iWin Announces 'Games Gone Social'

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- iWin, Inc., a leading casual games
developer and publisher, today announced the release of its "Games Gone
Social" Framework (GaGoSo). The framework allows top single-player casual
games to be converted into social games. The first game released under the
GaGoSo framework is the award-winning Jewel Quest II, which will initially be
distributed on Facebook. Jewel Quest is a match-three megahit that has sold
4.5 million copies and been downloaded many millions of times across multiple
platforms. The downloadable product recently won a Zeeby, the casual game
industry's top honor, for Best Puzzle Game of 2007.
The GaGoSo system takes top casual game brands and puts them into a social
framework allowing friends to challenge each other within the same instance of
a given level or board. It also allows friends to compare high scores,
winning streaks, and ratings with each other. GaGoSo also offers a virtual
currency called GoldPoints which can be shared across games. GoldPoints can
unlock special levels, power-ups, or other game features and will eventually
be used for virtual goods.
The release of the Jewel Quest II GaGoSo application is the first top
casual game franchise application that combines high-quality game-play with
the social features that the Facebook platform offers. The game can be played
here:
http://apps.facebook.com/jewelquestii
Jewel Quest(R) II is currently exclusively available from iWin.com where
it can be downloaded with a free one-hour trial. Customers of iWin's iCoins
service can purchase Jewel Quest(R) II and other Jewel Quest(R) games for 50
percent off, in addition to receiving exclusive discounts on other iWin games.
Jewel Quest(R), Jewel Quest(R) II and Jewel Quest(R) Solitaire are available
entirely for free at http://www.iwin.com/download/InGameAds-games.
About iWin, Inc.:
iWin is a leading publisher and developer of online casual games for the
mass market. The company operates iWin.com, is visited by over 3.5 million
customers every month and offers over 500 download games, multiplayer games
and ad-supported games provided entirely free to the end-user. As a
multi-platform publisher of casual games, iWin provides extensive resources,
financing, marketing, and distribution services to independent game developers
throughout the world. iWin received the most game nominations in 2007 by the
Casual Games Association, making it the #1 casual game publisher of hit
titles. iWin has offices in San Francisco, Seattle and Kiev, Ukraine. Visit
iWin at http://www.iwin.com.
iWin.com Press Contact:
Larissa McCleary
415.348.7526

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SOURCE iWin, Inc.

Larissa McCleary of iWin, Inc., +1-415-348-7526