Xbox LIVE HD Game Nights

MEDIA ALERT

WHAT:

Leading game center organization iGames will host a new and expanded season of Xbox LIVE® HD Game Nights, an exclusive 10-week series celebrating the wide-ranging HD content available on Xbox LIVE.

WHEN & WHERE:

• Every Wednesday and Thursday night July 9 through September 18 at 40 select iGames member centers across North America (July 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31; August 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28; Sept. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18)

WHY YOU SHOULD GO:

• Red-hot games like Halo 3 and Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™ in addition to your favorite arcade and casual games

• Free HD showings of popular movies and TV shows

• Tons of free stuff, such as 4000 MS Point Cards, 1600 MS Point Cards, 64 MB Xbox 360 Memory Units, Xbox 360 Silver Faceplates, Xbox T-Shirts XL, Xbox blankets

“We are delighted to welcome back Xbox LIVE HD Game Nights,” said Mark Nielsen, Executive Director, iGames. “After the success of the first season, it is our pleasure to work with the LIVE team again to bring an augmented second season, filled with more games, more on-demand special content, to our 1.2 million gamers. The fact that the length of the second season was almost doubled, from 6 weeks to 10, really says something about the quality of the series in addition to the great stuff available on Xbox LIVE.”

For more information and a complete list of iGames game centers hosting this event, including signup information, visit: http://www.igames.org/ 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, initiating and co-organizing more than 200 events a year. To learn more about iGames, go to www.igames.org.

About Xbox 360™

Xbox 360 is the most powerful video game and entertainment system, delivering the best games, the next generation of the premier Xbox LIVE online gaming network and unique digital entertainment experiences that revolve around gamers. Xbox 360 has a catalogue of more than 160 high-definition games and is available in 37 countries. More information can be found online at http://www.xbox.com/xbox360.

About Xbox LIVE®

Xbox Live is the first and most comprehensive unified online entertainment network seamlessly integrated throughout the entire console experience, making it easy for people to find the friends, games and entertainment they want from the moment they power on their Xbox 360 system. Xbox Live connects millions of members across 25 countries to enjoy hundreds of multiplayer games, downloadable games via Xbox Live Arcade, free and premium playable game demos, music videos and TV shows as well as new game levels, characters and vehicles for all their favorite retail games.

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Media Contact:

Bill Lessard / iGames / wlessard@igames.org / 914.476.6089

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