KUMA GAMES INVITES GAMERS TO DESIGN
AN UPCOMING FIRST PERSON SHOOTER MAP KUMA EPISODE DESIGN CONTEST

Submissions Accepted Through February 2, 2007 Winning Map to be Published at www.KumaGames.com

WHAT:
Kuma Games – the episodic game company that takes on 200,000 new players each month in Kuma\War, Shootout! and The DinoHunters - today announced the “Kuma Episode Design Contest,” providing gamers the chance to design an all new Kuma game map based on their own unique concepts!

Fans play Kuma games more than five million times each month, but what makes each map so great? You decide! All you need is an explosive game idea based on the Kuma themes of past historic battles; present military conflicts, or future time-traveling adventures. Entries can be based on single-player or multiplayer designs, whatever you think makes for action-packed, first-person game play. The winner will be given official design credit for thinking up the next big Kuma Games episode!

WHO:
Fans of any Kuma Games title. (You don't have to be a modder or hardcore programmer to enter! Kuma’s calling all gamers with their vision of the perfect map.)

WHEN:
Rules and regulations currently posted on the Kuma website
Submission deadline: Friday, February 2, 2007
Winners announced: Thursday, February 8, 2007

WHERE:
www.KumaGames.com

ABOUT KUMA:

KUMA, LLC. (www.kumagames.com) is the industry leader in the new market for Episodic Video Games - intense, up-to-the-minute 3D game experiences delivered to PCs in weekly episodes. Kuma's network of free, ad-supported game series makes high-end game play accessible to mass market consumers. Each week, players' PCs are updated with the latest "game-isode" from their favorite series inspired by just-released TV shows and films, real world news events and pop culture happenings. With over 100 game-isodes currently available in three titles, Kuma has an excess of two million users, with an additional 200,000 new players signing on each month. Kuma’s synergy with traditional TV programming -- such as The History Channel® series "Shootout!" -- makes television more dynamic and more relevant to a media and tech-savvy generation while presenting distinct marketing advantages for TV partners, advertisers, content owners and distributors. With an unprecedented level of user interactivity, Kuma represents a direct analog for television within video games. Kuma Reality Games, headquartered in New York, NY, is a privately held company.