HACKENSACK, N.J., Jan. 17, 2007 — Women's top casual games industry leader Slingo, Inc., http://www.slingo.com, was officially informed that their latest download Slingo Quest(TM) has been nominated for a "Zeeby" Award. The Zeebys is the First Annual Casual Games Awards recognizing the best in casual games sponsored by the Casual Games Association (CGA) and casual game fan site GameZebo, http://www.gamezebo.com. Slingo Quest has been nominated for "The People's Choice Awards," which are put forth by the CGA and winners are selected by the public.
Gaming enthusiasts are encouraged to vote online within a variety of categories at . The Zeeby winners will be announced at the CGA Europe conference in The Netherlands on February 8, 2007. The public voting is open from January 9 to 31, 2007.
The Zeeby-nominated Slingo Quest game was developed and published by long-time Slingo partner Funkitron. Slingo Quest continues to top sales charts since the game's official launch in October 2006. Slingo, Inc. is honored to be nominated and appreciative to CGA and GameZebo for offering such recognition. Slingo, Inc. has been a pioneer within the casual games industry for over ten years, and is pleased to have the opportunity to work with solid partners and colleagues throughout the industry.
About Slingo, Inc.
Slingo, Inc. is a U.S.-based company which through visionary leadership and creative minds has effectively developed and licensed the intellectual property for the Slingo brand games. Over the past 10 years, as a leader in the growing "casual games" space, Slingo, Inc. has successfully licensed to partners worldwide for use with online game sites, downloadable games, instant lottery tickets, casino slot machines, casino table games, broadcast and cable television, mobile phone games, and other interactive mediums. Slingo, Inc.'s flagship game "Slingo" boasts over 3 billion games played because of its irresistible game play and community. Slingo.com is now one of the leading entertainment destinations for women on the Internet. Some of Slingo, Inc.'s partners are America Online, IGT, Funkitron, Oberthur Gaming Technologies, The United States Playing Card Company and TVcompass. People can play Slingo and other games, as well as join the social networking community, by going to http://www.slingo.com.
About Funkitron, Inc.
Funkitron, Inc. was one of the first game publishers to focus on the downloadable casual game market and was founded by game industry veteran Dave Walls in 2001. For the past 5 years, Funkitron has been known for creating high-quality, super-fun games that appeal to a broad audience and can be distributed digitally via online networks. The company has had much success with hits such as "SCRABBLE(R) Deluxe," "SCRABBLE(R) Blast," "Slingo(R) Deluxe," "Boggle(R) Supreme" and "Poker Superstars II(TM)". Funkitron's next great game is Slingo Quest, the sequel to Slingo Deluxe. For more information about Funkitron, please visit http://www.funkitron.com.
Media & Business / Licensing Inquiries:
Slingo, Inc.
http://www.slingo.com
201-489-6727
Angela Triano – Email
Eric Lamendola – Email
Publishing and Distribution Inquiries:
Funkitron, Inc.
http://www.funkitron.com
978-561-1305
Dave Walls – Email
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