diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameBackend.as
similarity index 99%
rename from src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
rename to src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameBackend.as
index 4552e983..b7fbccf9 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameBackend.as
@@ -89,13 +89,12 @@ import com.threerings.ezgame.data.UserCookie;
 /**
  * Manages the backend of the game.
  */
-public class GameControlBackend
+public class EZGameBackend
     implements MessageListener, SetListener, ElementUpdateListener, PropertySetListener, ChatDisplay
 {
     public var log :Log = Log.getLog(this);
 
-    public function GameControlBackend (
-        ctx :CrowdContext, ezObj :EZGameObject, ctrl :EZGameController)
+    public function EZGameBackend (ctx :CrowdContext, ezObj :EZGameObject, ctrl :EZGameController)
     {
         _ctx = ctx;
         _ezObj = ezObj;
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.as
index 5c9e4430..eb3b91c5 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.as
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ public class EZGameController extends GameController
     }
 
     /**
-     * This is called by the GameControlBackend once it has initialized and made contact with
-     * usercode.
+     * This is called by the EZGameBackend once it has initialized and made contact with usercode.
      */
     public function userCodeIsConnected (autoReady :Boolean) :void
     {
@@ -77,8 +76,8 @@ public class EZGameController extends GameController
     }
 
     /**
-     * Called by the GameControlBackend when the game is ready to start. If the game has ended,
-     * this can be called by all clients to start the game anew.
+     * Called by the EZGameBackend when the game is ready to start. If the game has ended, this can
+     * be called by all clients to start the game anew.
      */
     public function playerIsReady () :void
     {
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGamePanel.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGamePanel.as
index 001800e7..87339e52 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGamePanel.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGamePanel.as
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class EZGamePanel extends Canvas
     implements PlaceView
 {
     /** The game object backend. */
-    public var backend :GameControlBackend;
+    public var backend :EZGameBackend;
 
     public function EZGamePanel (ctx :CrowdContext, ctrl :EZGameController)
     {
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ public class EZGamePanel extends Canvas
     /**
      * Creates the backend object that will handle requests from user code.
      */
-    protected function createBackend () :GameControlBackend
+    protected function createBackend () :EZGameBackend
     {
-        return new GameControlBackend(_ctx, _ezObj, _ctrl);
+        return new EZGameBackend(_ctx, _ezObj, _ctrl);
     }
 
     protected function configureGameView (view :GameContainer) :void