New Game Center Lets Customers Play Selection of
WildTangent's Games Online
NEW YORK and SEATTLE, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- It's World Series time and
Verizon Online customers can step up to the "virtual" plate and bat against
big leaguers' actual pitches with FOXSports.com's "Hit the Pros" game. This
and many other games-on-demand are now available to try for free on Verizon
Online's new Game Center.
According to Datamonitor, a UK-based research firm, the market for online
games will reach $2.9 billion in 2005, up from $670 million this year.
Another research report estimates that 114 million people worldwide are
expected to be playing online games by 2006.
"Every generation loves games and ours are some of the most challenging,
fast, and enjoyable ever," said John Wimsatt, vice president -- Marketing,
Verizon Advanced Services. "The games we now offer are even better when
played over a high-speed DSL (digital subscriber line) connection because the
action is more realistic than with a dial-up connection."
The Verizon Online Game Center, featuring WildTangent's games, includes
the popular Blasterball 2 and Blackhawk Striker games. Customers can play a
demonstration version of all the action, puzzle, sports and arcade games for
free before deciding whether to buy and download the full versions at
http://dsllive.verizon.net/games. Prices for the games range from $9.99 to
$19.99. The Center also has gaming news headlines, chat rooms, tips and
tricks.
"WildTangent delivers CD-ROM quality games that appeal to a broad
audience, particularly broadband users who demand the best Web entertainment
experience possible," said Greg Enell, director of business development at
WildTangent. "By adding truly compelling game content like FOXSports.com's
'Hit the Pros,' Verizon Online is providing the type of value-added offerings
that consumers want."
New WildTangent games, including upcoming releases, will be added to the
Game Center this fall.
Verizon Online is a full-service Internet service provider, offering
dial-up, DSL and dedicated Internet access services for residential consumers
and small and mid-sized businesses. DSL Internet access services are
available in 27 states and the District. Verizon Online also offers
businesses a selection of Web hosting and business e-mail services across the
country.
About WildTangent
WildTangent, http://www.wildtangent.com, the leading provider of
technology and services for premium online games, enables the creation and
distribution of interactive games that can be subsidized through TV-like
methods such as advertising, pay-to-play, subscription and sponsorship.
WildTangent's Web Driver(TM) technology provides unprecedented performance on
a web page by interfacing directly with DirectX. Web Driver takes full
advantage of 3D hardware acceleration to scale content to an optimal level,
allowing users to experience the same quality of gameplay regardless of the
speed of their computer processor or their Internet connection. Currently
there are more than 30 million Web Driver client applications in distribution.
Thanks in part to its groundbreaking technology and the quality of its games,
WildTangent was selected as one of Computerworld's Top 100 Emerging Companies
for 2002.
About Verizon
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is one of the world's leading providers
of communications services. Verizon companies are the largest providers of
wireline and wireless communications in the United States, with 135.1 million
access line equivalents and 30.3 million Verizon Wireless customers. Verizon
is also the largest directory publisher in the world. With more than
$67 billion in annual revenues and approximately 241,000 employees, Verizon's
global presence extends to more than 40 countries in the Americas, Europe,
Asia and the Pacific. For more information on Verizon, visit
http://www.verizon.com.
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SOURCE Verizon Communications; WildTangent
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CONTACT:
Briana Gowing, Verizon, +1-972-718-6202,
briana.gowing@verizon.com; or Kelly Enstrom, WildTangent,
+1-425-497-4611, kelly@wildtangent.com
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