Khaled Helioui to lead Bigpoint (BILD)

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Bigpoint (www.bigpoint.com), Europe's leading online game
developer and publisher, is announcing the selection of Khaled
Helioui as its new Managing Director. Mr. Helioui is entrusted with
driving and executing the company's strategy, including the further
expansion of its portfolio of games with a strong focus on quality
and innovation and the extension of its international reach within
Europe, Asia and America. The gaming and internet industry expert
took over the company's reins on February 1, 2013.

Mr. Helioui joined Bigpoint in July 2012 as Chief Games Officer
(CGO) and was responsible of managing the games portfolio. In this
position he oversaw the development of new games, lifecycle
management for existing titles and the publishing of third-party
content. Mr. Helioui joined from TA Associates, a global growth
equity firm, where he covered the technology space from 2009 through
May 2012 and was notably involved in that company's investment in
Bigpoint. He had previously served at UBS advising technology
companies across Europe on capital raising and M&A considerations.

"I am really proud and honored to have the trust of company
founder Heiko Hubertz and our supervisory board. In face of the
transition within the industry, Bigpoint has undergone a number of
changes over the last year. I am confident that with our new
organization, our fantastic staff and our renewed focus on the core
of what Bigpoint really is, our games, we are going to drive the next
phase of online gaming with content of unprecedented quality and
genuinely innovative design," says Khaled Helioui, managing director
of Bigpoint.

Heiko Hubertz, founder and chairman of the board of Bigpoint,
said: "Khaled has a passion for gaming, really understands what makes
Bigpoint unique and has proven to be a great leader for Bigpoint as
CGO. We are very pleased to have him guide the company going
forward."

The COO, Christian Unger, had held the post on an interim basis
and left the company in good standing after a planned seven month
stint, effective January 31, 2013, to become managing director at
Partners Group AG.

About Bigpoint:

Bigpoint (www.bigpoint.com) is Europe´s leading online game
developer, publisher and content provider for more than 1,000 global
distribution partners. Bigpoint's free-to-play games are played by
over 300 million registered users in over 25 languages. Employees
from over 35 different nations work at the company headquarters in
Hamburg (Germany) and at other locations such as Berlin, San
Francisco and Paris.

The company's portfolio include high quality casual games titles
like Farmerama, Rising Cities and Skyrama as well as core titles like
Drakensang Online, Battlestar Galactica Online and Dark Orbit.

Bigpoint's many distinctions in the industry include the European
Business Award 2011, the MMO of the Year 2012 for Drakensang Online,
the Mashable Best Online Game Award for "Farmerama" as well as the
MTV Skyscraper Award for extraordinary achievement in game
development. For more information and press material, please visit
the press area at www.bigpoint.net.

Press contact:
Nico Bouguerra
Bigpoint GmbH
Corporate Communications Manager
Drehbahn 47-48
20354 Hamburg, Germany
E: +49-40 88 1413 0
T: press@bigpoint.net

Janine Griffel
Griffel & Co Kommunikation GmbH
Forsmannstr. 8b
22303 Hamburg, Germany
E: jg@griffel-co.com
T: +49-40 6094586 00