Bigpoint GmbH Brings Vivox Voice Chat to Global Community of Players

NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bigpoint.com is set to launch voice chat for its 100 million member community through a new partnership with Vivox. Vivox voice chat will provide community members with advanced social networking capabilities and enhance game play across the catalogue of Bigpoint games.

“We chose Vivox because of their impeccable track record for functionality, service and operations. With Vivox voice chat, players will be able to build friendships and have fun exploring new games and experiences together, bringing immeasurable value to the community and a new level of gameplay to our titles.”

“By abiding by one simple philosophy – games are more fun with friends – Bigpoint has built an incredible arsenal of high-quality multiplayer titles,” said Rob Seaver, CEO and Founder of Vivox. “Bigpoint games offer players depth and richness where they can challenge their skills and connect with other gamers worldwide. Vivox voice will make these player connections easier to form and more engaging to develop. We are proud to welcome Bigpoint to the Vivox Network and look forward to helping them deliver on their promise of meeting friends and playing together.”

Voice chat will be available to all Bigpoint users. In addition to basic voice chat connections, players will have access to advanced features and services such as voice fonts, voice mailboxes and phone numbers designed to link offline users to the online community. A full list of features and functionality will be posted to the Bigpoint forums upon launch.

“We believe in the power of social games and in delivering on our tagline ‘You’ll never have to play alone.’ Voice is a natural extension of the gamplay we offer and essential for us to succeed,” said Heiko Hubertz CEO of Bigpoint. “We chose Vivox because of their impeccable track record for functionality, service and operations. With Vivox voice chat, players will be able to build friendships and have fun exploring new games and experiences together, bringing immeasurable value to the community and a new level of gameplay to our titles.”

About Vivox, Inc.

Vivox is the premier provider of HD voice services for online games, virtual worlds and the social web. Supporting over 20 million users in more than 180 countries, and over 2 billion minutes of voice chat per month, the Vivox Network is the world’s largest voice service for gamers. Vivox customers include game and virtual world developers and publishers such as CCP Games (EVE Online), Hi-Rez Studios, Icarus Studios, Linden Lab (Second Life), NCsoft, Realtime Worlds, Sony Online Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast. For more information on Vivox and the power of voice, visit www.vivox.com.

About Bigpoint, GmbH

Bigpoint is an online-game publisher, content provider for large media concerns and browser-based game developer. The company’s game portfolio has achieved the same high level of quality usually associated with CDs or consoles. More than 300 employees from over 35 different nations work together in Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany at the headquarters of the world’s largest browser-game portal. The company also has locations in Berlin, San Francisco and Malta. The games are available in +20 languages and provide more than 105 million gamers from Europe to America and beyond with free, first-class entertainment, without the hassle of having to download or install any additional software.

Bigpoint has pocketed such prestigious honors as the Eco Award “Best Content Provider“ 2009, the Ruban d’Honneur at the European Business Awards 2009, the Red Herring 100 Europe, the OnlineStar for the most popular website in Germany and the MTV Skyscraper Award for extraordinary achievement in game development. People’s choice awards and user awards such as the Dutch HME Award 2009 and the American Website of the Year Award 2009 confirm Bigpoint’s sensational success. Bigpoint placed third in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 due to company growth of 4,094.06% within four years. Founder Heiko Hubertz was awarded second place as Internet Entrepreneur 2007. For further information about Bigpoint and its games, please visit http://www.bigpoint.net.

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