th.

For those of you who are new to iGames, the iGames Expo provides a unique and rare opportunity to bring together game center owners from all over the world and those interested in the game center industry to attend seminars, network with one another, learn about new technology, and discuss topics that are important to their business and the industry as a whole.

Key topics at the Expo include:
o Game center seminars focused on various aspects of game center business management
o Presentations from publishers providing the low-down on upcoming games
o Open forum discussions on key industry topics
o Opportunities to learn about new services from iGames and how these services provide game centers efficiency and monetary savings
o Networking opportunities with experienced game center owners during social activities exclusively organized for iGames Expo attendees

Who, When, Where
Attendees: iGames invites all existing game centers owners and those that are interested in starting a game center business to attend this unique conference.
When: August 25 - 27, 2008
Where: San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California

Registration
Early Bird Admission: $250 (deadline June 1st)
      w/iGames Discount: $220
      w/NGCA Rebate & iGames Discount: $175

Standard Admission: $350 (after June 1st)
      w/iGames Discount: $320
      w/NGCA Rebate & iGames Discount: $275

Click here to register.

Discounts
iGames member game centers are eligible to receive a $30.00 discount per attendee during registration. The first 100 attendees that use the promo code to register will receive the iGames discount. Simply enter promo code DSCIGM08 during registration to take advantage of this offer.

NGCA Members will receive a $45.00 rebate from the admission price. The NGCA rebate is valid for up to 2 attendees per game center for a maximum rebate of $90.00. You must be an NGCA member listed on the iGames website to receive the rebate. iGames will issue the rebate to the corresponding iGames game center account by August 31st.

Both the NGCA rebate and the iGames discount can be combined.

What You Will Get
Access to the following activities: iGames Expo, Digital Art Gallery, Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) Grand Final qualifiers, Exhibition Hall, GeForce® LAN, Hands-on Workshops, NVScene, HD Digital Theater (early seating), iCafe of the Future, Keynotes (early seating), NVISION Evening Bash, Special Welcome Dinner at the Tech Museum, Hosted food and beverage for all 3 days

Discounted Hotels
NVIDIA has negotiated hotel discounts at these venues. Reservations are made through NVISION’s website during registration. The cost per night ranges from $169 to $269 per night.

For those of you that would like to spend less, iGames found 2 other venues that run about $135-$138/night. These hotels are conveniently located by the light rail stop (Gish), which is minutes away from the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

Clarion Hotel San Jose Airport
1355 N. 4th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 453-5340

Radisson Plaza Hotel San Jose Airport
1471 N. 4th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 452-0200

Discounted Airfares
NVIDIA has negotiated discounts with a few airlines. Please click here for more info.

Other details such as seminar topics, final schedule, and attending sponsors and exhibitors will be posted on the "iGames Expo" section of the NVISION web site. Please check back frequently for updates. Questions about the iGames Expo can be emailed to Expo@igames.org.

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iGames member centers have submitted their very own video creations to celebrate The Club Launch party and we need your help to pick the best one!

Check out all the entries in the iGames YouTube Site. If you have a YouTube account, you can weigh in on your favorites by rating the videos and submitting your comments. Make sure to let your players know that the videos are now up for their viewing pleasure - and their ratings as well!

Click here to view all the entertaining videos submitted by our talented game centers owners and employees.