AddictingGames Brings Top Online Casual Games to the iPhone(TM)

AddictingGames Brings Top Online Casual Games to the iPhone(TM)

iPark It!, World Wars, and 50 States Now Available for Download

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon's AddictingGames, the largest source of the best free online games with 15 million unique visitors (source: comScore US, July), launches some of its most popular online casual games on the iPhone. Available at the Apple iTunes store for .99 cents per game, iPark It!, World Wars, and 50 States are the first of several games to be released on as part of AddictingGames iNetwork, a cross-promotion publishing network which game developers can tap into AddictingGames.com's promotional reach, upsell capabilities and social gaming features.

"These apps pull from some of our hottest titles developed by our talented developers who continuously pump out entertaining content for teens and adults," said Dave Williams, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Games Group. "As the online gaming market continues to mature, people want to play games wherever they are, and we will be there with the AddictingGames iNetwork."

New AddictingGames now available on the iPhone include:

-- iParkIt! -- Using the touch screen controls, guide your car through
the parking lot to the flashing parking spot. Combine your driving
skills with your speed to get the best time and score. Forty levels
make this a game to play again and again. Download:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=3232
53827&mt=8
-- World Wars -- Take the world by force! Battle one to seven opposing
armies, wage war and strategize your way to Victory! Download:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=3233
82721&mt=8

-- 50 States -- Satellite pictures bring you the background on this
version of 50 States. Challenge your social studies teacher to a
hardcore geography duel and win. Download:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=3232
49156&mt=8

More titles based on properties from Nickelodeon, COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV and other divisions of MTV Networks will be part of the AddictingGames iNetwork and released in coming months.

Developers who sign up for the AddictingGames iNetwork will gain access to the AddictingGames suite of game community services such as high scores, level builders, Facebook Connect integration, player matching, and more in exchange for a revenue share of their titles. AddictingGames on the iPhone will be supported on AddictingGames.com and Shockwave.com through weekly "iPhone Game of the Week" spotlights, promotions across select MTV Networks' sites, and within the AddictingGames titles on the iPhone. Certain game apps will also be prominently featured on AddictingGames.com with "Download now on iPhone" promotions running across associated game pages.

With 50 new games launching every month and ranking as the top independent gaming site for more than two and a half years (source: comScore), AddictingGames provides games that are fresh, timely and relevant to pop culture. AddictingGames' recently launched "NewsGames," which focus on current events, have independently generated nearly 8 million game plays since January 2009.

The Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group portfolio of digital sites, which serve kids, tweens and teens, and parents, focus on the pre-eminent activities that its audiences participate in online: games, social networks and community, and video. The group of sites include Nick.com; NickJr.com; The-N.com; Neopets; Shockwave; AddictingGames; ParentsConnect; and NOGGIN.com; among others.

Nickelodeon, now in its 30th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 99 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 15 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com/. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE: VIA.B).

Source: Nickelodeon

CONTACT: Joanna Roses of Nickelodeon, +1-212-846-7326,
joanna.roses@nick.com

Web Site: http://www.nickpress.com/

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