DAYBREAK GAME COMPANY EXPANDS G.I.R.L. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO TWO SCHOLARSHIPS

SAN DIEGO – March 5, 2015 – Daybreak Game Company LLC has announced that the submission process is now open for its 2015 Gamers In Real Life (G.I.R.L.) Game Design Competition. This year, for the very first time, Daybreak’s G.I.R.L. scholarship program will award two winners. One scholarship will be focused on Art & Design, and the other on Programming & Engineering. Each winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship to be applied toward tuition, room and board, and other educational expenses at their college or university. Additionally, the winners will have the opportunity to participate in a summer internship at Daybreak’s headquarters in San Diego for hands-on experience working on some of the company’s award-winning games.

This is the eighth year that the G.I.R.L. scholarship program will help aspiring game developers gain knowledge and skills in the video game design field, and provide valuable assistance for educational expenses. Since 2008, G.I.R.L. winners have gone on to make a valuable impact across the gaming and art industries.

“Previous internship contributions from G.I.R.L. winners have been nothing short of excellent, which played a key part in our decision to evolve the scholarship even further,” said Laura Naviaux, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, Daybreak Game Company. “We’re thrilled that we can provide two students the opportunity this summer to learn more about creating online games, while helping to shepherd new talent into the industry.”

Submissions for the 2015 G.I.R.L. Game Design Competition will close on March 26, 2015. To apply, candidates must register with Scholarship America^®, Daybreak's scholarship administrator, and submit their application for evaluation. Complete details are available at https://www.scholarsapply.org/gamersinreallife.

For more information, please visit www.daybreakgames.com/girl. You can also follow G.I.R.L. on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GIRL_Daybreak  and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GIRLscholarship.

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About Daybreak Game Company

Daybreak Game Company LLC is a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games and emergent gameplay. Best known for its blockbuster hits and franchises such as EverQuest®, EverQuest®II, PlanetSide®2, DC Universe™ Online,  H1Z1™, Landmark™ and the highly-anticipated EverQuest Next™, Daybreak creates, develops and provides compelling online entertainment for a variety of platforms.

To learn more, visit www.DaybreakGameCompany.com.

About Scholarship America^®

Scholarship America^® is a national education service organization that mobilizes support for students getting into and graduating from college. Scholarship America has distributed more than $3.1 billion in scholarship assistance to more than 2 million students since 1958. Scholarship America’s programs, which include Dollars for Scholars^®, help fund both entry-level and multi-year scholarships, as well as emergency financial grants. More information is available at www.scholarshipamerica.org.