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5th Planet Games A/S M&A Activity 2016

May 25, 2016

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Worldwide fans of Hugo will soon be able to hit the real jackpot together with Hugo. 19-2016

Worldwide fans of Hugo will soon be able to hit the real jackpot together with Hugo. 19-2016

Worldwide fans of Hugo will soon be able to hit the real

jackpot together with Hugo

COPENHAGEN, May 19. 2016. Hugo Games A/S (OAX: HUGO), a

mobile interactive entertainment developer and publisher of

mobile games is pleased to announce that the company has

entered into a worldwide agreement with leading suppliers of

casino games, Play'n GO and a strategic partnership with

Danish casino operator RoyalCasino.dk.

The agreement with Swedish company, Play'n GO is expected to

excite slot players around the world as they will soon be

able to hunt for real treasures in the mines together with

international IP, Hugo.

The new slot game will be distributed exclusively by Play'n

GO and is expected to release globally in Q3 2016.

The upcoming Hugo slot game will be distributed through

Play'n GO's strong international distribution network

covering more than 90 operations worldwide.

The premium five-reel slot game is being developed for all

user platforms using flash and html5 based on the Hugo IP.

The game will have high-definition animations from Hugo's

original mine environments with a series of winning

combinations across 10 paylines.

Johan Tornqvist, Play'n GO's Chief Executive Officer, said:

"We are very excited to utilise our award-winning game

production teams to bring the magic of HUGO to a global

audience. We all reminisce about HUGO fondly, and we're

confident that this ground-breaking partnership will allow

many new memories to be made in future".

The strategic partnership between Hugo Games A/S and

RoyalCasino.dk focuses on bringing the Hugo IP into the

online casino games vertical through the agreement with

Play'n GO. As part of assisting with online casino gaming

advise, RoyalCasino.dk becomes the first confirmed

distribution partner of the upcoming Hugo slot game. Hugo

Games and Play´N Go have entered into exclusive distribution

rights for the Danish market with RoyalCasino.dk for the

Hugo slot game. RoyalCasino.dk is led by former General

Manager of Tivoli's Online Casino and Gaming Arcade

business, Per Petersen.

Per Petersen commented: "People across 40 countries

worldwide fondly remembers watching fellow television

viewers navigate the Hugo troll through a mazy mine for

treasure and prizes. Hugo was a massive television hit and

now we're giving players the chance of fulfilling that dream

- to play and win with Hugo themselves".

This announcement does not alter the previously announced

expectations to 2016, most recently communicated in the

Annual Report 2015.

Enquiries regarding this announcement should be addressed

to:

Mogens Agger, Business Development Director & Licensing

Manager

Tel: +45 2098 4531

Mail: [email protected]

About Hugo Games

Hugo Games is a Nordic mobile games publisher and developer

located in Copenhagen. At Hugo Games we are passionate about

games and we are committed to making titles that will engage

and bring genuine joy to people for years. We have a

consistent portfolio of games globally available across a

wide range of platforms including iOS, Android, Windows,

Amazon and Facebook.

More information available at www.hugogames.com