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eGames' Retail Portfolio a Cut Above the Rest With Sweeney Todd
GlobeNewswire
2010-03-01

       Meaty Sales Expected for Follow-up From Sleepy Hollow
                             Developer

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(TM): Sweeney Todd to retail outlets this spring. Sweeney Todd
follows the fall 2009 release of highly successful Mystery Legends(TM):
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(TM), The Dracula Files, The Adventures of Robinson
Crusoe, Enlightenus(TM), G.H.O.S.T. Chronicles(TM), 4 Elements(TM),
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(R), Burger Island
2: The Missing Ingredient, Defender of the Crown: Heroes Live
Forever(R), Purrfect Pet Shop(R), and more. Additional information
regarding eGames, Inc. can be found at http://www.egames.com.


CONTACT:  eGames, Inc.
          Greg Zesinger, Product Manager
            (215) 750-6606 (Ext. 111)
            gzesinger@egames.com
          Rich Siporin, Vice President, Sales and Marketing
            (215) 750-6606 (Ext. 129)
            rsiporin@egames.com