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Company Teams up with Daily Online Video Show and Website Featuring Gaming Guru, Alex Albrecht

San Diego, Calif. (August 4, 2008) – iZ3D, LLC, designer, developer, and marketer of advanced 3D visualization systems, is pleased to announce that it will be a sponsor of Project Lore. Poised to be a popular web destination for gaming enthusiasts, Project Lore offers premium-quality multimedia World of Warcraft game guides, a daily video show and blog. As a part of the daily video show, viewers can look forward to seeing gaming and tech guru Alex Albrecht in action while he and four buddies share tips and information for the millions who have developed a cult-like obsession with the game World of Warcraft. Project Lore is partnered with ZAM Network for distribution across Thottbot, Wowhead, and Allakhazam. Visit http://www.projectlore.com.

“We are happy to have iZ3D and its popular 3D monitors as a sponsor,” said Kory Klem, Project Lore’s General Manager “With the use of iZ3D monitor our viewers have the extra perk in exploring World of Warcraft in stereoscopic 3D with us.”

“iZ3D is a pioneer in 3D gaming. We are pleased to be a sponsor of Project Lore, a pioneer in online game support. This innovative online show and blog is a coming trend for the video game community. Our 3D monitors add an extra dimension of immersion into the World of Warcraft game and provide users the opportunity to experience the rich 3D graphics that this popular off the shelf game has to offer,” remarked Thomas Striegler, CEO of iZ3D, LLC.

iZ3D monitors feature significant competitive and technical advantages over other 3D display systems. Gamers that want to immerse themselves into spectacular game graphics will appreciate playing in stereoscopic 3D. Graphic artists have embraced the iZ3D monitor as an essential tool for 3D design. It is difficult to create images in 3D while viewing the design on a flat 2D screen. 3D movie buffs can now bring the thrill of watching a 3D movie home.

The company developed this unique technology to create an adjustable 3D environment without causing eyestrain, spatial disorientation, or headaches. In 3D mode, viewers can see bright, sharp 3D images and video simply by wearing any iZ3D passive polarized glasses. Existing PC’s equipped with a dual-output video card easily powers the unit. Specifications include: 1680 x 1050 resolution; up to 170-degree 3D viewing angle; 5ms response time; 700:1 contrast ratio; and 16.7-million colors. The monitor is available at www.pcmall.com, http://www.amazon.com and at www.iZ3D.com.

PARIS, Jul 30, 2008 – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the Russian-language version of World of Warcraft^®, its award-winning, subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, will be available on the 6th of August, 2008. On that date, European players will be able to purchase a version of the game and its expansion, The Burning Crusade^®, fully localised for Russia, and begin playing on dedicated realms with the benefit of a Russian-language customer-support team. This will be the fifth European-language version of World of Warcraft, complementing the existing English, French, German, and Spanish versions.

“The launch of the Russian-language version reflects our continuing commitment to make World of Warcraft even more accessible for gamers throughout the world,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment^®. “We also hope that providing a fully localised version of the game will further enhance the gameplay experience for our enthusiastic Russian community.”

The Russian version of World of Warcraft will be available for Windows^® XP/Vista and Mac^® OS X 10.3.9 or higher. The retail DVD boxed version will include a one-month subscription to the game, while the retail CD boxed version will be available at a lower price and will include a 14-day subscription.

Russian players will have the option to subscribe to a dedicated Russian account, which has a reduced subscription-rate structure for the Russian market priced in rubles, and which allows players to access and create characters on Russian realms only. The available subscription options are a month-to-month plan for 359 rubles per month, a three-month plan for 329 rubles per month, and a six-month plan for 299 rubles per month.

Current European World of Warcraft players will be able to download a Russian-language pack from the official Russian website at www.warcraft.ru, which will let them access and create characters on the new Russian realms. Beginning on the launch date, free character transfers to specific Russian realms will also be available for a limited period of time. Additionally, existing European accounts have the option of being converted to Russian accounts.

For more information on World of Warcraft, visit the game’s official website at www.wow-europe.com. To keep pace with the multilingual European growth of World of Warcraft and development of other games, Blizzard Entertainment is currently hiring for numerous open positions. More information on available career opportunities at Blizzard Europe, including positions on the Russian-language World of Warcraft team, can be found at http://eu.blizzard.com/en/jobs.