eGames, Inc. is a software publisher

Software publisher

A software publisher is a publishing company in the software industry between the developer and the distributor. In some companies, two or all three of these roles may be combined ....

 and developer for casual and traditional computer games based in Langhorne, PA.

History

EG was originally called E-games when it went public in 1996. The public company was formed by a merger between a software sales company (Romtech

Romtech

RomTech was a software company based in Langhorne, PA, in the late 1990s. They released CDROM collections of clipart, games,and small office/home office applications sold at retail stores such as Walmart and Target...

) and one of the first educational multi-media CD-ROM development companies called Applied Optical Media based in West Chester, PA. Soon after going public, Romtech acquired a software development company based in San Luis Obispo, CA that created SOHO software, and also shut down operations at Applied Optical Media.

The eGames website provides registration and technical support. In late 2005, eGames acquired Cinemaware

Cinemaware

Cinemaware was a computer game developer and publisher that released several popular titles in the 1980s based on various movie themes. The company was resurrected in 2000, before being acquired by eGames in 2005.-Cinemaware Corp...

, a game company founded in the eighties who produced a series of "interactive movie" games including widely-acclaimed Defender of the Crown

Defender of the Crown

Defender of the Crown is a strategy computer game designed by Kellyn Beck. It was Cinemaware's first game, and was originally released for the Commodore Amiga in 1986, setting a new standard for graphic quality in home computer games....

. In 2006, eGames released the first titles under its new affiliated label, Cinemaware Marquee. Through Cinemaware Marquee, eGames brings traditional games developed around the world to retail. Cinemaware Marquee titles include Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators, Independent Game Festival grand prize winner Darwinia

Darwinia

Darwinia may refer to:*Darwinia , a genus of Myrtaceae found only in Australia*Darwinia , a 2005 video game by Introversion Software*Darwinia , a 1998 novel by Robert Charles Wilson...

, and Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege

Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege

Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege is a PC title released by Cinemaware Marquee. Made by French based Monte Cristo, the game takes place on the Eastern Front of World War II. The game is an addition to MonteCristo's WWII Battle collection, in the line of DDay, Battle of the Bulge, Desert Rats...

. eGames recently announced that it would be reviving many of the classic Cinemaware titles, beginning with Defender of the Crown.

With the September 2005 release of Boss Hunter: Revenge is Sweet!, an office-themed arcade-style game where the player chases their boss with a wide variety of work-related weaponry and early 2007 launch of Defender of the Crown: Heroes Live Forever, eGames began a ground-up game development efforts. eGames' third internally-developed title, Burger Island launched in May 2007 in conjunction with Sandlot Games

Sandlot Games

Sandlot Games is a casual and family-friendly games developer and publisher based in Bothell, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2002 by Daniel Bernstein, a veteran of the casual gaming industry, whose experience spans from game development to content strategy at WildTangent, Monolith,...

. It was distributed by Yahoo! Games for a two-week period, and was the number one downloadable game in terms of sales and downloads on Yahoo! in its debut week.

Bundled adware

eGames Inc. was one of the first companies to include advertising in their commercially bundled software. Several eGames titles included adware

Adware

Adware, or advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer. These advertisements can be in the form of a pop-up. They may also be in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during...

 called "TSAdBot" from the Conducent Affiliate Network.

Cinemaware Marquee titles

• Buccaneer's Bounty
• Deer Drive
• Darwinia
  Darwinia
  Darwinia may refer to:*Darwinia , a genus of Myrtaceae found only in Australia*Darwinia , a 2005 video game by Introversion Software*Darwinia , a 1998 novel by Robert Charles Wilson...
  
  
• Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege
  Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege
  Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege is a PC title released by Cinemaware Marquee. Made by French based Monte Cristo, the game takes place on the Eastern Front of World War II. The game is an addition to MonteCristo's WWII Battle collection, in the line of DDay, Battle of the Bulge, Desert Rats...
  
  
• Neighbors From Hell: On Vacation
• Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators
• Wizard's War Chest

Internally developed eGames titles

• The Dracula Files
• Burger Island
• Burger Island 2: The Missing Ingredient
• Defender of the Crown: Heroes Live Forever
• Purrfect Pet Shop
• Puzzle City
• Satisfashion
• Rubik's Cube Challenge
• The Three Stooges: Treasure Hunt Hijinx
• Boss Hunter: Revenge is Sweet!