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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crispy Gamer (crispygamer.com), the independent destination dedicated to offering a voice for discerning gamers, celebrates its one-year beta anniversary with the announcement of several multimedia content syndication partnerships, including Tribune Media Services (TMS), McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT) and GamerDNA.

TMS (www.tmsfeatures.com), a global content-licensing agency and business unit of Tribune Company, and MCT (www.mctdirect.com), a news and features service operated jointly by The McClatchy Company and Tribune Company, will syndicate Crispy Gamer editorial coverage that includes game reviews, columns and special features. GamerDNA, an online community and social platform that allows people to discover new games and to build and express their unique gamer identity, will syndicate Crispy Gamer reviews and trailers within its Discovery Engine on gamerDNA.com.

"We take great pride in our editorial coverage and visual media at Crispy Gamer, and we are excited that our site is being recognized by such companies as Tribune Media Services, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services and GamerDNA," CEO Chris Heldman explained. "Syndicating our multimedia content with select partners in the media, retail and game vertical is a key strategy for 2009 as we seek to extend our brand reach and revenue."

Crispy Gamer has a deep editorial bench of games journalists aiming to provide independent, intellectual and entertaining coverage of the videogame landscape. Additionally, Crispy has built an extensive library of gameplay videos, trailers and screenshots. Crispy Gamer has also differentiated itself by having taken a bold stance in refusing to accept advertising from game publishers, setting a benchmark for fearless and credible industry reporting.

"We look forward to our partnership with Crispy Gamer and believe their critical perspective and cultural approach greatly enhance our syndicated offerings in this important area," said Mary Elson, TMS managing editor.

Companies interested in partnering with Crispy Gamer for syndicated content should contact bizdev@crispygamer.com.

About Crispy Gamer
Crispy Gamer (crispygamer.com) is the independent voice and the fresh destination for the gamer generation, where gamers and experts come together to form critical opinions and share essential information around their passion for games and games culture. Crispy Gamer is headquartered in New York City. Privately held, the company’s backing is led by Constellation Growth Capital. For more information about Crispy Gamer, please visit: www.crispygamer.com

About Tribune Media Services
Tribune Media Services (TMS) is a leading provider of information and entertainment products for print, electronic and on-air media in the United States and abroad. It distributes TV and movie listings and related editorial content under the TMS and Zap2it brands; syndicates comics, editorial cartoons, feature articles and opinion columns; creates and distributes a variety of online information products; licenses editorial content from national periodicals; and manages national advertising networks. TMS also markets news, features, information graphics and multimedia content to media clients around the world through the McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, Queensbury, N.Y., Dallas, Houston, Milwaukee, Amsterdam, London, Hong Kong and Amman, Jordan, TMS is a subsidiary of Tribune Company. For more information about TMS and its products and services, visit www.tms.tribune.com.

About McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT) is a news and features service operated jointly by The McClatchy Company and Tribune Company. MCT provides news stories, feature articles, opinion columns, photos, graphics, illustrations, caricatures, themed content packages and paginated products. With contributions from more than 600 content partners in the United States and abroad and material produced by its own staff in the United States and Europe, MCT supplies content to 1,200 media clients worldwide. MCT is also a major provider of content to online information services and college newspapers. For more information about MCT, visit www.mctdirect.com.MCT is marketed worldwide by Tribune Media Services (www.tms.tribune.com), a leading provider of information and entertainment products to newspapers and electronic media.

About GamerDNA, Inc.
GamerDNA is an online community for sharing game experiences and discovering new games being enjoyed by people with similar interests. GamerDNA aims to know gamers better than anyone in the world and is led by a team of online media and interactive entertainment veterans out of Cambridge, MA. Additional company information is available at: http://www.gamerdna.com/alliance/about.php

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