Desert Operations A tournament has started with cash prizes totaling 12,000 U.S. Dollars

"The feedback of the players and the press to our competition has been a very positive one," stated Andreas Planer, CEO of Looki Publishing GmbH. "We are pleased that Desert Operations has such a very strong appeal to the international market." The worldwide tournament will be held until the 31st of May on a special server that was set up just for this event. The first place winner will receive a cash prize of 5,000 U.S. Dollars. The second winner will receive 2,500 and the third place winner 1,000 U.S. Dollars. Players that are able to battle their way into the ranks of fourth to tenth place, will be rewarded with 500 U.S. Dollars each.

"Desert Operations" is a strategy browser game that is part of the extensive portfolio of Looki. The globally distributed game "Desert Operations" won the the popular Audience Choice Award of "Browser Game of the Year 2011" in the category "Best Classic Game“ in February 2011.

Website:

www.desert-operations.com

About Looki Publishing GmbH:

The Looki Publishing GmbH is a publisher of online games for the international market and possesses a broad portfolio of world-known and successful titles. This includes strong performing online games such as Empire Universe 2 or Desert Operations. The games are free to play and monetize through the sale of premium content. The affiliated companies Looki Deutschland GmbH and Looki France S.A.R.L., responsible for the marketing and the operation of the online games in Germany and France, are togehther with Looki Publishing GmbH entirely owned subsidiaries of next idea GmbH. The sole proprietor is the industry veteran Andreas Planer.

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