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The award-winning mobile hit game Tower Bloxx™ is available for PC! Block dropping has never been as fun nor looked as good…

San Mateo/Redwood City, CA – October 22, 2007 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading developer and publisher of original, high-quality, games and applications for mobile phones, and Amobee Media Systems, a leading provider of telco-grade mobile advertising solutions, today announced a partnership to use Amobee’s Handset Application Programming Interface (HAPI) to provide support to a selection of Digital Chocolate’s mobile game titles.

San Mateo, CA, Sept. 20, 2007 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original games and software for mobile phones, again won the prestigious Best Games Developer Award bestowed Monday at the Mobile Entertainment Awards in London, and announced that the integration of two new studios has been completed in preparation for a strong fourth quarter.

San Mateo, CA, February 26th, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, today announced a series of executive management appointments that will shape the company's global direction for 2007.

San Mateo, CA, February 26th, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, closed 2006 as the industry's top-rated mobile publisher based on review scores from the leading independent North American and European mobile gaming review outlets, IGN and PocketGamer.

San Mateo, CA, January 16th, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, won a total of nine 2006 IGN.com Game of the Year awards, including the top two categories, 'Best Developer' and 'Wireless Game of the Year.'

Third Perfect 10 Awarded by IGN.com to Any Game on Any Platform in IGN.com History

San Mateo, CA, December 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original games and software for mobile phones, announced today its latest product, Tornado Mania!, has earned a perfect score, 10 out of 10, from IGN.com, a leading U.S. online, multi-platform video game reviewer.

First Joint Offering Featuring Canadian Award-Winning, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist k-os

San Mateo, CA, December 18, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, and EMI Music Canada are joining forces to deliver an innovative mobile entertainment experience that merges mobile music and gaming. The first joint offering - a mobile game called Club k-os - will incorporate EMI Music Canada recording artist k-os's likeness and his hit single "Sunday Morning," from his new album "Atlantis-Hymns for Disco" into a custom version of Digital Chocolate's award-winning Nightclub EmpireTM mobile game.

Rollercoaster Rush Tops List in Innovative Mobile Game Development Category

San Mateo, CA, December 07, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) Digital Chocolate's Rollercoaster RushTM has been awarded the 2006 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award for Innovative Mobile Game Development. Since its release in July 2006, Rollercoaster Rush has also been recognized by IGN, PocketGamer and Mobile Choice Magazine.

San Mateo, CA, November 15, 2006 Christmas is fast approaching, and Santa's elves need somewhere to live while they make new toys. Help save Christmas this year with Digital Chocolate's new mobile game, Santa's Tower Bloxx, and build homes for Santa's hard-working little helpers.

San Mateo, CA, October 20, 2006 After securing its fourth major company award this year, mobile game developer Digital Chocolate is savoring an unprecedented level of success as the leading developer of original, high quality, innovative games. The 2006 Best Games Developer award - the most recent of the company's high-profile wins - was presented to Digital Chocolate last month at the Mobile Entertainment Awards, which recognizes outstanding achievement in mobile content across a number of categories. Category winners were decided by a voting panel of over 300 mobile company executives including leading Operators, OEMs, Publishers and Developers.

Bridgescale Partners Leads Round; Six New VCs Join Series A and B Investors

San Mateo, CA, July 26, 2006 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, today announced that it has secured $22.5 million in Series C funding led by new investor, late-stage and expansion venture capital fund Bridgescale Partners. Digital Chocolate continues to grow and enhance its relationships with customers and these funds will allow the company to expand further in their bid to become the pre-eminent, pure-play mobile game company.

San Mateo, CA, May 30, 2006 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, today announced that Tower BloxxTM, the company’s popular mobile puzzle that tests users’ reflexes, has been awarded a 2006 Mobile Entertainment Award, better known as a “Meffy” for the Mobile Games category. The awards were presented during a ceremony at the Islington Business Design Centre in London, as part of the Mobile Entertainment Forum’s annual Mobile Entertainment Market (MEM) event.

San Mateo, CA, May 10, 2006 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, announced today that it has been named to FierceWireless’ annual Fierce 15 list. This distinction honors Digital Chocolate as one of the top 15 emerging wireless companies for 2006. FierceWireless is an internationally recognized email newsletter for the wireless industry, provides more than 73,000 executives in over 100 countries a quick, authoritative briefing on the day's top wireless stories and markets.

San Mateo, CA, May 8, 2006 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, today announced the launch of its titles on Amp'd Mobile, the first mobile entertainment company created to bring next-generation broadband wireless services for youth and young adults.

San Mateo, CA, May 8, 2006 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, today announced the launch of its award-winning, top-rated mobile gaming catalog on Helio, a new mobile service designed for young, connected consumers. Through the agreement, Helio members will have access to 25 of Digital Chocolate's original mobile gaming titles.

Helio's line-up of Digital Chocolate games includes top-rated, award-winning titles such as:

San Mateo, CA, April 6, 2006 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, today announced that two of the company’s popular mobile games – Tower Bloxx™, a popular mobile puzzle game that tests users’ reflexes, and WordKing Poker™, a fun combination of spelling and fast-action poker – have both been awarded a 2005 Mobile Entertainment Award, better known as a “Mobie”. The awards were presented yesterday during a ceremony at the CTIA Wireless conference in Las Vegas.

San Mateo, CA, April 5, 2006 MLSN Sports Picks, the first game in ground-breaking mobile Social Application series, has been recognized again for innovation and quality game play. The application won the Wireless Innovation Contest 2006 (WIC’06) Award for “Entertainment”. The winners were announced at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas today.

Las Vegas, NV, CTIA Wireless, April 5, 2006 The Wireless Innovation Network of BC (WINBC) today announces the winners of the third annual Wireless Innovation Contest 2006 (WIC’06) in an award ceremony to be held at CTIA Wireless. The awards recipients are wireless companies and technologies from across North America that have proven to change lives and driven change. Winners of WIC’06 demonstrated innovative solutions that made customers significant returns of their investment and advanced technology processes.

Dateline, February 10, 2006 Leading companies in the wireless and mobile gaming value chain have joined forces to define and support an open gaming architecture for premium-quality native games for mobile phones.

Helsinki, Finland and Paris, France, January 23rd, 2006 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of software for mobile phones, and Bouygues Telecom, one of France's leading mobile operators, today announced the launch of Digital Chocolate's new Choco Games gaming channel on Bouygues Telecom's i-mode™ portal.

San Mateo, CA, December 20, 2005 Digital Chocolate, a leading publisher of software for mobile phones, is closing out 2005 as the world's top-rated U.S.-based publisher of mobile games, based on reviews and ratings by top gaming media outlets GameSpot and IGN.

San Mateo, CA, October 17, 2005 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of software for mobile phones, today announced additions to the company's management team and Board of Directors. Mobile industry veteran Gary Schofield was named Vice President of Worldwide Sales and entertainment media expert Scott Sassa was appointed to Digital Chocolate's board of directors.

Helsinki, Finland and San Mateo, CA, December 6, 2005 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of software for mobile phones, has been awarded a Forum Nokia PRO Award for its mobile game WordKing Poker. The Forum Nokia PRO Awards 2005 recognize outstanding achievement among members of Nokia's advanced developer support program, Forum Nokia PRO. The awards are presented to developers who exemplify "best practices" and who have made significant contributions to driving innovation in the mobility industry.

Huntington Beach, CA, September 19, 2005 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of software for mobile phones, today unveiled a new class of networked mobile games which allow consumers to play and connect with friends and members of the Digital Chocolate community, redefining how consumers interact with their mobile phones, the most prevalent computing platform in the world.

San Mateo, CA, July 26, 2005 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of software for mobile phones, today announced the expansion of its global distribution networks to over 200 partners in 60 countries. To meet global demand for top-quality products that are specifically “made for mobile,” the company recently launched its first products through several new mobile carriers, including Sprint PCS in the United States, Vodafone KK in Japan, four service providers in China, and Vivo in Brazil.

San Mateo, CA, March 15, 2005 Digital Chocolate, a developer of software for mobile phones, is helping carriers and device manufacturers drive adoption of 3G networks and 3D games with its commitment to emerging technologies, strong carrier relationships, and popular 3D gaming titles.

San Mateo, CA, January 19, 2005 Demonstrating mass market interest in mobile games and software, as well as the unique appeal of its applications, Digital Chocolate, a developer of innovative software for mobile phones, today announced it has surpassed the three million downloads milestone.

San Mateo, CA, December 13, 2004 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a developer of innovative software for mobile phones, and Atkins Nutritionals Inc., have joined forces to develop one of the first mobile lifestyle applications for carb-conscious consumers. Atkins 2Go is the first of many jointly developed applications that will launch in early 2005 to serve the millions of people who are following a controlled-carbohydrate lifestyle.

San Mateo, CA and Stockholm, Sweden, December 7, 2004 Digital Chocolate, Inc., a developer of innovative software for mobile phones, has launched its first real-time multiplayer mobile game, Mole Wars, using technology from Terraplay Systems.