Infinium Labs will demonstrate its flagship Phantom Game Service(TM), built
on Microsoft’s Windows XP Embedded technology, in the Microsoft booth No. 7145
in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center during the Consumer Electronics
Show (CES), Thursday to Sunday, Jan. 6 – 9, 2005.

Infinium, as one of only a few select partners, will join the Microsoft Mobile
and Embedded Devices Division at Digital Experience — a pre-show press event
where all the hottest and most-anticipated products for the show will be showcased.
Digital Experience will take place at the Bellagio Hotel from 7 to 10 p.m.,
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, immediately following the keynote address.

“More and more people are enjoying all forms of digital entertainment
in the comfort of their homes,” said Scott Horn, senior director, Mobile
and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. “Windows XP Embedded technology
provides Infinium with stability, reliability and a custom user interface, while
delivering a familiar game experience for customers of the Phantom Service.”

Windows XP Embedded provides the functionality and performance of the Windows
operating system in componentized form to enable device-makers to rapidly build
reliable and advanced small-footprint devices. The Phantom Game Service will be
delivered over broadband to a Windows XP Embedded-based receiver that sits in
the living room.

“Sharing physical space with Microsoft at this industry leading event
reinforces that the two companies also share a common vision that playing video
games is coming to the masses as a frontline choice for home entertainment,”
Kevin Bachus, president and COO, Infinium Labs, said. “By building the
Phantom system on the Windows XP Embedded technology, we’re giving consumers
functionality, while improving their overall user experience and the performance
they get out of the Phantom Game service.”

Infinium has announced that nearly two dozen leading game providers have committed
to provide content for the Phantom Game Service, including Atari, Codemasters,
Eidos, Vivendi Universal and many more. The company has announced it will launch
the service in 2005.

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