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SGN Launches iBowl for iPhone

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on the heels of the release of the hugely popular game iGolf, SGN, the leading social gaming company, has launched iBowl. Like iGolf, iBowl leverages the innovated accelerometer mobile technology platform for the iPhone to let bowling fans, sports and gaming enthusiasts play on-the-go.

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"We are continuing to push the boundaries of social gaming to engage all gamers and enthusiasts in innovative ways through our creative use of platforms such as the iPhone," said Shervin Pishevar, CEO of SGN. "The success we have seen with iGolf demonstrates the demand for this kind of entertainment for all audiences."

Pishevar continues, "SGN is committed to developing social games for all audiences across all platforms and leading the industry with mobile applications that push the social networking envelope."

iGolf and iBowl are the first two games in a series of iPhone and mobile gaming applications that will be available over the coming months. To play iBowl, the user depresses the 'BOWL' button on the touch-screen interface throughout the swing and releases the button at the end of the swing to direct the bowl down the bowling lane. By twisting your wrist while you swing the iPhone the player can create spins and control the direction of the bowling ball. Updates to this game will be available by October 13, 2008.

Today iGolf has been chosen as a 'Featured Game' in the Apple App Store. With over 900,000 downloads to date, iGolf is a leader in downloaded games for the iPhone.

The development of iPhone games marks SGN's expansion in mobile and social gaming technology, heralding its commitment to expanding the "social graph" established on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Hi5 across multiple platforms and form factors. SGN is taking its extensive experience in the development of original and engaging game play an applying cutting-edge technology to create a compulsive game play experience.

About SGN

SGN is the largest developer of social networking games and applications. SGN's current network of games commands over one million game players per-day across multiple social networking platforms including Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. For more information go to www.sgn.com.

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