SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Web Marketing Association announced the winners of its 16th annual WebAward Competition for Website Development. Curse, Inc.'s FPSGeneral.com was awarded a 2012 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development in the entertainment category.
FPS General provides the gaming community with everything FPS (first person shooter) players need as a companion to their favorite shooter games by offering community forums, guides, original videos and news on the most popular and most played FPS games. The site launched on April 16th, 2012 and has been growing rapidly. One of the most popular aspects of the site, video, has already generated almost 2 million video views.
Hubert Thieblot, founder and CEO of Curse, Inc. mentioned – "At Curse, our goal is to develop effective and well-designed sites that provide an excellent user experience for our audience. Online gamers are very web savvy and demand the best online services. FPS General is just one example of the high quality standard that Curse sites provide."
The Web Marketing Association's WebAward is the longest running annual website award competition dedicated to naming the best websites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development. The competition recognizes the individual achievement behind the creation of today's top web sites.
About Curse, Inc. (www.curse.com)
Founded in 2006, Curse is the #1 resource for core online gamers, reaching more than 24 million unique visitors a month worldwide. Consisting of the most sought after online video game websites on the planet, Curse enhances the core gaming experience with video, news, databases, wikis, forums, and software tools which help manage online game plug-ins. Core gamers depend on Curse for the tools and expertise they need to take their gaming to the next level. Curse was honored as a Microsoft Bizspark One company in 2010 and an Inc. 500 company in 2011. Curse is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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About the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association is working to create a high standard of excellence for Web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed by volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of Website development and marketing on the Internet. Since 1997, the Web Marketing Association's annual WebAward, Internet Advertising Competition and MobileWebAward award programs have been helping interactive professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best work to the outside world. Now in its 16th year, the WebAward Competition has become the premier award event for Web developers and marketers worldwide.