LANGHORNE, Pa., July 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casual games developer and publisher eGames, Inc. (Pink Sheets:EGAM) today announced the signing of a four year agreement with social media expert, Mentez, LLC. Under the agreement, Mentez will promote the eGames social network game Burger Island in Latin America in Mentez properties, other sites including Orkut and Facebook Latin America, and through national public relations campaigns. Mentez is a global company that creates unique marketing solutions and business models through the promotion and development of web applications that are integrated into social networks.
"We are excited about the opportunities Mentez offers," said eGames Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Rich Siporin. "Burger Island has evolved into a full-featured, high quality social network game and with Mentez's social media presence and reach, more and more people will be able to experience this fun game. Mentez will also help us maximize our revenue by analyzing spending patterns and trends among our players, identifying the most popular payment channels, and identifying users and what motivates them," continued Siporin.
"This agreement with eGames shows the deep commitment Mentez has with the Brazilian and the Latin American social network gamers to provide them with world class entertainment and content in their own local language and supported by Paymentez® our flagship monetization platform," said Juan Roldan Vice President of Business and Content Development for Mentez.
"As we continue to develop social network games in cooperation with TechFront based in Curitiba, Brazil, Mentez will be a valued partner," added Siporin. "We have many exciting projects in our development pipeline and we look forward to realizing the growth Mentez can help us achieve."
About eGames, Inc.
eGames, Inc., headquartered in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, develops and publishes casual games for leading Social Networks, the PC, Nintendo DS and Wii, iPhone, and the Internet. Additional information regarding eGames, Inc. can be found at http://www.egames.com/">http://www.egames.com.
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About Mentez, LLC
Mentez, LLC, headquartered in Miami, Florida, is a global company that develops and publishes social games through Paymentez®, the best monetization platform across South America and Brazil. Mentez provides every one of its development studios an integrated support system consisting of technical, legal, and commercial assistance, which in turn allows the company to integrate new applications and features in a fast, reliable and cost-effective way. Mentez has operations and presence across South America, the United Kingdom, the United States, and China. Additional information regarding Mentez and Paymentez can be found at www.mentez.com and http://www.paymentez.com.br.
Forward-Looking Statement Safe Harbor
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including without limitation, statements regarding the development and sale of additional games for social networks. eGames cautions readers that the risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results and performance include, but are not limited to: delays in the development and release of eGames titles; inability to fund continued development of future titles; technical and other issues that may delay or halt development of future titles; and an increase in competition; as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading "Factors Affecting Future Performance" in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 as posted on the Company's website and on www.pinksheets.com.