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The Escapist Wins Two Webby Awards
The Escapist springs to the top of The 12th Annual Webby Awards
Durham, NC – May 6, 2008 – Themis Group, Inc. is proud to announce The Escapist, the
cutting-edge online interactive entertainment publication, has won both the Webby Award and the
People’s Voice Award in the category of Game-Related Website in The 12th Annual Webby
Awards competition for 2008. The Escapist was one of nearly 10,000 entries from all US states
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and over 60 countries worldwide and will be honored at The 12 Annual Webby Awards in New
York City on June 10, 2008.
“As you can imagine, we’re thrilled!” said Julianne Greer, Editor-in-Chief for The Escapist
magazine. “We have been humbled by the huge community support during the People’s Voice
Award voting process, and now to add to it the Webby from the Academy when we were up
against such solid competition is truly awesome.”
The Escapist is the leading online interactive entertainment publication covering the videogame
industry and gamer culture. Known for its progressive editorial style, The Escapist provides
readers with weekly articles, columns and video content from the industry’s most talented
journalists.
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading
international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive
Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards were judged by the
International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes David
Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, AKQA Global Creative Director Rei Inamoto,
"Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, Real Networks
CEO Rob Glaser, and The Weinstein Company's Harvey Weinstein.
Also this week, The Escapist finds a home for one-of-a-kind articles with issue 148: “Editor’s
Choice.” Kieron Gillen finishes what he starts in “Hard Times.” Nathan Meunier helps you get a
feel for the future interfaces of gaming in “A Shot in the Gut.” “Quibus Lusoribus Bono? Who is
Game Studies Good For?” is Roger Travis’ examination on academia’s relationship to games.
Gareth Griffiths’ gives us a no-hype look into releasing games with “Managing Expectations.” And
Colin Roswell tests the boundary between sex and love in “A Wink is as Good as a Pixilated
Nipple.”
About The Escapist
The Escapist covers gaming and gamer culture with a progressive editorial style, with articles and columns
by the top writers in and outside of the industry. A weekly publication, its magazine-style updates offer
content for a mature audience of gamers, entertainment enthusiasts, industry insiders, and other "NetSet"
readers. Published every Tuesday, each issue of The Escapist explores a central theme, addressing head-
on the topics relevant to gamers. Combining print-quality writing and magazine-style aesthetics with the
accessibility of the web, The Escapist is available via PDF, and through RSS for broad syndication.
About Themis Group Inc.
Themis Group, Inc. (www.themis-group.com) is an interactive media publishing and services company
catering to the worldwide community of technology, games and entertainment enthusiasts. Themis Group
segments its operations into publishing and services divisions which work cooperatively to reach and relate
with today’s NetSet, the tech-savvy young media consumers.
Themis Group, Inc.’s publishing division, including the WarCry Network and The Escapist, operates a
network of websites, blogs, and digital magazines offering entertainment, news and editorial content to their
respective communities.
About The Webby Awards:
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading
international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online
Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly
10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include:
Adobe; Nokia; The Creative Group; .ORG; Getty Images; Level3; The Barbarian Group; Adweek; Reuters;
Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the
Moving Image.
The Escapist and The Escapist logo are trademarks of Themis Group, Inc.
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