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WAZZAMBA CELEBRATES SIX MONTHS OF TRAVEL PRIZES

Virtual World Players Have Won More Than 75 Trips

Zug, Switzerland – June 22, 2010 – Wazzamba (www.wazzamba.com) is celebrating its 75th travel prize award as it approaches its six month anniversary. The Wazzamba online virtual world combines exploration with skill-based casual games to provide a rich and rewarding experience allowing players to win travel prizes every week. The Wazzamba virtual world provides more than 30 explorable maps where players can learn about places, play games, and earn points to win two-week long DreamTrips® and five day GetAway Trips™ in the real world.

Wazzamba launched in January of 2010 and has been awarding one trip each week to the highest scoring Free Member and three trips per week to its Premium Members. Players can log up to 15 contest scores each day and, on Sunday night, their top five scores are totaled for their weekly entry.

"We continue to give trips to our members at a fast pace and the feedback from them has been fantastic," says CEO Rocco Pellegrinelli. "Our members' enthusiastic reactions are the best accomplishment to our efforts to allow people to have fun and travel more."

Wazzamba has sent players to such destinations as: Hawaii, Paris, Australia, Costa Rica, New Orleans, London, and many, many more. More than 75 trips have been awarded so far.
Visit our winners gallery at:
http://www.wazzamba.com/wazzamba-web/winners.html

There are several ways to win giving players a choice to play to their strengths. Players can choose from Classic Trivia, Word Traveler, or our Catwalk Countdown speed matching game. With a little practice, and the use of PowerUps, anyone can win. Players get a few PowerUps when then join and can buy more with their Wazzamba Adventure Club (WAC) Miles earned by completing the adventures scattered around the maps or with purchasable Wazzamba Dollars.

Interested players can visit www.wazzamba.com to create their own personal avatar and enter the world of Wazzamba. Players can join for free and qualify for Weekender Trips or can upgrade to Premium Membership to qualify for longer GetAways and DreamTrip vacations.

About Wazzamba
Wazzamba SA, Luxemburg, is the developer of the Wazzamba virtual world (www.wazzamba.com) which is published by Wazzamba World AG, Zug, Switzerland. The companies were formed in 2008 by Rocco Pellegrinelli, a serial entrepreneur best known for founding Brainpower, which went public on the Frankfurt stock exchange in 2000 and was sold to Bloomberg in 2006. Mr. Pellegrinelli teamed up with successful professionals from the video game, virtual world and online casual gaming industries in order to realize his vision of combining online entertainment with tangible rewards.

WAZZAMBA CELEBRATES 50TH TRAVEL PRIZE GIVEAWAY

Virtual World Players Can Win Real-World Romantic DreamTrip to Venice

Zug, Switzerland – April 21, 2010 – Wazzamba (www.wazzamba.com), the first online virtual world to give away real-world travel prizes, has announced a contest for a romantic trip for two to Venice, Italy in celebration of the company's 50th prize giveaway. Wazzamba launched in January and has been awarding one trip each week to the highest scoring Free Member and three trips per week to its Premium Members. Players can log on to www.wazzamba.com and try for the highest score during the week of April 26th to May 2nd in order to win the Venice DreamTrip®.

This special two-person romantic getaway to Venice, the “Pearl of the Adriatic Sea," is a dream come true. After seeing the main sights, there is plenty of time to lose yourself in the narrow streets, to go to Burano, to join the locals on the vaporetto boats, the city’s local transportation, or to listen to the music on St. Mark’s Square. A gondola ride is the best way to see Venice’s many canals, and you may wish to be serenaded while sailing beneath one of the many bridges. A better location for a romantic stay does not exist.

Visit our winners gallery at:
http://www.wazzamba.com/wazzamba-web/winners.html

Wazzamba is a unique online virtual world that combines exploration with skill-based casual games to provide a rich and rewarding experience allowing players to win real world travel prizes every week. The Wazzamba virtual world provides more than 30 explorable areas where players can learn about places, play games, and earn points to win DreamTrips® and GetAway Trips™ in the real world.
Interested players can visit www.wazzamba.com to create their own personal avatar and enter the world of Wazzamba. Players can join for free and qualify for Weekender Trips or can upgrade to Premium Membership to qualify for longer GetAways and DreamTrip vacations.

WAZZAMBA WINS BY PARTNERING WITH GLOBALCOLLECT

Virtual world developer Wazzamba teams up with GlobalCollect, the world’s premier payment service provider of local e-payments, to process global online payments

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – March 12, 2010 – Wazzamba (www.wazzamba.com), a unique online virtual world offering players the chance to win real world travel prizes, has partnered with GlobalCollect for processing all its online payments across the world. By using the single interface Merchant Link solution, Wazzamba has full control over the check out pages while gaining access to GlobalCollect’s unrivalled portfolio of payment methods – the current agreement covers international and local credit and debit cards. In addition, GlobalCollect applies Fraud Screening services to all card transactions to detect suspicious patterns and minimize fraudulent transactions.

The Wazzamba virtual world combines exploration with skill-based casual games to provide a rich and rewarding experience while offering players the chance to win real world travel prizes. Read, Wazzamba lets casual gamers explore more than 30 areas visiting some of the world's greatest cities and landmarks and at the same time being able to earn points to win actual travel vouchers from DreamTrips® and GetAway Trips(TM) every week.

Rocco Pellegrinelli, CEO of Wazzamba, said: “We choose Global Collect as they provide a best-of-breed solution that covers all of our international payment needs. As a company that awards valuable prizes to our members, it is critical that we have a partner that Wazzamba, and our customers, can trust.”

Jan Manten, CEO of GlobalCollect, added: “We are very happy to add Wazzamba to our ever growing list of gaming platforms and virtual world providers. I’m sure that this innovative concept of combining skill games, answering trivia questions and winning vouchers for real life travels will score very well with players all over the world.”

About GlobalCollect
GlobalCollect is the world's premier Payment Service Provider of local e-payment solutions for international Customer Not-Present (CNP) channels such as internet, mail and telephone orders, and specialized in a wide range of industries such as travel, ticketing, telecommunications, retail, publishing, portals, online gaming, and digital content. While most providers limit their services to a technical link with payment acquirers, GlobalCollect is a full service partner consulting clients on how to increase transaction volumes, expand distribution channels, and reduce costs by streamlining back office processes. Through a single-interface online payment platform, we offer access to an unrivalled portfolio of local and international payment methods in over 200 countries, including all major credit and debit cards, direct debits, bank transfers, real-time bank transfers, eWallets, cash at outlets, prepaid methods, checks, and invoices. www.globalcollect.com

Contact Wazzamba
Patrick Ford
Wazzamba World AG
tel: +001- 310-351-4050
e-mail: p.ford@wazzamba.com

Contact GlobalCollect
Bettina Duske
Manager PR & Marketing Communications
tel: +31-(0)23 567 1500
e-mail: bettina.duske@globalcollect.com

WAZZAMBA SENDS GAMERS TO HAWAII, THE DANUBE AND WINE COUNTRY DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH

20 Travel Prizes Already Awarded to US Players This Year

Zug, Switzerland – March 2, 2010 – Wazzamba (www.wazzamba.com), the first online virtual world to give away real-world travel prizes, announces its contests for the month of March. Wazzamba will be awarding four trips per week, including DreamTrips® to Hawaii, the Danube River, San Francisco/Napa wine country and Cape Cod. Shorter GetAway Trips™ will also be awarded to Los Angeles, New Orleans, Boston, a Canyon Escape that includes Las Vegas, the California Coast, The Historic East, a tour of America’s National Parks and a tour of Elvis’ Haunts in the South.

Wazzamba is a unique online virtual world that combines exploration with skill-based casual games to provide a rich and rewarding experience allowing players to win real world travel prizes every week. The Wazzamba virtual world provides more than 30 explorable areas where players can learn about places, play games, and earn points to win DreamTrips and GetAway vacations in the real world.
“Wazzamba takes gamers out of the virtual world and shows them around the real world,” says CEO Rocco Pellegrinelli. “We are happy to be the only virtual world that provides such opportunity for our players who can win rewards for their hours online.”
Interested players can visit www.wazzamba.com to create their own personal avatar and enter the world of Wazzamba. Players can join for free and qualify for weekly GetAway Trips or can upgrade to Silver or Gold Membership to qualify for more GetAways and DreamTrip vacations.

WAZZAMBA TO AWARD VALENTINE GETAWAY

Virtual World Players Can Win Real-World Romantic Vacation in Paris

Zug, Switzerland – February 8, 2010 – Wazzamba (www.wazzamba.com), the first online virtual world to give away real-world travel prizes, has announced a contest for a romantic trip for two to Paris in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Potential players can log on to www.wazzamba.com and try for the highest daily score anytime during the week of February 8 in order to win the Paris GetAway.
This special two-person, eight-day Paris Getaway includes two days of guided sightseeing tours, full buffet breakfast, local host service, welcome pack with useful information and city map, a free one-day metro ticket and discounts at the famous Galeries Lafayette and other leading department stores.
Wazzamba is a unique online virtual world that combines exploration with skill-based casual games to provide a rich and rewarding experience allowing players to win real world travel prizes every week. The Wazzamba virtual world provides more than 30 explorable areas where players can learn about places, play games, and earn points to win DreamTrips® and GetAway Trips™ in the real world. Currently in open beta, Wazzamba will be awarding up to four trips per week with other February contests including trips to New Orleans and Hawaii.
"Wazzamba is really looking forward to giving away our most romantic trip to date," says CEO Rocco Pellegrinelli. “It would be a great surprise to win a GetAway to Paris and present it to your loved one on Valentine’s Day.”
Interested players can visit www.wazzamba.com to create their own personal avatar and enter the world of Wazzamba. Players can join for free and qualify for weekly GetAway Trips or can upgrade to Silver or Gold Membership to qualify for more GetAways and DreamTrip vacations.

WAZZAMBA AWARDS FIRST ROUND OF TRAVEL PRIZES

Three Virtual World Players Win Real World Travel Prizes to San Diego, New York and China

Zug, Switzerland – January 19, 2010 – Wazzamba (www.wazzamba.com), the first online virtual world to give away real-world travel prizes, has awarded its first trips since its open beta launch on January 4. Wazzamba players Chris Mancil from Texas (Mancilicious) and Peter Matiss from California (Velocity) won GetAway Trips to San Diego and New York, respectively, and Giuseppina Gatta from Nevada (Giusi) won a DreamTrip vacation showcasing the Highlights of China, including Beijing, Shanghai, The Great Wall, the famous Terracotta Warriors and a cruise of the Li River. During open beta, Wazzamba will be awarding up to four trips per week with January contests including trips to Spain, Australia, Rome, Hawaii and Paris.
Wazzamba is a unique online virtual world that combines exploration with skill-based casual games to provide a rich and rewarding experience allowing players to win real world travel prizes every week. The Wazzamba virtual world provides more than 30 explorable areas where players can learn about places, play games, and earn points to win DreamTrips® and GetAway Trips™ in the real world.
“It really gives anybody a chance,” noted Giusi. “This is my first win through an online videogame and I want to encourage everybody to participate in this game, which is very user friendly, easy and fun.”
“I have to say I really enjoy playing Wazzamba as it combines travel, trivia and people in a very unique way," notes Velocity. "Winning such a great prize is icing on the cake!"
"My congratulations to our first winners!" says CEO Rocco Pellegrinelli. “We look forward to hearing back from you all after your adventures.”
Interested players can visit www.wazzamba.com to create their own personal avatar and enter the world of Wazzamba. Players can join for free and qualify for weekly GetAway Trips or can upgrade to Silver or Gold Membership to qualify for more GetAways and DreamTrip vacations.

WAZZAMBA VIRTUAL WORLD LAUNCHES

Real World Travel Prizes For Week Include San Diego, New York and China

Zug, Switzerland – January 5, 2010 – Wazzamba (www.wazzamba.com) is now accepting all players for its open beta release. Wazzamba is a unique online virtual world that combines exploration with skill-based casual games to provide a rich and rewarding experience allowing players to win real world travel prizes every week. The Wazzamba virtual world provides more than 30 explorable areas where players can learn about places, play games, and earn points to win DreamTrips® and GetAway Trips™ in the real world.
Prizes debuting this week include GetAway Trips to San Diego and New York, and a DreamTrip vacation showcasing the Highlights of China, including Beijing, Shanghai, The Great Wall, the famous Terracotta Warriors and a cruise of the Li River. Wazzamba will be awarding up to four trips per week with January contests including trips to Spain, Australia, Rome, Hawaii and Paris.
"The mission of Wazzamba is to create an environment where anyone can win while enjoying a fun atmosphere where players can play skill games, make friends, and express themselves," notes CEO Rocco Pellegrinelli. “It is exciting for me to give casual gamers a chance at turning all those hours played into real world travel prizes.”
Interested players can visit www.wazzamba.com and click on the button that reads “Join Now.” They can create their own personal avatar and enter the world of Wazzamba. Players can join for free and qualify for free weekly GetAway Trips or can upgrade to Silver or Gold Membership to qualify for more trips.