WorldWinner Pops the Lid on Paint Buckets

WorldWinner | Newton, Mass. - February 3, 2005 - WorldWinner, Inc. (www.worldwinner.com), the leader in online game competitions, today announced that its newest game, Paint Buckets, has become an instant favorite among gamers. Since Paint Buckets was added to WorldWinner in late January, it has quickly gained a growing base of loyal players, making it one of most popular games on the site and one of the most success game launches in WorldWinner's recent history.

The object of Paint Buckets is to erase an entire picture before running out of paint buckets or time. Players start with a picture of exactly 16 colors and are given three buckets of paint in each of those colors. Each time paint is poured onto a selected spot within the picture, the color spreads to fill all adjoining pixels of the same color, much like a pour or flood fill tool in a paint program. As the blobs of color get bigger, the picture gradually gets erased.

Points are scored according to how much of the picture is erased. Players who completely erase the picture receive bonus points for each unused paint bucket, each unused special tool, and a time bonus for any remaining time.

"Paint Buckets has quickly become one of our most popular games because it's unlike anything offered on WorldWinner or any other online game site," said Stephen Killeen, president and CEO of WorldWinner. "Part of the allure of Paint Buckets that keeps players coming back is that it requires unique skills that take time to master. Also, with more than 1,000 pictures to solve, it constantly keeps players entertained and challenged."

Paint Buckets was created by WorldWinner's game development team, led by Principal Game Designer Steve Meretzky, who was named one of PC Gamer magazine's "Game Gods" and is credited with creating classics including The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, whose 20th anniversary edition has been nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Interactive Award.

Availability

Paint Buckets is currently available at www.worldwinner.com.

About WorldWinner, Inc.

WorldWinner (www.worldwinner.com) is the leading global provider of online games for cash and prizes, where the outcome of each competition is determined by the player's skill. With 14 million registered players internationally, WorldWinner hosts more than four million tournaments and awards millions of dollars in prizes every month. The privately held company was founded in 1999 and has received funding from leading venture capital firms, including Zero Stage Capital, HarbourVest Partners and Benchmark Capital. WorldWinner is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.