'Casual Game Evolution Challenge' Co-Sponsored by Shockwave.com(TM)
- Win a Tricked Out Vespa for the Most Innovative Game or Game Concept -
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Game Trust, the global
leader in premium play infrastructure for casual games, announced today the
first "Casual Game Evolution Challenge," co-sponsored by Shockwave.com(TM).
Open to any and all game developers, the contest seeks to identify the best
single-player Shockwave game concepts for online, tournament, and download
play. The contest is designed to help developers successfully release their
games and to help the casual game market evolve with innovative new game
concepts. Five finalists will be awarded Game Trust licensing contracts with
a revenue share and guaranteed distribution to millions of casual game players
worldwide including an exclusive premiere on Shockwave.com. The Grand Prize
winner will also receive a specially modified, high end Vespa.
"This is an amazing opportunity for any Shockwave developer," states Adeo
Ressi, CEO of Game Trust. "It is difficult for both established and small
developers to break into the lucrative world of high profile casual game
development. We have pulled together an amazing co-sponsor, Shockwave.com, to
make this dream accessible for developers. We see this as a crucial
evolutionary step in casual online games. Anyone can enter. Anyone can win.
And the winner will be world recognized when all is said and done."
"Shockwave.com is always on the lookout for great new games, and so is our
audience of millions of consumers," says Mika Salmi, CEO AtomShockwave Corp.
"We're happy to team up with Game Trust to reward innovative game developers
and their best new ideas."
The "tricked out" Vespa will be on display for all developers to see at
the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and the International Game Developers
Festival (IGF) in San Francisco (GDC Booth #141). Developers can register and
submit game concepts at http://www.gametrust.com starting today or at the
GDC/IGF event. The finalists will be announced on March 21st, 2005, and the
Grand Prize will be awarded to one developer on March 28th, 2005. Fame,
fortune, and a great ride await you!
Any game concept with a storyboard and preliminary game graphics can be
submitted as well as completed games. Game Trust and Shockwave.com will
evaluate games based on their potential for commercial success, innovative
storyline, and "fun factor." The winner must agree to complete all versions
of the game in exchange for the Grand Prize, a revenue sharing agreement, and
distribution opportunity on Shockwave.com and beyond.
About Game Trust
Founded in 2002, Game Trust (http://www.gametrust.com) is the economic
engine of innovation in games with the leading platform for premium game play.
The Game Frame platform is the industry standard for deploying community and
transactions within online casual games. Licensed by leading distribution
outlets worldwide, the platform reaches a combined audience in excess of 130
million players per month. Award winning games, such as "Shroomz," are
released by leading developers on the platform to reach millions of players
with new premium play models. The Company is venture backed with offices in
New York and Denmark.
About Shockwave.com
Shockwave.com is the world's leading destination for online games, serving
a large, loyal audience the best in interactive entertainment since 1998. The
award-winning Shockwave.com Web site (http://www.shockwave.com) attracts
millions of players of all ages with a broad selection of entertainment --
action-packed arcade-style games, jigsaws and puzzle games, creativity
software titles, multiplayer games, and more. Originally founded as a division
of Macromedia Inc, Shockwave.com is a service of San Francisco-based
AtomShockwave Corp. For more information, please visit
http://www.shockwave.com and http://www.atomshockwave.com.
Media Contacts:
For Game Trust For Shockwave.com
Andy Morris Elisa Greene
Andy Morris & Co. PR Manager, AtomShockwave.com
212-561-7465 415-503-2490
andy@amc-pr.com egreene@atomshockwave.com
SOURCE Game Trust
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Related links:
http://www.gametrust.com
http://www.shockwave.com http://www.atomshockwave.com
CONTACT:
Andy Morris of Andy Morris & Co.,
+1-212-561-7465, andy@amc-pr.com, for Game Trust; or Elisa
Greene, PR Manager, AtomShockwave.com, +1-415-503-2490,
egreene@atomshockwave.com, for Shockwave.com
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