LANGHORNE, Pa., July 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Casual games developer and publisher eGames, Inc. (Pink Sheets:EGAM), announced today that recently-released Burger Island(tm) has achieved unprecedented success for the company, following a fruitful two-week exclusive period on Yahoo! Games. In conjunction with Sandlot Games(r), the game's online distributor, Burger Island has quickly become one of the most popular games online, debuting as a top sales performer on major portals including Yahoo!, Real Arcade, Big Fish Games, ArcadeTown, and GameHouse.
"We are thrilled with the initial results Burger Island is enjoying on many of the top gaming portals and look forward to broader distribution in the days ahead. Burger Island is one of our first internally developed titles and marks the beginning of our commitment to develop and introduce high quality, fun PC products within the most popular genres to the worldwide market," said Vice President of Sales and Marketing Rich Siporin.
Burger Island follows the frantic culinary adventures of Patty Melton as she assumes control of a tropical island-based Beach Burger restaurant, grilling burgers, cooking fries, and blending special milkshakes for hungry customers with the help of quick-tempered waiter, Pierre and the mysterious recipe-selling Tiki Guy. Spanning over 50 mouth-watering levels, Patty's quest to extend the Beach Burger franchise all the way to the capital city of Honochuchu features dozens of fun and exciting recipes. In the coming weeks, the game is scheduled for release on a number of additional portals, further expanding the game's exposure to millions of worldwide casual game consumers.
Free trials of Burger Island are currently available at www.egames.com, www.sandlotgames.com, and other major game portals.
About eGames, Inc.
eGames, Inc., headquartered in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, develops and publishes casual games for the PC and the Internet which now include the eGames(tm), Cinemaware(r) and Cinemaware Marquee(tm) brands. Additional information regarding eGames, Inc. can be found at http://www.egames.com.
About Sandlot Games(r) Corporation
Sandlot Games Corporation, headquartered in Bothell, Washington, is the world's premier developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games. Sandlot Games boasts a captivating portfolio of popular game titles and franchises including Cake Mania(tm), Glyph(tm), Super Granny(r), Tradewinds(r) and Westward(r). Sandlot Games reaches millions of game players worldwide through a variety of distribution channels including online, PC, PDA's, handhelds, videogame consoles and mobile phones. Since 2002, over 100 million games have been downloaded by its loyal fan base. For more information or to play one of our award winning games, visit us at http://www.sandlotgames.com.