Integrated Solution Provides Immediate Access to High Quality, Graphic-Intensive
Games

DiStream, provider of the Game xStream(TM) online gaming on-demand service,
and DISCover(R) have partnered to create the first PC-based streaming gaming
service for Windows Media Center. At CES 2005, Game xStream and DISCover will
be demonstrating the new service by streaming top-end, new release games live
over the Internet.

The new service will debut on Media Center PCs. The solution integrates Game
xStream with DISCover’s My Games(TM) console technology. Within an easy to use
10 ft interface, Media Center owners will have access to Game xStream, the streaming
gaming service that provides immediate access to high quality, graphic-intensive
games via streaming technology and the DISCover My Games services.

Both programs will work to seamlessly allow gamers with Media Center immediate
and easy access to games that would otherwise take a long time to download and
play. The players will also have the ability to “Drop ‘n’ Play” CD
or DVD games on their living room big screen television sets via Media Center
and DISCover Console technology.

“Game xStream and DISCover together bring the best of both worlds to the
living room: CD-based games and streamed games,” said Loren Kaiser, Vice
President of Business Development of DISC. “Game xStream offers immediate
access to games streamed from the net while DISCover offers a console-like experience
for retail games.”

DISCover Console technology allows gamers to play their favorite PC games with
the ease of a standard game console. The gamer simply drops a PC game into the
optical drive and the system automatically installs or plays the game — without
the gamer having to deal with the hassles of installing and running PC software.
Game xStream is the first streaming on-demand service for graphic-intensive video
games that also helps eliminate the typical frustration of slow game load times.

“We are excited to join forces with DISCover and its Console Technology
to bring streaming gaming to Media Center OEMs and consumers,” DiStream
CEO Royal O’Brien said. “With our technologies working together, gamers
will be able to combine an ease of use and on-demand access with a never-before-seen
combination of Media Center, console and streaming PC gaming.”

About Game xStream

Game xStream is the first streaming on-demand service for playing graphic-intensive
video games online. By using advanced, patent-pending game distribution and
streaming methodologies, Game xStream can reach millions of users at once without
any limitations on size or type of game. Its intelligent streaming does not
download the same parts of the game each time the player changes levels — saving
cache and storage space. Gamers can also save a game, retaining character and
level advancements, and all modifications made during previous sessions online.

About DISCover

Based in Long Beach, California, DISCover produces software based on patented
technologies, including the DISCover “Drop ‘n’ Play” Console Technology
and the DISCover My Games(TM) Services, working with OEM partners such as Alienware
Corporation to deliver a complete entertainment experience by adding gaming
as an integral part of the home entertainment mix. For more details regarding
the DISCover Console Technology, please visit http://www.discoverconsole.com.

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