GameHouse Announces Winners of Second Annual Great Game Awards

GameHouse Announces Winners of Second Annual Great Game Awards

SEATTLE, July 20 -- GameHouse®, a division of RealNetworks®, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNWK), announced the winners for the second annual GameHouse Great Game Awards(TM) (GG's) during an exclusive event held last night at Experience Music Project in Seattle. Media sponsors TechFlash and Gamezebo partnered with GameHouse to present the 2010 GG's, and the judging panel included representatives from leading independent developers across the casual games industry. GameHouse introduced the GG's in 2009 as a way to showcase the most talented and creative casual games developers in the industry.

This year, casual gamers had the opportunity to get involved and select the GG's first ever GAME OF THE YEAR - PLAYER'S CHOICE award by voting for their favorite game at GameHouse.com. An avid GameHouse fan presented the award onstage to the winner, game developer iWin, who took home the trophy for its popular hidden object and match-3 game, Jewel Quest Mysteries - Trail of the Midnight Heart.

"The key to the casual games industry's booming success is the creativity of game developers who are devoted to bringing fun games to players everywhere," said John Barbour, president of GameHouse.  "We're honored to work with talented developers from all over the world, and the winners of this year's Great Game Awards represent the top talent in the business."

  2010 GREAT GAME AWARDS WINNERS:
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  GAME OF THE YEAR
  Zuma's Revenge!(TM) - Adventure by PopCap Games

  GAME OF THE YEAR - PLAYER'S CHOICE
  Jewel Quest Mysteries -Trail of the Midnight Heart by iWin

  BEST ART DESIGN
  Mystery Legends(TM) - Sleepy Hollow by pixelStorm

  BEST CHARACTER DESIGN
  Plants vs. Zombies(TM) by PopCap Games

  BEST NARRATIVE EXPERIENCE
  Cate West - The Velvet Keys(TM) by Gamenauts

  MOST INNOVATIVE GAME
  Plants vs. Zombies(TM) by PopCap Games

  MOST ADDICTIVE GAME
  Faerie Solitaire(TM) by Subsoap

  UP-AND-COMING DEVELOPER
  Youda Games: Youda Farmer, Youda Marina, Youda Sushi Chef

  TOP ADVENTURE GAME
  Princess Isabella - A Witch's Curse by Gogii Games

  TOP TIME MANAGEMENT GAME
  Delicious - Emily's Taste of Fame by GameHouse

  TOP HIDDEN OBJECT GAME
  Mystery P.I.(TM) - The New York Fortune by PopCap Games

  TOP MATCH-3
  Zuma's Revenge!(TM) - Adventure by PopCap Games

  TOP SIM / TYCOON
  My Kingdom for the Princess by Nevosoft

GameHouse is a leader in the digital games industry worldwide and develops content across multiple platforms, with a vertically integrated development, publishing, licensing, distribution and retail business.

About RealNetworks

RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers via PC, handheld device, home entertainment system or mobile phone. Real® created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer®, the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and recording of Internet video; GameHouse, one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/about-us/index.aspx.

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