17 July 2007

WORLDWINNER Partners with FREMANTLEMEDIA to Create Online Cash Competitions in Family Feud™
Iconic television game show Family Feud will soon be available as an online cash competition, according to a deal announced today by WorldWinner and FremantleMedia.

BIG FISH GAMES and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Team Up To Take Consumers to Mount Everest and to Paris, France
Big Fish Games™ (www.bigfishgames.com), a leading developer and distributor of casual games, and National Geographic Ventures, the taxable subsidiary of one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations, today announced a new partnership to distribute two National Geographic branded versions of Big Fish Games’ top franchises.

Big Fish Games’ Affiliate Program Sets Sales Records
Big Fish Games™, announced today the acquisition of several new major partners to the Principal Network Partner (PNP) affiliate program, confirming its status as one of the most successful affiliate program launches in history.

Casual Games Association Releases Preliminary Findings from 2007 Casual Games Report
Casual Games Association reports increased investment, more offerings, and shift of consumer habits toward casual games in retail and online.

WORLDWINNER and MSN Extend Relationship to Provide Tournaments on MSN Games
WorldWinner today announced at the CGA Casual Connect™ Seattle conference that it has renewed a multi-year exclusive deal with Microsoft to provide skill-based game tournaments for cash and prizes on MSN Games.

INDIAGAMES to launch POPCAP's casual games on its Games on Demand Service
Indiagames Ltd, India's benchmark mobile and online games company has now partnered with the leading online casual gaming company PopCap Games® to launch PopCap’s catalogue of games on the Indiagames “Games on Demand” (GoD) Service.

THE BOJO GAME – Home Edition from Canada is latest entry in billion-dollar casual games market
The Montreal area’s newest independent games producer, The Bojo Group, announced the pending public release of its animated casual computer card game and casino simulation program – The Bojo Game – Home Edition©™.

LIFETIME TELEVISION And REALNETWORKS Launch Games Series and Marketing Partnership
Lifetime Television, the most popular women's television network, and leading digital entertainment services company, RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK), today announced a new partnership to create Lifetime Presents, a series of downloadable casual games specifically targeting the predominantly female audience of both Lifetime Television and RealArcade®.

MERSCOM's Casual Games Coming to Southeast Asian Retail
Merscom and Singapore’s Replay Interactive announced today that Replay will distribute two of Merscom’s top casual games, Buku Brain Blast and Buku Dominoes at retail.

Survey Says Ad Supported Gaming Takes Off - 83 Percent of Casual Gamers Willing to View Ads to Access Games
Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN), today revealed the results of its annual global survey on casual gaming.

New Games From REAL's Train Brain Series
I Digital entertainment services provider RealNetworks®, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK), today announced two new casual game titles, Mind Medley and Super Collapse! Puzzle Gallery 2, adding to the company's portfolio of "brain training" casual games.

Oberon Media Acquires PixelPlay to Complete 'Triple Play' Casual-Games Offering
Oberon Media, the world’s leading multi-platform casual-games company, today cemented its bid to become the first company to deliver global, integrated casual-games solutions across the interactive TV, online and mobile platforms, with the announcement of its intention to acquire PixelPlay, the world’s leading creator and distributor of games and entertainment in the interactive TV market.

REALNETWORKS and MATTEL Sign Multi-Year Agreement for Casual Games Development
RealNetworks®, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK), a digital entertainment services company, announced today an agreement with Mattel, Inc. to develop, publish and distribute Scrabble®, UNO® and several Mattel game titles for downloadable PC and online play throughout the world (excluding the U.S. and Canada for Scrabble®).

PLAYFIRST AWARDS $5,000 to Independent Developer, BEATSHAPERS, First Winner of Developer Dash Award
PlayFirst, today announced that Beatshapers, an independent game developer based in Russia, is the first winner of a Developer Dash award. Developer Dash is PlayFirst’s new $100,000 program that recognizes innovation and creativity in casual games by rewarding game developers with cash prizes.

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