eGames was originally called Rom-Tech when it went public in 1996. The public company was formed by a merger between a software sales company (
Romtech) and one of the first educational multi-media CD-ROM development companies called Applied Optical Media based in
West Chester, Pennsylvania. Soon after going public, Romtech acquired a software development company based in
San Luis Obispo, California that created SOHO software, and also shut down operations at Applied Optical Media. eGames'
flight simulator Xtreme Air Racing was a runner-up for
GameSpots annual "Best Simulation on PC" award, which went to
Flanker 2.5. In late 2005, eGames acquired
Cinemaware, a game company founded in the eighties who produced a series of "interactive movie" games including widely acclaimed
Defender of the Crown. In 2006, eGames released the first titles under its new affiliated label,
Cinemaware Marquee. Through Cinemaware Marquee, eGames brought traditional games developed around the world to retail. Cinemaware Marquee titles include
Space Rangers 2: Dominators, Independent Game Festival grand prize winner
Darwinia, and
Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege. eGames 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 in-house game development efforts working primarily with Brazil-based TechFront Studios, Ltd. eGames' third internally developed title,
Burger Island launched in May 2007 in conjunction with
Sandlot Games. 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. Following the success of Burger Island, eGames developed several additional titles with TechFront, including sequel
Burger Island 2: The Missing Ingredient (2009), hidden object vampire adventure
The Dracula Files (2009), pet adoption time management game
Purrfect Pet Shop (2008), city-building puzzler
Puzzle City (2007), fashion design time management game
Satisfashion (2008), licensed puzzler ''Rubik's Cube Challenge
(2007), and licensed comic hidden object game Three Stooges: Treasure Hunt Hijinx'' (2008). In addition to PC publication, Burger Island was released for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, and iOS platforms. Satisfashion was released on the Nintendo DS and Wii, while Puzzle City made its way to the DS. eGames became known as Entertainment Games, following the acquisition of Heyday Games in June 2011. Following this, the company focused its efforts on creating a Facebook game known as Retro World, followed by an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign called Global Race Club. Entertainment Games, Inc. ceased trading as an entertainment company in April 2012 due to financial difficulties. The company name, ticker symbol EGAM, and public company structure were acquired by a mining company, Tamino Minerals, in a reverse merger. == Bundled adware ==