Category: WildTangent's Wildly Popular Polar Bowler Now Available on WorldWinner
World's Largest Skill-based Games Site Adds Cash Competitions of "Coolest" Online Game
NEWTON, Mass., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WorldWinner, Inc. (http://www.worldwinner.com), the leader in online game competitions, today announced the launch of a co-branded Web site destination where consumers can go to challenge their skills through competitive game tournaments for cash prizes. In addition, WorldWinner has added WildTangent's Polar Bowler to its extensive selection of games. Now, the franchise of Polar Bowler gamers can compete in all of WorldWinner's skill-based games, while WorldWinner gamers can experience Polar Bowler, one of WildTangent's most popular games.
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Polar Bowler has become wildly popular, with the number of downloads in the millions. In Polar Bowler, players score points by sliding a fun, cuddly polar bear in an inner tube, instead of a bowling ball, down icy lanes to knock down as many pins as possible.
"Aside from having lots of fun, players can now see how far their skill level can take them by competing against others in tournaments of Polar Bowler," said Stephen Killeen, president and CEO of WorldWinner. "The players with the most points win bragging rights -- and the cash prizes don't hurt either."
"Through this partnership, we're delivering the high levels of entertainment, adventure and realistic 3D graphics our games are known for on WorldWinner's game tournament platform," said Alex St. John, CEO and co- founder of WildTangent.
"Enabling gamers to play Polar Bowler, one of the more popular Internet- based games, for cash and prizes takes the level of competition and thus the enjoyment to a new level," said Michael Goodman, Yankee Group, Media & Entertainment Strategies Senior Analyst.
Coming Soon
WorldWinner plans to introduce cash competitions of another popular WildTangent game, Blackhawk Striker 2, in Q2 2005.
About WorldWinner, Inc.
WorldWinner (http://www.worldwinner.com) is the leading global provider of online games for cash and prizes, where the outcome of each competition is determined by the player's skill. With 14 million registered players internationally, WorldWinner hosts more than four million tournaments and awards millions of dollars in prizes every month. The privately held company was founded in 1999 and has received funding from leading venture capital firms, including Zero Stage Capital, HarbourVest Partners and Benchmark Capital. WorldWinner is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
About WildTangent
WildTangent, based in Redmond, Wash., is the leading online game publisher. Founded in 1998, the company's Web Driver platform leverages DirectX technology to enable the development of superior-quality games that can be easily delivered and played over the Internet. With more than 90 million downloads, Web Driver is the most ubiquitous online gaming platform in the world today. WildTangent can be found online at http://www.wildtangent.com.
Source: WorldWinner, Inc.
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