Press Release
Codemasters Online Gaming Expands Service With New And Improved MMO Payment Options

Codemasters Online Gaming Partners with Leading Payment Provider Click&Buy.

New York (June 20th, 2006) – Codemasters Online Gaming (COG) has partnered with leading payment solution partner Click&Buy, to present easier and groundbreaking payment options for the company’s MMO fans in North America and Europe. Options such as, Direct Debit, ELV, and Online Bank Transfers, are available through this partnership, as opposed to accounts being available exclusively to credit card holders. COG’s current title RF Online, as well the upcoming title ArchLord will utilize the system.

“We have listened to the demands of our customers and delivered this great new payment solution in partnership with Click&Buy,” said Ed Relf, director of marketing, Codemasters Online Gaming. “With Click&Buy now in place, players don’t need a credit card to join our fantastic range of MMO games.  This is an extremely positive move, especially for those MMO gamers without credit cards eagerly awaiting the launch of our next hugely anticipated game, ArchLord.”

“To be chosen by this leading company of best-selling interactive online games makes us proud,” said Andreas Horst, vice president of corporate communications, Click&Buy. “We are very satisfied to serve Codemasters and its global audience on gaming platforms and channels with the Click&Buy solution.”

Click&Buy is available now to all new and existing subscribers to COG titles.


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About Codemasters
Codemasters is a global interactive entertainment company with offices in the U.S., England, France, Spain, Holland and Germany. Founded in the UK in 1986, Codemasters develops and publishes award-winning software for the PC, current and future-generation video game consoles and online gaming platforms. Codemasters’ dominant gaming brands include ToCA Race Driver, Colin McRae Rally, Operation Flashpoint, Micro Machines v4 and the company is currently developing and introducing original gaming properties for next-generation systems. Additional information about Codemasters and its products can be found at www.codemasters.com.

About Click&Buy
Click&Buy is a leading full service platform for online payment services. Many brand names utilize the Click&Buy service for enabling online customer transactions including Apple iTunes in Europe, Skype, Electronic Arts, Nero, Tiscali, Meetic, Playboy and SanDisk.
 
To date more than 6,000 Internet sites rely on the service for their payment transaction completion and over 6 million consumers have already decided to shop online through the Click & Buy system.
 
Click&Buy is operated by itself in Germany, by British Telecom in the UK, by Swisscom in Switzerland, by Click&Buy (Europe) Ltd. across the remaining Europe and by Click&Buy LLC. in the US. Through a cooperation with the telecommunications firm TELMEX, Click&Buy will also shortly be available in Central and Latin America, which will open the service up to a market of more than 100 million consumers. For more information, go to www.clickandbuy.com.