ECD Systems(R) Announces 3rd Annual Indie Game Showcase Finalists

Winners to be announced at 2008 Austin Game Developers Conference
MARSTONS MILLS, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
ECD Systems(R), the technology innovator for the video game
industry, announced today the finalists for its third-annual
Independent Game Developers Showcase. Game developers from around the
globe entered their games into one of three categories: general,
casual and student games. The finalists are as listed below. Winners
will be posted in Booth #210 on Monday, September 15 at the Austin
Game Developers Conference. Stop by for complete list.

General Category:

-- Alien Shooter 2 - developed by Michael Murashov, Sigma Team
(Russia)

-- Avernum 5 - developed by Jeff Vogel, Spiderweb Software (USA)

-- Band of Bugs - developed by Wahoo Studios (USA)

-- Democracy 2 - developed by Cliff Harris, Positech Games (UK)

-- Engine of War - developed by Michael Todd, Akith Games
(Canada)

-- Hurrican - developed by Joerg Winterstein, Poke 53280
(Germany)

-- Hyper Invasion Michael Rodriguez (USA)

-- Immortal Defense - developed by Paul Eres, Radical Poesis
Games & Creations (USA)

-- Penguins Arena - developed by Christophe Canon, Frogames
(France)

-- Pizzicati - developed by Giles Coope (UK)

Casual Category:

-- Bushwhack - developed by Troy Jezeski, Bad Milk Games (USA)

-- Holons - developed by Jason Tolbert, CerebraGames (USA)

-- Lasso - developed by Chabane Maidi, CannedEssence Labs (USA)

-- Mi Pueblito - developed by Oscar Miguel Guillen Hernandez
(Mexico)

-- Rollerdex - developed by Jarren Das, Firstborn Interactive
(Australia)

-- Shift - developed by Daniel McNeely, Armor Games (USA)

-- Stranded ii - developed by Peter Schaub, Unreal Software
(Germany)

-- Swap The Matrix - developed by Subhendu Behera, EivaaGames
(India)

-- Thunderwheels - developed by Luis Fornero, G-Boot Games
(Spain)

-- Word Craze - developed by Julius Medalla, JoXtechnology
(Philippines)

Student Category:

-- And Yet It Moves - developed by Christoph Binder, Felix
Bohatsch, Jan Hackl, Peter Vorlaufer (Austria)

-- Froggle - developed by DigiPen (USA)

-- Mayhem Intergalactic - developed by Christopher Pelling
(Australia)

-- Scriptarians: The Tournament - developed by Piotr Zygadlo
(Poland)

-- Zenek Zombie - developed by Maciej Lamberski (Poland)

"We are thrilled with the turnout for this year's Games Showcase,
and specifically with the variety, value and creativity of game play
the participating developers and students exhibited," said Jack Hart,
CEO of ECD Systems. "Now its in third year, this contest is an
established venue for these independent developers to gain
recognition, as well as connect and establish relationships with
industry professionals and gamers," added Hart.

A popular vote determined the list of semi-finalists, which is now
in the hands of the Indie Game Showcase's judging panel to determine
the three runner-up games and winner. The panel consists of industry
professionals from the game development community, college
instructors, major publishers and leading game Websites. These
industry professionals are champions for the independent game
developers and are searching for the best of the best in terms of what
the independent spirit can bring to the video game industry.

Grand prize winners in the general and casual categories will
receive a specially configured game developer's workstation sponsored
by Alienware. The three runners-up will receive iPod Naonos, sponsored
by Best Buy. The grand prize winner in the student category will
receive a $1,000 school scholarship. In addition, ECD will provide
category finalists with licenses for its flagship Digital Armor
products.

About the Indie Game Developers Showcase

The third-annual Indie Game Developers Showcase recognizes
independent game developers as a vital creative engine within the
multibillion-dollar video game industry. Gamers have a chance to play
and to vote on demo versions of entrants' games; this popular vote
counts for 40 percent of the total ranking. A panel of judges will
contribute the remaining votes. Both the winners and finalists will be
announced at the Austin Game Developers Conference in September 2008.

Additional information on the Independent Game Developers Showcase
can be found at http://www.indiegameshowcase.com.

About ECD Systems(R)

ECD Systems(R) provides technology innovations for safely
creating, sharing and playing video games. Its flagship product,
Digital Armor, provides developers and publishers with proven
protection against the theft of digital content throughout the life
cycle of a product. ECD also offers unique patent-pending technologies
that form the FairShare(TM) Social Networking Engine (SNE), an
enabling tool that helps gamers and developers distribute exchange and
build communities around their passion. Additional information can be
found at www.ecdsystems.com.

LEWIS PR
Dan Gaffney, 617-226-8840
ecd@lewispr.com

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