Backbone Entertainment developed games sweep 6 of the 10 categories
IRVINE, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundation 9 Entertainment
announced today that its Backbone Entertainment studios dominated the
inaugural Xbox LIVE Arcade awards, with three of its Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade
games sweeping six of the ten categories in the awards show, including top
honor for Best Overall Arcade Game.
"Backbone has been setting the bar for excellence on Xbox LIVE Arcade
since the beginning," said F9E Chief Creative Officer Richard Hare.
"Winning these awards solidifies our position as the leading developer on
the platform, delivering high quality products that gamers love."
Award-winning games developed by F9E studios in addition to the Best
Overall Arcade Game were:
-- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(TM) 1989 Classic Arcade, published by
Ubisoft Entertainment, which won Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game and
Best Selling Game
-- Castlevania(R): Symphony of the Night(TM), published by Konami Digital
Entertainment, Inc., which won Best Classic Game and Highest Rated
Game
Microsoft announced the winners of the awards at the Game Developers
Conference 2008. The finalists in each award category were chosen by a
panel of select industry journalists, and winners were determined by
popular vote, sales and gameplay data, Metacritic score, or staff vote.
F9E's Backbone studios have collectively shipped more than 30 titles
for the Xbox LIVE Arcade platform, with many more currently in development.
About Foundation 9 Entertainment
Foundation 9 Entertainment is the largest independent games developer
in North America and Europe. The company has 10 studios across the United
States, Canada, the UK and India, making it a development powerhouse,
uniquely positioned to deliver quality games on all gaming platforms for
all age groups. The company's studios are masters in working with licensed
properties and have collectively developed more than 500 titles since 1992,
including more than 60 in 2007 alone. For more information, please visit:
http://www.f9e.com.
(C) 2008 Mirage Studios, Inc. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(TM) is a
trademark of Mirage Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. Game(C) 2008 Ubisoft
Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are
trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries.
SOURCE Foundation 9 Entertainment
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Related links:
http://www.f9e.com
CONTACT:
Nicole Tanner of Foundation 9 Entertainment,
+1-510-547-6101, ext. 457, nicolet@f9e.com
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