Acquisition

WPP Group PLC
14 April 2008


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                              14 April 2008


                             WPP GROUP PLC ("WPP")


                    WPP takes stake in Realtime Worlds, Inc.



WPP announces that it has acquired a minority stake in Realtime Worlds, Inc. a
leading independent video game developer.


Realtime Worlds has offices in Boulder, Colorado in the United States and in
Dundee, Scotland and employs more than 200 people.  Realtime Worlds secured
US$50 million in Series B funding, with WPP investing US$8.1 million. WPP joins
existing investors Maverick Capital and New Enterprise Associates.


WPP's investment in Realtime Worlds builds on the interest in new online
advertising formats and content and follows the successful investment in
WildTangent, a leading provider of online games.



Contact:
Feona McEwan, WPP                    T. [phone]
www.wpp.com






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