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Mobile  Announcement  Press  Kit

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Founded  in  2009  in  Europe’s  leading  technology  hub,  Berlin,  wooga  (world  of  gaming)  is  thesecond  largest  social  game  developer  in  the  world.  wooga’s  free-­‐to-­‐play  Facebook  games  areenjoyed  by  over  thirty-­‐five  million  acJve  players  per  month  -­‐70%  of  which  are  women.

At  wooga,  we  believe  that  Play  is  a  core  human  need.  Our  mission  at  wooga  is  to  saJsfy  thisneed  in  a  creaJve  way  by  giving  people  the  opportunity  to  escape  for  a  few  minutes  fromtheir  everyday  reality  into  a  colorful  and  playful  world  of  gaming.

wooga  creates  high  quality  games  on  Facebook,  with  a  special  focus  on  emoJonal  characters,great  usability  and  superb  localizaJon  in  seven  languages.

The  wooga  Story

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A  game  for  us  is  aservice,  not  a  product.We  are  conJnually  tesJng  and  improving  ourgames,  releasing  new  versions  and  updatesevery  week.  We  put  a  focus  on  creaJngemoJonal  characters,  opJmizing  usabilityand  providing  full  localizaJon  in  sevenlanguages.

Our  games  uJlize  social  data,  interests,  andfeedback  in  all  gameplay  elements.

The  Future  of  the  Industry

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wooga  is  the  2nd  Largest  Social  Gaming  Company  in  theWorld

Monthly  AcJve  Users07/14/2011Source:  AppData.com

The  Social  Gaming  Landscape  Today

5,000,000

276,000,000

35,000,000

32,000,000

17,000,000

12,000,000

“When  we  started  the  companyeveryone  told  us  the  compe55on  wastoo  intense,  we  would  never  make  it,and  now  –  two  years  later  –  we  arethe  second  largest  social  gamingcompany  in  the  world”  -­‐  JensBegemann

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2011  Social  Game  Developer  Growth  on  Facebook  by  MonthlyAcJve  Users  (MAU)

+  140%

2011:  An  Incredible  Year  of  Growth

-­‐3%

-­‐  19%

Playdom

EA  Games

Zynga

Popcap

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Source:  appdata  pro

By  creaJng  engaging  Jtles  insteadof  focusing  viral  growth,  woogaretains  customers  while  growingorganically.

Monthly  AcJve  User  (MAU)  Growth  Over  the  Last12  Months

+29% +264% -­‐41%

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We  connect  with  our  users  through  emoJonalgames  and  engaging  characters.

What  Makes  Us  Different?

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                   Our  Social  GamesLaunched  in  February  2010,  Bubble  Island  isan  exciJng  puzzle  game  based  on  a  classicarcade  concept.

Modernized  and  re-­‐developed  for  theFacebook  pla_orm,  users  shoot  a  bubble-­‐cannon  and  pop  bubbles  of  matching  colors  toprogress  through  several  stages.  Bubble  islandfeatures  unique,  challenging  worlds,  andcharacters  that  you  will  fall  in  love  with!

Bubble  Island  includes  elements  of  friendlycompeJJon  as  well  as  cooperaJon  in  a  fast-­‐paced  island  atmosphere.

Quick  Facts:9.4  million  MAU11th  Most  PopularGame  on  Facebook

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                   Our  Social  Games

MonsterWorld  lets  players  expand  anddecorate  their  very  own  monster  patch  usingcrazy  items!

Players  explore  a  strange  and  mysterious  landwhile  growing  and  harvesJng  ChocolateFlowers,  Unicorn  Trees,  Lemonade  Bushesand  many  other  familiar  and  unfamiliar  plants.Expand  and  decorate  your  very  own  monsterpatch  to  create  a  truly  unique  Monster  World!

Quick  Facts:8.55  million  MAUTop  13  Played  Gameon  Facebook

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Developed  by  the  same  team  as  BubbleIsland,  Diamond  Dash  is  currentlywooga’s  most  popular  online  socialgame.

Diamond  Dash  is  the  60  second  gemrush:  click  colorful  gems,  use  magicdiamonds  and  compete  with  yourfriends!

Diamond  Dash  features  a  fullyinteracJve  world  with  easy  to  learn,  butdifficult  to  master  gameplay  mechanics.

Quick  Facts10.2  million  MAU10th  Most  Popular  Gameon  Facebook

                   Our  Social  Games

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                   Our  Social  Games

Happy  Hospital  puts  players  in  chargeof  a  pet  hospital,  where  they  must  curecute  pets  while  building  up  their  clinic!

In  this  simulaJon  the  user  operatestheir  own  pet  hospital  and  cures  petswith  funny  diseases    such  as  a  YeJ  whosuffers  from  the  consequences  of  beingtoo  long  at  the  Oktoberfest  to  a  dogwith  napoleon  syndrome.  On  their  wayto  a  flourishing  hospital  the  user  has  togo  through  various  adventures

Quick  Facts:4.35  Million  MAU33rd  Most  Popular  Gameon  Facebook

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                   Our  Social  Games

Brain  Buddies    is  wooga’s  first  Facebookgame.    Launched  in  July  of  2009,  BrainBuddies    offers  Facebook  users  a  unique  wayto  train  their  brain  through  quick  mentalchallenges.

Players  compete  to  find  out  who  is  thesmartest  amongst  their  friends,  family  andcolleagues.

Since  its  launch,  more  than  30  million  playersall  around  the  world  have  used  Brain  Buddiesto  determine  their  “brain  weight”

Quick  Facts:2.24  million  MAUBrain  Buddies  is  the  most  popular  Braintraining  game  on  Facebook

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The  Future  of  wooga  is  Mobile

Over  the  last  year,  our  key  audience  has  shiled  towards  mobile  use,  astablets  and  smartphones  have  gained  consumer  adopJon.

As  the  leading  developer  of  family  friendly  social  games  Jtles,  it  is  importantfor  us  to  grow  with  our  audience,  therefore,  we  are  looking  to  bring  ouroriginal  Jtles  to  all  mobile  devices,  starJng  with  Diamond  Dash  for  iOS.

In  addiJon,  wooga  is  commimed  to  creaJng  original  HTML5  based  mobilegame  Jtles,  enabling  millions  of  players  to  compete  and  play  against  theirfriends  around  the  world,  no  mamer  what  device  they  are  using.  wooga’smove  into  the  mobile  games  industry  marks  a  major  milestone  for  thecompany,  who  has  seen  record  user  growth  over  the  course  of  this  year.

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Diamond  Dash  for  iOS

The  Best  SocialGame  on  Facebookis  Coming  to  iOS

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MulJpla_orm  Approach  to  Mobile

wooga  is  commimed  to  creaJng  new,  originalJtles  uJlizing  HTML5  technology.

This  allows  us  to  give  users  a  choice:  they  canplay  the  games  that  they  love,  wherever  theywant,  on  the  pla_orm  that  they  prefer.

This  also  allows  players  to  take  advantage  ofcross-­‐pla_orm  compeJJon,  so  they  can  playwith  their  friends  through  different  devices,without  having  to  download  and  update  anyapplicaJons!

We  see  HTML5  as  a  way  to  bridge  the  mobileand  web  experience.

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With  a  team  of  over  80  people  from  more  than  20  naJons  wooga  is  a  vibrant  andexciJng  place  to  work.  The  renovated  Backfabrik  (baking  factory)  located  in  centralBerlin  is  full  of  technology  startups  and  includes  a  cafe  and  a  gym  –  all  withinwalking  distance  from  the  city  center.  If  you  are  looking  to  work  with  a  fun,internaJonal  team  wooga  is  the  company  for  you!

Working  in  Germany  means  more  job  security,  more  paid  Jme-­‐off,  and  one  of  thebest  universal  healthcare  systems  in  the  world.  With  a  minimum  of  24  daysvacaJon  and  support  from  wooga  in  visa  processes,  moving  to  Germany  is  easierthan  one  might  think.

What  Makes  Our  Team  Different

hmp://www.wooga.com/jobs

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The  wooga  Team:  90  People  From  Over  20  Countries

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Jens  BegemannFounder  &  CEO

Jens  founded  wooga  in  2009,  and  brings  a  passionfor  people,  play  and  technology  to  the  Woogateam.  For  Jens,  running  a  company  with  skilledpeople  from  all  over  the  world  and  developinggreat  games  is  fulfilling  a  lifelong  dream.

Prior  to  founding  wooga,  Jens  was  the  ChiefProduct  Officer  &  member  of  the  managementboard  at  the  mobile  entertainment  companyJamba  (Jamster)  from  2001  –  2008.

At  Jamba,  Jens  played  a  leading  role  in  contentcreaJon  and  acquisiJon,  which  helped  grow  thecompany  into  the  world‘s  leading  providers  ofmobile  entertainment.  News  Corp.  acquiredJamba  in  2  stages  in  2007  and  2008  for  a  total  of$388m  and  renamed  it  “Fox  Mobile  Group”.

Meet  the  team

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Jan  is  Head  of  OperaJons  at  wooga,overseeing  all  game  development  andsocial  growth.  A  seasoned  veteran  inthe  startup  and  venture  capital  world,Jan  brings  extensive  knowledge  of  thedynamics  with  the  technology  industryto  the  wooga  team.

Prior  to  joining  wooga,  Jan  foundedand  was  the  managing  director  ofHitmeister,  an  e-­‐commercemarketplace  in  Germany.    Jan  startedhis  career  working  at  several  startups,venture  capital  and  private  equityfunds,  aler  studying  businessmanagement  in  Leipzig,  Koblenz  andKuala  Lumpur.  Jan  is  fluent  in  German,English  and  Italian.Jan  Miczaika

Head  of  OperaJons

Meet  the  team

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Sina  is  the  head  of  corporate  communicaJonsat  wooga,  and  is  responsible  for  providing  highlevel  corporate  strategy,  creaJng  strategicpartnerships,  and  managing  wooga’s  globalpublic  relaJons.

Kaufmann  studied  philosophy,  poliJcs  andinternaJonal  law,  she  has  recently  published  herfirst  book,  PoliJk  im  Web,  about  the  social  andpoliJcal  impacts  of  digital  and  technologicalprogress  and  was  Co-­‐founder  and  editor  in  chiefof  poliJkorange,  a  magazine  for  youngjournalists  and  poliJcally  commimed  youngpeople.  Sina  was  social  media  advisor  to  theliberal  party  during  the  German  2009  electoralcampaign

Sina  Kamala  KaufmannHead  of  PR  &  Partnerships

Meet  the  team

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wooga  strives  to  combineemoJons  with  analyJcs.

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is  funded  by: