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COMPUTEC MEDIA AG Passion for Electronic Entertainment

Computec Media

is a subsidiary of | company presentation II/2013

Founded in 1989: 24 years of market experience in electronic entertainment

Member of the Marquard Media Group; founder and owner: Jürg Marquard

Shareholder: 95 % Marquard Media International AG, 5 % free float

Corporate management: Albrecht Hengstenberg (CEO), Rainer Rosenbusch (CFO), Ingo Griebl (CDO),

Hans Ippisch (COO)

Key player in the electronic entertainment sector with a total of 14 regular print magazines, 16 online portals,

server services in the game sector, 1 download portal, own games publishing activities as well as specialized

E-Commerce products and events with offices in Nuremberg, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Bad Nauheim.

Permanent advancement thanks to development of new business areas such as games publishing (“Reborn

Horizon”, “Birdies Run”), expansion of corporate publishing activities and acquisitions (last 4players.de,

gamesIndustry.biz Germany, golem.de and gamezone.de).

Print:

approx. 3 million readers per month (sources: AWA 2012, reader surveys),

approx. 600,000 magazines sold per month , of that approx. 75,000 subscribers (sources: IVW, publisher)

Online:

5.95 million unique users net, 9.69 million unique users cumulated (acc. to AGOF internet facts 2013-01)

319 million page impressions; 43 million visits; 3.7 Mio registered users (acc. to IVW 03/13)

11.0 million unique visitors; 27 million visits (acc. to Google Analytics 03/13)

Ratio of sales to advertising revenues: approx. 2:1

Approx. 185 employees

Turnover: € 24.6m, EBITDA: + € 3.4m (2012)

Facts: COMPUTEC MEDIA AG

Overview

Member of the Marquard Media

Group; founder and owner:

Jürg Marquard

95 % Marquard Media

International AG

5 % free float

Computec Media


The Print Portfolio

Overview

The magazine portfolio comprises 14 regular publications on the topics of gaming (PCs and consoles, online, mobile), digital lifestyle,

hardware, software, movies/DVDs, kids and music. The use of innovative and powerful media campaigns enables us to target a highly

attractive, trendsetting, brand-conscious audience capable of shaping public opinion without the losses associated with a scattershot approach.

Approx. 600,000 magazines sold per month; of which approx. 75,000 are delivered to subscribers

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SFT – Spiele Filme Technik:

The test magazine for digital entertainment

This high-quality magazine offers unquestioned

editorial authority as well as technical and

emotional sales advice on everything to do with

games, films, music and technology. The target

group consists of young, consumer-oriented male

technology enthusiasts who enjoy electronic

entertainment and live the digital lifestyle.

Pad & Phone:

All about smartphones and tablets

Every two months Pad & Phone brings you

comprehensive product reviews and tests of

current smart phones and tablets, practical guides

to especially interesting devices, tips on ideal

accessories, useful apps, as well as games for all

major smart phone and tablet systems.

Frequency: bimonthly

Paid circulation: 23,500 copies (publisher’s info)

Copy price: 5.99 €

Advert price: 1/1 page 5.900,- €

Website: www.pcgameshardware.de/mobile

Sheer Entertainment

The UE & Movie Segment

Widescreen:

The test magazine for Blu-ray, DVD & movies

DVDs, Blu-ray, movies – Widescreen sheds light

on all aspects of the world of film. Featuring

detailed articles on cinema reviews, new DVD and

Blu-ray releases, tests on home cinema

equipment, background reports and star

interviews, it also comes with a great bonus DVD

containing film and series highlights.

First issue: 12/2004

Frequency: monthly

Paid circulation: 55,256 copies (IVW I/2013)

Coverage: 220,484 readers (AWA 2012)

Copy price: 4.99 € inc. DVD, 2,99 € magazine

Advert price: 1/1 page 11,490.- €

Website: www.spielefilmetechnik.de


Frequency: monthly


Copy price: 6.50 € inc. DVD


Website: www.widescreen-online.de

Computec Media


The PC Game Magazines: Diverse and Detailed

The PC Segment

PC Games:

20 years of pc games

competence Germany’s first ever magazine

dedicated exclusively to games

offers clear and concise news

on every subject under the PC

gaming sun, with background

reports and expert advice on

new purchases.


Frequency: monthly

Paid circulation: 52,426 copies

(IVW I/2013)

Coverage: 844,675 readers/issue

(AWA 2012)

Copy price: 5.50 € inc. DVD


Website: www.pcgames.de

PC Games MMORE This magazine is the

indispensable companion

for all MMOG gamers.

It offers readers

comprehensive information

on the instances, skills,

quests and professions

necessary to succeed in

the huge online role-playing

realms of World of

Warcraft, Star Wars: The

old Republic, Warhammer

Online etc.


Frequency: monthly


(publisher’s info)



Website: www.mmore.de

Computec Media


PC Games Hardware: Expert knowledge in a nutshell

The PC Segment

The IT magazine for gamers

Germany’s first and leading hardware

magazine for PC gamers sheds light on the

hardware world from the gamer’s

perspective.

Target readers are demanding multimedia

specialists with a high level of purchasing

power. They are males between 16 and 40,

extremely technology-friendly and open to

new types of media.


Frequency: monthly


Coverage: 344,272 readers/issue (AWA 2012)

Copy price: 5.30 € inc. DVD, magazine 3.99 €


Website: www.pcgameshardware.de

Computec Media


buffed – The Online-Role-Playing-Games-Magazine www.buffed.de, www.mybuffed.de

The Online (Role-Playing) Games Segment

buffed – the magazine for role-players

buffed is the first magazine that emerged from a purely online portal,

and is the first ever German-language magazine to offer the concept

of coverage focused on computer role-playing games and fantasy

topics with a full editorial range of subjects on offer: tips, strategies,

product tests, previews of new games – but also entertaining “reading

material” and reports as well as lots of other content linked to the

successful online portal of buffed.de.

At the editorial heart of this magazine are not only the latest online

hits such as World of Warcraft, Star Wars: The old Republic or

Warhammer Online, but also new role-playing games for lone heroes.

An attractive format, a tasteful layout with tips on trading cards and

plenty of buffed appeal always succeed in enticing readers.

First issue: 09 + 10/2007 (August 2007)





Computec Media


Games Aktuell:

All Systems in One Magazine

Games Aktuell is one of the most

successful multiformat gaming

magazines on the shelves today.

With comprehensive news,

previews, reports and tests, Games

Aktuell covers the entire gaming

market. Expert advice on useful

hardware accessories and helpful

tips & tricks complemented by a

detailed service section come

together to form the magazine’s

overall concept – as does its

uncomplicated language and the

conscious abandonment of obscure

jargon.

Anyone wishing to immerse

themselves in the fascinating

worlds of PC and console games

will find the ideal companion in

Games Aktuell.

Every game for every platform

The Multiformat Segment

Games and More:

Digital Entertainment for All!

Games and More targets the

rapidly growing audience of

casual gamers and features

stylish video gaming articles in

a generally intelligible manner.

Games and More also keeps

you posted about the latest in

movies, music, hardware and

gadgets. Get an instant update

on the world of electronic

entertainment – it’s all in there!




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Webseite: www.gamesaktuell.de


Frequency: monthly


(IVW I/2013)

Copy price: 3.90 € DVD

2.99 € mag.


Webseite: www.gamesaktuell.de

Computec Media


Console Magazines: Magazines for each system www.videogameszone.de

The Consoles Segment

play³, Germany‘s top-selling

PlayStation magazine, is

combining the worlds of

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2,

PlayStation Portable and the

upcoming Playstation Vita. In

addition to exciting previews of

all major titles, play³ features the

best advice on new purchases

and informative product tests.

PlayStation


Frequency: monthly




Nintendo

N-Zone

Germany‘s big Nintendo

magazine gives its ever-growing

community of Nintendo console

fans info, reports and tests on all

things to do with Wii, Nintendo

DS and the upcoming Wii U.


Frequency: monthly


Copy price: 5.50 € incl. DVD


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Console Magazines: Magazines for each system www.videogameszone.de

The Consoles Segment

XBG Games: number one in Germany

XBG Games, the leading Xbox magazine in

Germany, provides readers with professional tests,

up-to-date previews, comprehensive buying advice

and informative behind-the-scenes footage.

Xbox

First issue: 2003

Paid circulation: xxxx copies (publisher’s info)


Advert price: 1/1 page 7,100,- €

X3: No compromise: 100 % Xbox 360

X3 offers the best for Xbox 360. Sizzling news,

extensive previews, significant reviews, an

invaluable help section with tips and tricks and all

the hottest trends from the Xbox universe.

Xbox





PlayBlu, the magazine for PlayStation 3 and Blu-

ray is the ideal mate for technique and

entertainment fans: PlayBlu offers information,

concrete purchase advice, interesting reports and

workshops for games und hardware.

PlayStation and Blu-ray

First issue: 2009


Copy price: 3,80 €

Advert price: 1/1 page 6,500,- €

Computec Media


Corporate Publishing at Computec Media

The Corporate Publishing Segment

The daily B2C magazine

gamescom aktuell is the perfect

supplement to the gamescom

guide. Visitors to gamescom

receive this magazine with a total

circulation of 145,000 copies at the

fair.

gamescom aktuell

Every year before the start of

gamescom, Computec Media

publishes the ultimate guide to the

largest fair for interactive games

and entertainment. The

gamescom guide is available free

of charge at the end of July at over

140 Saturn retail stores in

Germany and also comes bundled

with PC Games, SFT, play³ and

other Computec magazines.

gamescom guide

One of the biggest consumer electronics

chains, Saturn, is using Computec Media’s

profound expertise to produce multiple

catalogs a year, focusing on gaming and

technology. PC Games, play³, N-ZONE, X3

and SFT magazines contribute editorially to

the classic buyers guides. Up to one million

copies are printed and available for free at all

Saturn stores in Germany. Additionally, the

catalogs are offered as a high quality PDF

download on Computec’s major websites,

reaching even more consumers.

Saturn catalogs

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The Online Portfolio: Leading in Electronic Entertainment

Overview

5.95 Mio unique users net, 9.69 Unique Users cumulated (AGOF**)

319 Mio page impressions – 43 Mio visits – 3.7 Mio registered users (IVW*)

27 Mio visits – 11.0 Mio unique visitors (Google Analytics*)

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Computec Media’s 16 websites – the leading electronic entertainment network in German-speaking territories

www.schueler.cc

www.spielefilmetechnik.de www.widescreen-online.de www.pcgames.de www.pcaction.de www.pcgameshardware.de

www.gamesaktuell.de www.gamezone.de www.videogameszone.de

www.buffed.de

www.kidszone.de www.smartphone-daily.de

www.golem.de www.4players.de www.readmore.de gamesindustry.biz Deutschland

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spielefilmetechnik.de and widescreen-online.de

The UE & Movie Segment

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www.spielefilmetechnik.de

The SFT online site is all about

movies, electronic entertainment,

technology and music. Here trend-

conscious consumers will find cool

entertainment gadgets, the latest

news, smart postings and

professional test reports from the

digital world.

PIs (IVW): 732,051* Visits (IVW): 98,859* Unique Users: 30,000**

Google Analytics: PIs: 707,464* Visits: 85,212* Unique Visitors: 78,640*

PIs (IVW): 713,281* Visits (IVW): 94,714* Unique User: 70,000**

PIs (IVW): 101,992*

Visits (IVW): 54,074*

www.widescreen-online.de

Everything about movies, DVD

and home cinema technology. A

news portal, previews of movie

and DVD releases, a movie quiz

in real time, a forum – makes the

film fan’s heart beat faster.


Computec Media


www.pcgames.de

Pcgames.de features the hottest news,

comprehensive reviews, exciting

videos, useful walkthroughs and hints

for experienced and novice PC gamers

as well as casual gamers. The editorial

team focuses on top stories and

illustrates the hottest topics with its

transparent heat system. The website's

visitors can become fans of games.

The more fans a game has, the more

attention from the editorial team this

game gets.

www.pcaction.de

The name says it all! PC Action

Online keeps its readers informed

with tests, previews and reviews as

well as helpful tips & tricks on

everything going on in the PC games

market. The main focus of the

coverage is on action games.

pcgames.de and pcaction.de

The PC Segment

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PIs (IVW): 31,749,603* Visits (IVW): 6,626,127* Unique User: 1,850,000**

PIs (IVW): 232,660* Visits (IVW): 48,872* Unique User: 30,000** Google Analytics: PIs: 211,104* Visits: 41,552* Unique Visitors: 25,737*

Computec Media


pcgameshardware.de and smartphone-daily.de

The PC Segment

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PIs (IVW): 26,968,756* Visits (IVW): 5,393,216* Unique User: 2,110,000**

www.pcgameshardware.de

The portal that features everything

gamers ever wanted to know about

hardware! News and information,

product reviews written by both the

editorial staff and readers, and columns

on various topics are combined to form

an excellent overall package.

PIs (IVW): 204,380*


Unique User: 30,000**


www.smartphone-daily.de

Smartphone Daily covers the vast world

of mobile devices. On the agenda are

mobile technology trendsetters like

smartphones and tablet PC makers such

as Apple, Samsung, HTC, Motorola or

Nokia. In addition to daily news,

Smartphone Daily also offers smartphone

durability tests of mobile devices.

Computec Media


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gamesaktuell.de and gamezone.de


www.gamesaktuell.de

powered by Cynamite

All the latest news, detailed reviews,

exclusive special features - the

entertainment platform offers gaming

fans the full package. Information,

entertainment and modern community

features like clubs, blogs and readers’

articles keep visitors coming back day

after day.

PIs (IVW): 2,764,282* Visits (IVW): 644,448* Unique User: 300,000**

PIs (IVW): 1,998,513*



www.gamezone.de Gamezone.de is an editorially supervised

portal for computer and video games. In

addition to current gaming news and

specials, some of which are written by the

users themselves, the page provides one

of the largest German review databases

for PC, console and mobile games.

Google Analytics: PIs: 1,918,664* Visits: 693,372* Unique Visitors: 406,609*

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kidszone.de and videogameszone.de


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www.kidszone.de

For the youngest gamers! Here,

everything revolves around anime

series (Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, Naruto

etc.) and the trading card games based

on them.

PIs (IVW): 16,538,930* Visits (IVW): 1,967,317* Unique User: 330,000**

www.videogameszone.de

Videogameszone.de covers all

stationary and mobile consoles. The

editorial mix of red-hot news, critical

reviews, comprehensive hints,

walkthroughs and numerous videos

provide in-depth information for all

console gamers. The focus on top

games is supported by a transparent

heat system that shows the hottest

topics. The website's visitors can

become fans of games. The more fans

a game has, the more attention from

the editorial team this game gets.

PIs (IVW): 3,589,532* Visits (IVW): 896,415* Unique User: 330,000**

Google Analytics: PIs: 3,004,450* Visits: 637,308* Unique Visitors: 376,039*

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4players.de


www.4players.de

The online magazine for computer, video and mobile

games: 4Players.de delivers highly topical news, reviews,

features and game tips to major new releases on PC, PS3,

Xbox 360, Wii U, 3DS, PS Vita and iPad / Android.

PIs (IVW): 23,878,031*

Visits (IVW): 5,444,387*

Unique User: 1,190,000**

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www.4pl.de

The 4Players League offers all the enthusiastic online

players a gaming platform on which both beginners and

advanced gamers of various skill levels can compete in

single matches or tournaments.

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buffed.de

The Online Role-Playing Games Segment

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PIs (IVW): 17,442,743* Visits (IVW): 4,504,252* Unique User: 740,000**

www.buffed.de

Databases, videos, news, comics,

tips and features about the most

popular online roleplaying games

(MMORPGs). Includes the fantasy

community „mybuffed“ and

BLASC, the leading German World

of Warcraft database.

Computec Media


golem.de

The IT B2B Segment

Golem.de is one of Germany’s leading news

websites in the IT sector. Online marketing

managers, decision makers and buyers get

professional information on the potential of

products, brands and markets by background

reports, purchase recommendations, market

research results, in-depth and critical

analysis of market events.

PIs (IVW): 42,492,262*

Visits (IVW): 12,761,510*

Unique User: 2,040,000**

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gamesIndustry.biz Germany

The Games B2B Segment

www.gamesIndustry.biz Germany

Starting April 1st 2012, Computec Media AG

runs the German portal of

GamesIndustry.biz, the world's leading B2B

news service of the PC and video game

industry.

Computec Media


Readmore.de, Germany’s market

leader in the e-sports coverage

sector, is Computec Media’s central

e-sports presence. Since its

inception in 2005, technology and

sports savvy editors report on the

latest trends from the competitive

computer games scene (e-sports).

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readmore.de

The eSport Segment

Google Analytics: PIs: 11,024,697* Visits: 1,677,291* Unique Visitors: 299,094*

Computec Media


The youth community founded in

2007 by students is a well

established player in the audience -

with nearly 3 million registered users

and 150 million page impressions.

Schueler.CC offers a free platform for

students in Germany with many

useful features for organizing their

classes and groups of friends.

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schueler.cc

The Social Communities Segment

PIs (IVW): 150,457,090*

Visits (IVW): 3,535,853*


Computec Media


Expanded Range of Products on Offer

Computec Services

In addition to editorial print and online offerings, Computec Media operates other successful activities, particularly in the online market.

These include services with 4Netplayers in the area of game and teamspeak server, an own browser game, an iOS game, a competition for

game developers, a games download portal as well as specialized online stores. What’s more, Computec organizes and is media partner to

a number of different events in the field of digital entertainment.

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Events E-Commerce

Online-Shops:

www.buffed.de

www.pcgames.de

www.pcaction.de

www.pcgh.de

www.videogameszone.de

Download:

Role Play Convention

Games

Server

Games-Publishing

Developer competition

Computec Media


Reborn Horizon

Games Publishing

"Reborn Horizon", the winner of Make the Game

2011, marks the premiere of Computec Media as a

games publisher.

The futuristic strategy browser game impressed the

jury with its graphics, its setting and its innovative

gameplay.

„Reborn Horizon“ is available in 6 languages.

Computec Media


Birdies Run

Games Publishing

Birdies Run

In this jump and run game for iPhone and iPad

children find a colorful world full of adventures, tricky

jumps and nimble opponents.

The gameplay is easy to learn: In varied levels the

children compete with clever opponents and roam the

world of the birdies. Of course Birdies Run is 100

percent free of violence.

Birdies Run is available in the App Store.

Computec Media


Make the Game

Contest

“Make the Game” is a competition by COMPUTEC

MEDIA AG that was taking place for the first time in

2011. The goal of the competition is to find outstanding

new browser, mobile or social games and present these

to millions of gamers. The best games are chosen by a

distinguished jury composed of experts with many

years of experience in the gaming market.

The jury for Make the Game 2013:

Michael Hengst, freelance producer, Petra Fröhlich,

Editor in chief at PC Games, Florian Stangl, Editor in

chief Online COMPUTEC MEDIA, Ingo Griebl, Chief

Digital Officer COMPUTEC MEDIA, and Hans Ippisch,

COO COMPUTEC MEDIA.

„Reborn Horizon“ is the winner of Make

the Game 2011.

The winner of Make the Game 2012 is a puzzle

game of the developer studio 9cubes.

Launch expected April 2013.

Computec Media


Publishing company

COMPUTEC MEDIA AG

Dr.-Mack-Straße 83

D-90762 Fürth

Tel.: +49 (911) 2872-100

Fax: +49 (911) 2872-200

Mail: [email protected]

Web: www.computec.de

Board

Albrecht Hengstenberg (CEO),

Rainer Rosenbusch (CFO),

Ingo Griebl (CDO)

COO

Hans Ippisch

Tel.: +49 (911) 2872-135

Fax: +49 (911) 2872-235


Adverts: [email protected]

Public Relations

Iris Manz

Tel.: +49 (911) 2872-124

Fax: +49 (911) 2872-333


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