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Hermit Crab

Impressionware announced today that it is working on a new original mobile game called "Hermit Crab".

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Torino, Italy

July 20, 2007

Impressionware, one of Europe's leading mobile games developers, announced today that it is working on a mobile game based on a new IP called "Hermit Crab".

The game features impressive high quality cartoon graphics and an addictive one-thumb game-play mechanic.

The player will have to help Bernie the crab reunite with his family drifting on a crazy rollercoaster through 20 levels of dangerous underwater worlds.

Bernie the crab will meet loads of crazy characters while being carried by the underwater currents, the aim being to finish the levels as fast as possible collecting multiple bonuses and selecting the best possible route.

The main features of the game are:

Immediate and addictive game-play

High quality cartoon graphics

20 levels

4 settings

2 game modes

Hot seat multiplayer

Luigi Fumero, Impressionware's Managing Director, added, "Until now Impressionware has worked with several high profile IPs and we have been pretty successful in releasing impressive branded games. While we will keep on doing that we also want to start building our own new IPs. Hermit Crab is one of our first efforts in that direction and we will support it with various additional activities, including releasing web comics and web mini-games. Hermit Crab will show how high our production values are."

The game will be ready by Q4 2007 supporting all major handsets. Impressionware is actively looking for mobile games publishers interested in participating in the project.

For more information on the game, screenshots and the first comic strip please visit the Hermit Crab mini-site at www.impressionware.com/crab

For further information please contact:

Luigi Fumero, Impressionware Srl

Tel: +39 011 835194

Email: lfumero@impressionware.com

About IMPRESSIONWARE Srl

Founded by game industry experts in 2003, Impressionware has become one of the leading mobile game developers in Europe.

Impressionware has developed a number of titles targeting a wide variety of devices and carriers. In partnership with many of the major mobile games publishers Impressionware is currently creating a wide range of new games, based on well known brands and licenses as well as original intellectual property. The ever growing Impressionware team is headquartered in Torino, Italy.

www.impressionware.com

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