Playtech Releases 2 Marvelous New Games from Marvel

• Press Release
• Source: Playtech
• On 12:01 pm EDT, Tuesday September 29, 2009

DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, September 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Playtech (AIM: PTEC), the international designer, developer and licensor of software to the online and land-based gaming industry, is happy to announce the release of the first two of a long series of exciting new slots - "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk". These are the first games in the Marvel Slots Series a thrilling new collection of dynamic slots based on Marvel's movies that are to be offered by Playtech in the coming months.

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The new games are founded on the popular characters from the superhero block-busters. The sweeping mass market appeal and broad recognition of the Marvel brand, coupled with the advanced graphics and realistic audio that characterize all Playtech offerings ensure that "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk" will expand our clients' player base and support their growth.

Both 3 x 5 reel, 20 line slots are crammed with special innovative features. Iron Man, contains a thrilling Missile Attack Bonus, a unique expanding wild feature, and an attractive top prize of x5,000 line bet. Equally, the Hulk, offers rapid fire action with a special Hulk Smash Bonus Round, where players take out cars and helicopters for huge wins and a top prize of x4,000 line bet.

Shahar Sella, Head of Casino, states: "Following the overwhelming success of the Gladiator branded slots Playtech is delighted to enable our licensees to add these remarkably popular, well known brands to their games offering. We are confident that these slots, with their established mass market appeal will appeal to a large audience of new and existing players, supporting our licensees' acquisition and player retention efforts, by raising the profile of their games portfolio and further enhancing the gaming experience for the players."

About Playtech

Playtech develops unified software platforms for the online gambling industry, primarily targeting existing online operators wanting to upgrade their system; sportsbooks looking to diversify and land-based operators making their online debut. Playtech gaming applications - online casino, poker, bingo, mobile gaming, live gaming, land-based kiosk networks and fixed-odds games - are fully inter-compatible and can be freely incorporated as stand-alone applications, accessed and funded by players through the same user account and managed by the operator by means of a single powerful management interface. Founded in 1999, Playtech has over 800 personnel distributed globally, around seventy five percent of whom are engaged in research and development of current and future gaming technologies. http://www.playtech.com

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics). Marvel's strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, video games, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online. For more information, visit http://www.marvel.com

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    Mr. Mor Weizer, Chief Executive Officer
    Phone:       +44-16246-45999
    Website:     http://www.playtech.com
    Email:       info@playtech.com

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