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BERLIN – January 9, 2012 – Aeria Games, a leading free-to-play online games publisher, today announced the launch of “The Portal of Etain” in collaboration with Overwolf, a software company specializing in adding a layer of social functionality to online games. The Portal of Etain (powered by Overwolf) includes a wide set of social features accessible in-game and positions Aeria Games in the innovative group of game publishers that have chosen to enhance their gaming content by embedding social media tools in their games.

“The Portal of Etain is an ideal combination of our gaming worlds and the social media tools we are all using every day,” said Lan Hoang, CEO of Aeria Games. “In addition to providing great gaming content to the community, our players will also like how this tool helps them easily connect with their friends, and share achievements and experiences.”

“Aeria Games has one of the fastest growing communities in the online gaming market,” said Uri Marchand, CEO of Overwolf. “With Overwolf’s product, they will be able to help their games go viral even faster, while providing a cool and easy to use tool for their players.”

To see the client in action, please visit: http://de.shaiya.aeriagames.com/ and download the beta.

About Aeria Games
With a rapidly growing global community of over 23 million power gamers and a deep portfolio of development partners, Aeria Games is a leading destination for free-to-play multiplayer online games. Founded in 2006 and with offices in the U.S., Germany and Brazil, Aeria Games publishes and develops high quality online games in nine languages covering more than 30 countries. The company’s proprietary technology offers strong benefits to both the Aeria Games community as well as Aeria Games’ development partners. Players enjoy access to a universal gaming destination providing deep, immersive online games accessible from PCs, browsers, tablets and smart phones. Developers gain a blazingly fast point of entry to the global gaming market via Aeria Games’ specialized platform that allows developers to integrate games easily and quickly. Aeria Games has a diverse portfolio spanning highly engaging fantasy MMORPGs, action shooters, anime-style social games, and multiplayer mobile titles.

About Overwolf
Founded in 2010, Overwolf is based in Tel-Aviv Israel and focused on connecting game worlds with the social world. The company’s first product, a software overlay client called the “Overwolf Client”, allows users and game publishers to add a rich layer of functionality to any game without touching a line of game code. It allows users to communicate, easily share game experiences with friends and get instant access to web resources from within the game. For game publishers, Overwolf is a tool to effortlessly integrate social media within their games, boost virality and reduce user acquisition costs. To join the beta, please visit: www.Overwolf.com.

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