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Entertainment Games Signs Deal With CMG Worldwide to License Celebrity Images
GlobeNewswire
2011-09-15

      New Social Game Will Feature Yesterday's Celebrities to
                   Connect Players With the Past

LANGHORNE, Pa., Sept. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casual games
developer and publisher Entertainment Games, Inc. (Pink Sheets:EGAM)
announced today that it has signed a licensing deal with CMG Worldwide,
a leading agency representing many of the most recognized names in
sports, music and entertainment. Under the agreement, CMG will license
to Entertainment Games, authentic images of celebrities from past
decades to be featured in its upcoming retro-based social game for
Facebook, Google+, mobile devices and the open web.

"Authentic celebrity images are key elements to evoking the spirit of
decades past," said Gene Mauro, President and COO of Entertainment
Games. "Our new game will provide imagery which will recreate the past
like never before, and CMG's wide representation of the most celebrated
icons of recent decades makes them a perfect source for nostalgic
images." Mauro added, "Entertainment Games' mission is to create a
rich, sensory game environment connecting its users to their heydays
and recognizable celebrity icons are critical elements of that
connection."

Mark Roesler, CMG Chairman and CEO, and the leading authority on
celebrity representation and evaluation, finds new value in extending
the reach of celebrity images to new media platforms. "Our partnership
with Entertainment Games opens up brand new avenues for clients to
leverage their brands in a cutting edge way," says Roesler. "We are
excited to license images for an innovative social game in which
players interact in an environment enhanced by celebrity icons of their
pasts." Roesler concluded, "Entertainment Games has a unique product
vision and we are thrilled to have our celebrity images be part of it
as they deliver a ground-breaking social gaming experience to players
all over the world."

About Entertainment Games (formerly eGames, Inc.):

Entertainment Games, Inc., headquartered in Langhorne, Pennsylvania,
develops and publishes casual games for leading social networks, the
PC, Nintendo DS and Wii, iPhone, and the Internet. Additional
information regarding Entertainment Games, Inc. can be found at
http://www.egames.com.

The Entertainment Games, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7123

About CMG Worldwide

CMG Worldwide is the exclusive business agent for over 300 of the
world's most sought after and recognizable celebrities, including:
entertainment giants James Dean and Bettie Page; sports legends Jackie
Robinson and Lou Gehrig; musical entities Chuck Berry and Ella
Fitzgerald; and historical figures like Neil Armstrong and Malcolm X.


CONTACT: Cindy Yeagle, Sales & Marketing Manager
         (215) 750 6606
         cyeagle@egames.com



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