Customers can enter to win portable gaming devices, Laptop with GamePass
subscription by downloading any of Real's mobile games at the Alltel Shop
SEATTLE and LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, and the Games Division of
digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK)
today announced the launch of "RealArcade(R) Mobile Laptop Giveaway," a
promotion to excite and educate Alltel subscribers about the availability
of Real's popular online, PC and Mac games on their mobile handsets.
"Alltel is always looking for new ways to engage our customers, and
RealNetworks is offering a unique promotion to help people discover the fun
games available on their Alltel Wireless phones," said Kristi Crum,
director of data and content services for Alltel Wireless.
Now through October 31st, subscribers can download any of the 12 Real
mobile games offered on Alltel Shop and will automatically be entered to
win one of six prizes. The Grand Prize winner will receive an Ultimate
Gaming Laptop, equipped with a complimentary year's GamePass(TM)
subscription at RealArcade.com. Five runners-up will win a Nintendo(R) DSTM
loaded with a copy of the award-winning game "Super Collapse!(R) 3,"
originally developed by Real's own GameHouse(R) Studios. For more
information on the sweepstakes, customers can visit
http://www.alltel.com/realarcade.
"We've worked hard to create a portfolio of innovative and dynamic
games perfectly suited for the mobile experience, and we are pleased to
offer them to Alltel subscribers," said Matt Turetzky, vice president of
content for RealNetworks' Games Division. "Mobile games are easy to learn
and fun to play, and we hope to attract new mobile gamers through this
promotion."
RealNetworks' Games Division is one of the largest developers,
publishers and distributors of casual games. Real's Mobile Games Division
creates original mobile content while also drawing from the large library
of content at RealArcade.com to select the most popular and successful
titles that will translate best to the mobile platform. Recent mobile hits
include "Little Shop of Treasures," "Collapse! Chaos," "Sally's Salon,"
"South Park Imaginationland," "Text Twist Turbo," "Burger Rush," "Diamond
Detective," "Alltel Summer Games," "MTV Cribs," "Gem Drop Deluxe," "Extreme
Running," and "Cake Mania."
ABOUT REALNETWORKS:
RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers
via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system and mobile phone.
Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead
the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R),
the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and
recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music
service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R),
one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of
mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers
through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate
information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company.
ABOUT ALLTEL WIRELESS:
Alltel is owner and operator of the nation's largest wireless network
and has more than 13 million customers. For more information about Alltel,
please visit http://www.alltel.com.
RealNetworks, RealArcade, GameHouse, GamePass, Rhapsody and RealPlayer
are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. or its wholly
owned subsidiary.
Nintendo DS is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks, names of
actual companies and products mentioned herein are the property of their
respective owners.
SOURCE RealNetworks, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.realnetworks.com
http://www.alltel.com http://www.alltel.com/realarcade/
CONTACT:
Tiffany Dunning of RealNetworks,
+1-206-892-6733, tdunning@real.com; or Bailey Locke, of SHIFT
Communications for RealNetworks, +1-415-591-8457,
blocke@shiftcomm.com; or Lucie Pathmann of Alltel Wireless,
+1-501-905-5553, lucie.r.pathmann@alltel.com
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