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eGames, Sandlot Games Burger Flipping Game Available Exclusively on Yahoo! Games

LANGHORNE, Pa. and BOTHELL, Wash., May 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Casual games publisher and developer eGames, Inc. , in conjunction with casual games industry pioneer Sandlot Games(r) Corporation, announced today that its new fast-food themed game Burger Island(tm) has launched on Yahoo! Games as part of a two-week exclusive arrangement with Yahoo! Burger Island will be featured on the main Yahoo! Games webpage, exposing the title to millions of Yahoo! Gamers.

"Launching Burger Island on Yahoo! is the perfect way to introduce this exciting new game to millions of casual game fans," said eGames Product Manager Greg Zesinger. "Burger Island received an excellent response during our trial testing, and we are excited that the game will be prominently featured and marketed by Yahoo! during the exclusive two-week period."

"Burger Island, like other top-selling Yahoo! Games appeals to a broad audience, and is entertaining, interactive and fun," said Daniel Bernstein, chief executive officer at Sandlot Games. "Everyone will enjoy helping Patty turn around her run-down burger stand on Mount Tikikola Beach. It's flipping fun!"

Burger Island follows the frantic culinary adventures of Patty Melton as she assumes control of a tropical island-based Beach Burger restaurant, grilling burgers, cooking fries, and blending special milkshakes for hungry customers with the help of quick-tempered waiter, Pierre and the mysterious recipe-selling Tiki Guy. Spanning over 50 mouth-watering levels, Patty's quest to extend the Beach Burger franchise all the way to the capital city of Honochuchu features dozens of fun and exciting recipes.

Free trials of Burger Island are exclusively available at http://games.yahoo.com for the next two weeks and can be purchased for $19.99. Burger Island is also available at www.sandlotgames.com.

About eGames, Inc.

eGames, Inc., headquartered in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, develops and publishes games for the PC and the Internet which now include the eGames(tm), Cinemaware(r) and Cinemaware Marquee(tm) brands. Additional information regarding eGames, Inc. can be found at www.egames.com.

About Sandlot Games (r) Corporation

Sandlot Games Corporation, headquartered in Bothell, Washington, is the world's premier developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games. Sandlot Games boasts a captivating portfolio of popular game titles and franchises including Cake Mania(tm), Glyph(tm), Super Granny(r), Tradewinds(r) and Westward(tm). Sandlot Games reaches millions of game players worldwide through a variety of distribution channels including online, PC, PDA's, handhelds, videogame consoles and mobile phones. Since 2002, over 100 million games have been downloaded by its loyal fan base. For more information or to play one of our award winning games, visit us at www.sandlotgames.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   

          Sandlot Games Corporation
          Jared Nieuwenhuis, Director of Global Marketing
          425.486.5822 x291
          jared@sandlotgames.com



 
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