LANGHORNE, Pa., March 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casual games publisher and developer eGames, Inc. (Pink Sheets:EGAM) announced a publishing agreement with pixelStorm entertainment studios Inc. today to distribute award-winning casual hidden object adventure game Penny Dreadfuls™: Sweeney Todd to retail outlets this spring. Sweeney Todd follows the fall 2009 release of highly successful Mystery Legends™: Sleepy Hollow as the second publishing collaboration between the two companies.
"With Sleepy Hollow on pace to become the best-selling boxed title in eGames history, we are thrilled to partner with pixelStorm once again to bring Sweeney Todd to retail," said eGames Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Rich Siporin. "Sleepy Hollow was one of the best-selling downloadable games in 2008 and recognized as the Best Hidden Object Game of the Year by the Big Fish Games Customer Favorites Awards program. Comparing the two, Sweeney Todd is vastly outperforming Sleepy Hollow online at an equivalent point in time, so we anticipate significant results once Sweeney Todd hits retail shelves."
As eGames builds on a profitable second fiscal quarter, Sweeney Todd beefs up an already meaty retail box lineup including Treasure Seekers: Visions of Gold™, The Dracula Files, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Enlightenus™, G.H.O.S.T. Chronicles™, 4 Elements™, Liong: The Lost Amulets, The Lost Inca Prophecy, and Sleepy Hollow. With distribution in all major software retailers, eGames has positive momentum heading into the second half of the company's fiscal year.
Based on the macabre 19th century story popularized in an award-winning Broadway musical and feature films, Sweeney Todd charges players with unraveling the mystery of murderous barber Sweeney Todd and a neighboring bakery's delicious yet suspicious meat pie recipe. With cinematic scenes played out in song accompanied by a professionally-produced soundtrack, players search dreary London, solving puzzles and piecing together evidence to solve a litany of dubious disappearances. An interactive strategy guide and helpful hint system ensure even amateur night watchmen can triumph over the demon barber of Fleet Street.
Mystery Legends, Penny Dreadfuls and pixelStorm are trademarks of pixelStorm entertainment studios Inc. Treasure Seekers: Visions of Gold is a trademark of Artogon Games. Enlightenus is a trademark of Blue Tea Games. G.H.O.S.T. Chronicles is a trademark of Aisle 5 Games, Inc. 4 Elements is a trademark of Playrix Entertainment.
About eGames, Inc.
eGames, Inc., headquartered in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, develops and publishes casual games for the PC, Nintendo DS and Wii, iPhone, and the Internet including The Dracula Files, Burger Island®, Burger Island 2: The Missing Ingredient, Defender of the Crown: Heroes Live Forever®, Purrfect Pet Shop®, and more. Additional information regarding eGames, Inc. can be found at http://www.egames.com.