GRIN Gaming Edition

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Game developer GRIN announced today that they are releasing a gaming mouse pad in association with pro gaming equipment company Qpad. The mouse pad will be included in the new GRIN Gaming Edition series.

GRIN Gaming Edition, is the collective name for a new gaming product line that will be released during 2008 and all products created are a collaborative effort between GRIN and other selected partners. This Special Edition of products has been chosen based on what the GRIN employees like and the mouse pad is the first of many exciting products to be launched.

"Our goal has been to have our offices equipped with the best possible products to create a good work environment for the staff. Professional game developers need professional equipment. After looking over different mouse pads we decided upon the Swedish brand Qpad. We also felt that it was great that we could design the mouse pad ourselves and the result turned out so great that they now can be bought in selected stores." says Gunnar Johansson, Brand Manager, GRIN.

The design of the mouse pad originated from the GRIN logo and created by the company's concept art department.

"We wanted to create a mouse pad that was both attractive and true to the GRIN spirit. We decided on working with the GRIN logo and we are very happy with the result." says Tony Holmsten, Concept Artist, GRIN.

"We have always admired GRIN's work and to be included in GRIN's exclusive Gaming Editions is both honoring and a validation that our gaming mouse pads carries a very high standard." says Christer Körnbäck, CEO Qpad.

ABOUT GRIN
GRIN was founded in 1997 by brothers Bo and Ulf Andersson with the goal to develop games that take advantage of the very latest in technology. GRIN's first title, Ballistics, was among the first games to ever ship using pixel shader technology - it sold nearly 2 million units and was also developed into an Arcade Machine. The next GRIN title was Bandits - Phoenix Rising for the PC followed by the stand alone PC version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Fighter.

The latest released title in 2007 was the stand alone PC version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Fighter 2. GRIN is currently developing Bionic Commando (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC) and Bionic Commando Rearmed (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC). GRIN is today 220 employees and has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. GRIN also has offices in Barcelona, Spain, Jakarta, Indonesia and Gothenburg, Sweden.

ABOUT QPAD
QPAD built its success on a grassroots commitment to the gaming community. Like you, we thrive in the madness of competition and embrace the free spirit of gaming. Our sponsorship of the Q Tour, events, communities, cups, tournaments, teams and LAN parties reflects this commitment. The knowledge we've gained has fed into our development of high quality lifestyle products for gamers.