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18 Nov 2013 ... FEATURES INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FRANCHISE ANGRY. BIRDS FROM ROVIO. In-Game Event Includes Angry Birds Dungeon and ...
PUZZLE & DRAGONS UPDATE FEATURES INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FRANCHISE ANGRY BIRDS FROM ROVIO In-Game Event Includes Angry Birds Dungeon and Characters

TOKYO – November 18, 2013 – GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc., a multiplatform publisher for the online gaming community and publisher of the highly successful mobile title Puzzle & Dragons, today announced that new content featuring Rovio Entertainment’s Angry Birds is now live in Puzzle & Dragons. Puzzle & Dragons players will be able to download Angry Birds-themed dungeons and other content starting today and ending Dec. 1. In this unique collaboration, Puzzle & Dragons players can fight and capture the Angry Birds, including Red, The Blues, Chuck, Matilda, Hal, and Bomb, in the new Piggy Island dungeon. Styled after the visual and audio aesthetics of Angry Birds, players are challenged to conquer all four difficulty levels and defeat the powerful Wingman from Angry Birds Friends.

In addition, Rovio is currently hosting a themed contest (ending Wednesday, Nov. 20) asking Angry Birds’ fans to illustrate their answer to the question: “What if Angry Birds showed up in the world of Puzzle & Dragons?” The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, Nov. 20. For more information on the contest visit: www.facebook.com/angrybirds. A mobile gaming phenomenon, Puzzle & Dragons continues to see tremendous growth thanks to the game’s addictive combination of puzzle, dungeon-crawling, and monster-collecting gameplay. Players capture, collect, and evolve hundreds of elemental monsters while using quick thinking to chain combos and maximize the abilities and skills of their monsters. Puzzle & Dragons has now surpassed 20 million downloads in Japan. Puzzle & Dragons is available for free on the App Store. Angry Birds is one of the world’s biggest entertainment franchises, starting in 2009 with the original mobile game that remains the number one paid app of all time. Angry Birds has expanded rapidly into entertainment, publishing, and licensing to become a beloved international brand. For information on GungHo Online Entertainment, visit www.gungho.co.jp. Fans can also follow the latest Puzzle & Dragons news on Facebook and Twitter. For more information on Rovio Entertainment Ltd., visit www.rovio.com. Fans can also follow the latest Angry Birds news on Facebook and Twitter.

### ABOUT GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT GungHo Online Entertainment is a leading multiplatform game developer and publisher, releasing critically acclaimed and bestselling titles to the PC, smartphone, and consumer markets. Notable smartphone releases include 2012’s Puzzle & Dragons and Princess Punt. Popular online PC titles include Emil Chronicle Online and Ragnarok Online, with over 10 years in operation. GungHo Online Entertainment’s subsidiaries include leading developers Grasshopper Manufacture, Game Arts, Acquire, and Gravity. GungHo Online Entertainment is located in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit www.gungho.co.jp. ABOUT ROVIO ENTERTAINMENT LTD. Rovio Entertainment Ltd is an industry-changing entertainment media company headquartered in Finland, and the creator of the globally successful Angry Birds™ characters franchise. Angry Birds, a casual puzzle game, became an international phenomenon within a few months of its release. Angry Birds has expanded rapidly into multifaceted entertainment, publishing, and licensing to become a beloved international brand. Rovio's animated Angry Birds feature film is slated for July 1, 2016. www.rovio.com MEDIA CONTACT GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT Scott Blow [email protected]

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