Casual Games Forum Announced in Kiev

Kiev, Ukraine. - September 18, 2006 - Casual Games Association announced today collaboration with Eastern European casual games business leaders Alawar, CTXM and Friends Games to form Casual Games Association Europe: East 2006. The event will be held at Business Center Leonardo, Kiev, Ukraine November 16-18, 2006. All written and spoken content will be translated into both Russian and English.

Following the positive response from the European casual games community for the Casual Games Association's Casuality Europe in Amsterdam this last February, the Casual Games Association has partnered with the Eastern European community, to bring a high quality, tailored casual games event to Eastern Europe.

For those interested in speaking at Europe: East 2006 this November, they may fill out the speaker application: http://kiev.casualconnect.org/planning/speaker.html. All speaker applications are due no later than October 9, 2006 for consideration.

Attendees to Casual Games Association's Europe: East 2006 will learn more about how to design a successful casual game, professional production practices and distribution methods. While the show is expected be comprised mainly of professionals within Eastern Europe, leading Western publishing companies will also be in attendance.

"It's no secret that some of the most popular casual games in the world are developed by Eastern European Developers," said Udy Yosha, CEO of CTXM, which produced the popular casual game Magic Match along with numerous Xbox Live Arcade casual games. "We've been impressed with the CGA Casuality events in Amsterdam and Seattle, and are pleased they've agreed to bring together some of the most talented and knowledgeable experts in the casual gaming field to help everyone raise the bar for development in Eastern Europe."

About Casual Games Association's Europe: East 2006:

Casual Games Association's Europe: East 2006 is designed for industry professionals, industry executives, and professionals interested in creating, marketing and distributing games for players worldwide. The event will allow plenty of opportunities for networking and meetings as well as detailed and informative workshops for those looking to expand their knowledge of casual games.

CGA Europe: East is a part of the Casual Connect series of services for casual games industry professionals including conferences, matchmaking, social networking, and a magazine periodical.

For more information on Casual Games Association's Europe: East 2006 please visit: http://kiev.casualconnect.org/

Media Contacts

Christine Souliere (English)

Marketing - Casual Games Association

christine@casualconnect.org

+1 (801) 499-1985 GMT - 8

Nikita Vladimirov (Russian)

VP Business Development - CTXM

nikita.vladimirov@ctxm.com

+371 (780) 1949 GMT + 2