SteelSeries

Copenhagen, Denmark -- March 10th, 2008 -- SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, announced today that the company's line of high-end gaming peripherals is now available in Carrefour, the worlds' second-largest retailer, the largest in Europe and a main PC distributor in France. For what has the potential to be one of the most important partnerships in eSports, both companies chose ZoneRank as their quality standard.

SteelSeries' products will be distributed throughout 60 of the largest stores in France (list of stores below), this being the first time that SteelSeries products are present on this scale within French mass-market retail chains.

An exclusively designed display stand made uniquely for this partnership, will help attract the attention of Carrefour's customers to the fast-growing professionalism of the gaming culture. This major opportunity for gaming allows consumers who are not familiar with competitive gaming, to learn more about the top performers and the professional gaming circuit in general.

About SteelSeries

SteelSeries is a leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, software and gaming surfaces. SteelSeries has been on the forefront of professional gaming gear since its inception in 2001, thanks to continued innovation and product development in cooperation with leading professional gamers. All SteelSeries products are developed in co-operation with professional gamers to ensure optimum performance and durability. SteelSeries supports the growth of competitive gaming and electronic sports through aggressive sponsoring of teams and support of communities, tournaments and LAN-events all over the world. For additional information, visit http://www.steelseries.com.

About Carrefour

Over the past 40 years, the Carrefour group has grown to become one of the world's leading distribution groups. The world's second-largest retailer and the largest in Europe, the group currently operates four main grocery store formats: hypermarkets, supermarkets, hard discount and convenience stores. The Carrefour group currently has over 12,500 stores, either company-operated or franchises. For additional information, visit http://www.carrefour.com.

About Zonerank

Zonerank aims at organizing and professionalizing international eSports by setting standards. Zonerank works in tight cooperation with top pro-gaming teams in the world in order to understand their needs and set standards a professional environment requires. Zonerank publishes the eSports performance-based team ranking which is officially recognized by top teams in the world. For additional information about Zonerank, visit http://www.zonerank.com.

SteelSeries products are available from now in the following Carrefour stores in France: