EGames

Infobox Company
company_name = eGames Inc.
company_
company_type = Public Otcbb|EGAM
foundation = 1992
location = Langhorne, Pennsylvania
key_people = Gerald W. Klein (President, CEO)
Thomas W. Murphy (CFO) Rich Siporin (VP of Sales & Marketing)
industry = interactive entertainment
products = PC games; see article
revenue = loss $5.34 million USD (2005)
num_employees = 15 (2005)
homepage = [http://www.egames.com www.egames.com]

eGames, Inc. (Otcbb|EGAM) is a software publisher and developer for casual and traditional computer games . The eGames website provides registration and technical support. In late 2005, eGames acquired Cinemaware, a game company founded in the eighties who produced a series of "interactive movie" games including widely-acclaimed Defender of the Crown. In 2006, eGames released the first titles under its new affiliated label, Cinemaware Marquee. Through Cinemaware Marquee, eGames brings traditional games developed around the world to retail. Cinemaware Marquee titles include , Independent Game Festival grand prize winner Darwinia, and . eGames recently announced that it would be reviving many of the classic Cinemaware titles, beginning with Defender of the Crown.

With the September 2005 release of , an office-themed arcade-style game where the player chases their boss with a wide variety of work-related weaponry and early 2007 launch of , eGames kicked off its ground-up game development efforts. eGames' third internally-developed title, Burger Island launched in May 2007 in conjunction with Sandlot Games. Exclusively distributed by Yahoo! Games for a two-week period, the frantic burger-flipping title was the #1 downloadable game in terms of sales and downloads on Yahoo! in its debut week.

Bundled Adware

eGames Inc. was one of the first companies to include advertising in their commercially bundled software [ [http://www.accs-net.com/smallfish/conducent.htm Privacy Power! Adware, Badware, Spyware: Conducent (Timesink) ] ] [ [http://www.pestpatrol.com/spywarecenter/pest.aspx?id=453059958 Pestpatrol.com entry] ] . Several eGames titles included adware called "TSAdBot" from the Conducent Affiliate Network [ [http://www.cexx.org/tsadbot.htm Advertising Spyware: TSADBOT by TimeSink / Conducent ] ] .

Current eGames products do not incorporate adware or spyware.Fact|date=June 2008

Cinemaware Marquee Titles

* Buccaneer's Bounty
* Deer Drive
* Darwinia
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* Neighbors From Hell: On Vacation
* Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators
* Wizard's War Chest

Internally Developed eGames Titles

* Boss Hunter: Revenge is Sweet!
* Burger Island
* Defender of the Crown: Heroes Live Forever
* Purrfect Pet Shop
* Puzzle City
* Rubik's Cube Challenge

Other eGames Titles

* Alexey's Dwice
* Bar Room Blitz
* Bricks of Egypt]
* Bug Out!
* Brain Power
* Cake Mania Deluxe
* Casual Game Pack
* Caterpillar
* Championship Horse Trainer
* Crazy Burger
* Deep Sea Tycoon
* Dweebs
* Eddie Galaxy
* Emazing Mazes
* Flip or Flop: Home Edition
* Frog Man
* Galaxy of Card Games 1100
* Galaxy of Games 31
* Galaxy of Games 5000
* Galaxy of Games 1001
* Galaxy of Games 1500
* Galaxy Of Games Yellow Edition
* Galaxy Of Games Silver Edition
* G.H.O.S.T. Hunters: The Haunting of Majesty Manor
* Hidden Relics
* Jane's Hotel
* Kid Mystic
* KaKuro Master
* Nebula Fighter
* Pure Pinball Reloaded
* MahJongg Tiles of Time
* Mini Car Racing
* Minigolf Master
* Minigolf Master 2
* Marble Blast
* Marble Blaster
* Mahjonng Master4
* Mix n' Match Collection
* Penguin Puzzle
* Pirates of Treasure Island
* Poker Master
* Puzzle Master 2
* puzzle master 4
* RahJongg
* Roller Rush
* Shoot the Roach
* Smoking Guns
* Snake Eyes
* Solitaire Master 3
* Speedy Eggbert
* Spooky Castle
* SuDoKu Master
* Teddy Factory
* TetraMania Master
* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
* TV Guide Trivia]
* TV Tycoon
* Twistingo
* Wild Wheels
* Wobbly Bobbly
* Word Island
* Word Mania
* Zap! Retro Arcade Collection

References

External links

* [http://www.egames.com Official Site]
* [http://www.cinemaware.com eGames owned Cinemaware's Official Site]
* [http://www.cinemawaremarquee.com eGames owned Cinemaware Marquee's Official Site]
* [http://www.spacerangers2.com Space Rangers 2 Official Site]
* [http://www.savedarwinia.com Darwinia Official Site]
* [http://www.redsiege.com Moscow to Berlin Official Site]
* [http://www.spacerangers2.com/index2.php?m=support&f=contest Space Rangers 2 "What's in a Name?" Contest]
* [http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/special_packages/video_games/15574657.htm Philadelphia Inquirer eGames podcast (9/21/06)]