Power Challenge Puts Users in Control of Favorite Euro 2008 Teams


STOCKHOLM, June 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Over 100,000 Online Multiplayer Football Matches During First Weekend

With the Euro 2008 in full-swing, Power Challenge's football game, Power
Soccer (http://www.powerchallenge.com), has given fans a chance to show their
support for their favorite Euro Cup teams in a new way: by playing
head-to-head, web-based, console-quality football games as their favorite
national team against fans of their team's real-life opponents.

"We've taken our best-in-class online multiplayer soccer game and
provided a twist, where you get to power your national team against their
next rival in the Euro Cup," said CEO Johan Christenson. "It expands the way
our players think about the game, by socializing around the teams they love,
and throws in a good dose of competition too. It really takes the game to the
next level."

Just introduced in time for the Euro 2008, Power Challenge added the
Power Soccer Fan Zone TM where users can choose a team to support, view the
latest news from the Euro Cup and post comments back and forth about their
teams.

In addition, Real Team Challenge TM allows rival supporters to face-off
in their favorite team's next match in the Euro 2008. Whichever team has
accumulated the most wins in head-to-head play before the real-world match
begins, scores 3 points in the Real Team Challenge standings. Then players
begin their next matchup and continue to play all the way through the Euro
Cup final.

Not only do users get to show off their support for their favorite team,
but by playing well, they can power their team to the top in Power Soccer's
Euro 2008 standings. Plus top fans are rewarded by making the daily leader
board as the top performers on their team's fan page.

"We are ecstatic with the response to Real Team Challenge," said
Christenson. "We know we have a great game that users love to play, and this
is just our first step in expanding the way our users interact around the
game."

During the first weekend of the Euro 2008, Power Soccer users have played
over 100,000 matches. Real Team Challenge matches around the Euro Cup are
free to play at http://www.powerchallenge.com?p=fanzone and results from
matches are counted in the Real Team Challenge standings once a user
registers.

About Power Challenge

Power Challenge (http://www.powerchallenge.com) is a leader in delivering
console-quality multi-player and management sports games over the web, where
users play against their friends or fellow users, creating a dedicated
community of fans. An early innovator of management games with Manager Zone
(http://www.managerzone.com), Power Challenge has also built extremely high
3-D graphics in their online multiplayer games and is adding thousands of
sports and gaming enthusiasts each day. The privately-held company is funded
by Benchmark Capital and Balderton Capital and has offices in New York and
Stockholm, with development studios in Karlskrona, Sweden and Linköping,
Sweden.

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