Founded in 2004, PlayFirst is funded by venture capital
firms Mayfield Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures and Rustic Canyon Partners.

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We play a critical role in the marketplace and are
pleased to be recognized for our accomplishments by this top tier group of
investors.playfirst.

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NEW YORK----

Don't Quote Me(R) - TIME For Kids Edition and Don't Quote Me(R) -
TV Guide Edition Will Be at Barnes + Noble Beginning This June

Barnes + Noble, Inc. The "TIME for Kids Edition" explores the world
through quotations and questions covering hundreds of topics .com

researchandmarkets.' - Schelley Olhava, program manager, Consumer
Markets: Gaming
Today, 41% of Internet users in the United States play PC games
online.com,
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The "TV
Guide Edition" takes a romp through pop culture history, recalling all
your favourite shows and celebrities .
'The online PC gaming market represents a diverse market,
accounting for a plethora of content and emerging business models that
have successfully tapped into a diverse demographic of users.

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(NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller,
today announced that its stores and Web site, Barnes + Noble.com/reports/c12448

Other games should be in another thematic category, as most games has some kind of educational value, not least Trivia and Word games.

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online PC gaming
market . The study is divided into several sections. The first,
Situation Overview, discusses the current online PC gaming market,
including content and business models. Five years ago, PSW revenue was derived
from subscription fees (of those that charged gamers to play), and
revenue for casual games was almost solely derived from advertising
and sponsorships.

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The new games are the
Don't Quote Me (R) - TIME For Kids Edition and the Don't Quote Me(R) -
TV Guide Edition. Its
subsidiary, Sterling Publishing, publishes over 1,100 new titles a
year and has an active list of over 5,000 titles.

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PlayFirst Raises $5 Million in Series B Financing

Nate Redmond from Rustic Canyon will join PlayFirst's
board of directors. "PlayFirst stood out as a company that is playing a
leading role in this emerging category, combining deep industry expertise with
technological innovation and an unwavering focus on great gameplay. In addition to its retail operations ,
Barnes + Noble is one of the largest book publishers in the world.

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About PlayFirst, Inc. Rustic Canyon
Partners has offices in Santa Monica, Silicon Valley and Seattle. More information available at
www.

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For more
information, visit http://www. Each question includes
interesting and fun facts that kids love.com (www. Five years ago, the two groups were
clearly differentiated: the PSW targeted the hard-core and serious
gamer audience through massive multiplayer online role -playing games
(RPGs) such as Everquest and Ultima Online (often referred to as
"Dungeons and Dragons " content); and the casual gamer targeted the
mass-market Internet user with a selection of content based on
familiar card, board, and trivia games at sites such as zone.com, and Yahoo! Games.

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Players ages 14+ enjoy their favourite
episodes, familiar lines and endearing characters.S.
At a very basic level, the market can be segmented into two
categories: PSWs and casual games.

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Existing investors, including Mayfield Venture Partners and Trinity Ventures,
also joined the round.com.

About Rustic Canyon Partners
With over $800 million under management, Rustic Canyon Partners invests in
early stage and middle-market companies positioned for strong growth.rusticcanyon.com), one of the Web's largest e-commerce
sites and the number-one brand among e-commerce companies, according
to the latest EquiTrend survey .barnesandnobleinc.

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"The opportunity for PlayFirst as a full-service publisher is tremendous, "
said John Welch, president and CEO, PlayFirst. PlayFirst publishes games for the rest
of us -- titles that appeal to consumer audiences often ignored by traditional
video game publishers. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller
and a Fortune 500 company, operates 820 bookstores in 50 states . The second, Future Outlook
presents a 2004-2008 market forecast, including free and paid
subscribers , downloadable games, and market revenue. Whether casual gamers would pay to play was a
significant and frequently asked question, to which the industry has
only begun to see positive answers emerge within the past two years.
For more information visit
http://www.

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(Logo: http://www. According
to a comprehensive report by market research firm, DFC Intelligence, North
American casual gamers spent $241 million on downloadable games in 2005 and
are expected to spend as much as $1. For portals and other
retail outlets, we deliver a pipeline of crowd-pleasing, mass market games
with dependable quality.com
(www. Barnes + Noble conducts its online business through
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"The casual games market is experiencing rapid growth and digital
distribution has fundamentally changed the business model for content
creators," said Redmond. With a
number of new, innovative content models in development, PlayFirst is in
position to continue to shape the direction of this dynamic space. PlayFirst plans to use
the funding to expand its portfolio of award-winning games, roll out new
technologies and increase its global reach and distribution.
PlayFirst is the leading full-service publisher of popular video games for
the mass market, distributing accessible titles via more than 450 of the
world's top online game destinations. Game players love that Don't
Quote Me(R) games are packed with insightful biographies and amusing
details about every quote and question . Online PC Gaming 2004-2008 Forecast and
Analysis: Growth Continues to their offering
This IDC study provides an analysis of the U.

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Plus, an insightful
biography is included with each quote.

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newscom .
For more information about PlayFirst visit http://www.com.
General information on Barnes + Noble , Inc.

Research and Markets: U.S. Online PC Gaming 2004-2008 Forecast and Analysis: Growth Continues in The PC Gaming Market

Business Editors/Entertainment Editors/Software Writers/Technology
Editors

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and
Markets (http://www. The market has been on a growth path , gaining gamers and
blazing trails in the development of new business models, content, and
usage patterns.researchandmarkets.

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The proceeds from the financing will increase PlayFirst's ability to
respond to overwhelming demand for high quality, mass market games.

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can be obtained via
the Internet by visiting the company's corporate Web site:
http://www. Industry
revenue is expected to reach $656.

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board games beginning in June of this year.
The award-winning Don't Quote Me(R) - TV Guide Edition game
features memorable quotes and trivia celebrating over 50 years of
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, the leading
full-service publisher of popular games, today announced that it has raised
$5 million in its Series B financing round led by Rustic Canyon Partners.
Don't Quote Me(R) - TIME For Kids Edition, designed for ages 10+
and licensed with TIME For Kids newsmagazine , is an exceptional kids
and family-fun game packed with outstanding content and 1,000 quotes
and questions from topics kids study and know. A popular gift for birthdays,
special occasions and summer fun, Don't Quote Me(R) belongs on every
game players' gift list.3 million in 2004, growing to over
$2 billion by 2008.

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Rustic Canyon Partners Joins Mayfield and Trinity to Fund
Leader in Casual Games Market

SAN FRANCISCO, PlayFirst, Inc. "We provide independent game
developers with funding, market intelligence, technology, and access to a
large market of consumers across multiple platforms.bn.com

About Barnes + Noble, Inc. For
the third year in a row, the company is the nation's top retail brand
for quality, according to the EquiTrend (R) Brand Study by Harris
Interactive(R).

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To date, Rustic Canyon has invested in a
broad array of sectors including digital media, business and information
services, communications, software, and renewable energy.
Just in time for summer fun, both of these games are now available
in a magnetic travel version for active kids and families on the go.dontquoteme. It also provides
an analysis of the future of three segments of online PC game content:
persistent state worlds (PSWs), casual games, and downloadable
games/games on demand.

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The firm
focuses on growth opportunities catalyzed by technological shifts, market
evolution, or regulatory changes. Much like any other evolving market , growth has been
obtained through experimentation and evolution, as well as at the
expense of a number of not-so-successful attempts that, ultimately,
have provided valuable lessons learned and used throughout the
industry.