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Her Interactive Enjoys Strongest Year To Date; Posts Twenty Pervent Revenue Increase In 2008

Publisher Diversifies Product Portfolio & Expands Distribution Overseas and Online

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BELLEVUE, WA, December 17, 2008 - There's no mystery behind the success of Her Interactive Inc., the designer, developer and distributor of the award winning Nancy Drew™ PC game series, as the company has achieved several significant milestones over the past 12 months. In 2008, Her Interactive secured top PC sales rankings for its last two PC games; expanded its overseas and online distribution, and diversified its platform and content mix with the introduction of its first-ever game for the Nintendo Wii™, PC casual series, as well as announced its first game outside of its highly successful Nancy Drew series.

"This year has been extremely gratifying for us as we have established a long-term foundation for growth by diversifying our content and platform mix, as well as significantly expanding distribution abroad," said Megan Gaiser, president and CEO of Her Interactive. "Sales continue to grow year-over-year, and our understanding of the female demographic has enabled us to make a seamless expansion into the casual games and Wii marketplaces. Looking ahead, we hope to leverage our development expertise and emergent distribution strength to make further inroads into the mass-market video game sector."


2008 Highlights:
Top-Selling Games
2008 was a banner year for sales for Her Interactive, as the company introduced four new products, two of which ranked either #1 or #2 in PC games sales during their respective launch windows. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice launched at #1 on the PC sales charts on July 7, 2008, where it stayed for the remainder of the month, while Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy debuted at #2 on October 9, 2008 and maintained a top 10 placement through November and part of December. Most impressively was the top-ranked premiere of Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!, an exciting new series of online casual games.


Expanded Distribution
This year saw Her Interactive expand its product distribution in two critical growth areas: overseas and online. As 2008 closes, Her Interactive has successfully expanded its retail distribution outside of North America to now include the United Kingdom, France, Russia and Australia. Simultaneously, the company greatly expanded its online distribution capabilities so that its PC products are now available for download in over 25 countries, including those in Europe, South America and the Pacific Rim. Closer to home, Her Interactive locked up new and expanded agreements with top portals and casual game sites such as MSN Games, Real Arcade, Big Fish Games, and many others. In fact, the company's entire catalog of products is now available for online purchase via a simple, direct to PC download.


Platform & Content Diversification
Perhaps one of the most important initiatives undertaken this year, Her Interactive successfully introduced its first game for a major console system when it launched Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek for the Nintendo Wii™ earlier this month. The Wii has quickly become the gaming platform for the mass-market audience, and as such folds perfectly into Her Interactive's development strength of creating games that appeal to a wide age demographic. In addition to diversifying its platform mix, Her Interactive also announced the expansion of its content offerings with the development of The Hardy Boys®: Treasure on the Tracks for the Nintendo DS™, which will be available in Fall 2009.

More information about Her Interactive and the company's entire line of exciting Nancy Drew games can be found online at www.HerInteractive.com.


About Her Interactive
Her Interactive is the pioneer of fun and challenging interactive entertainment targeted to female play preferences. The company designs, develops and publishes high-quality, award-winning mystery adventure games. More information about the company and the Nancy Drew games can be found at www.HerInteractive.com.