CINCINNATI, July 16, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Games, Inc. (OTCBB:GMSI) announces the re-launch of its www.GameLand.com Internet site.
GameLand.com has been offering free single player games to the family and casual gaming market since 1999. This new version will offer both Single Player and Multi-Player versions of many popular games, including Chess, Checkers and Solitaire as well as Games, Inc.'s own unique versions of popular card and board games. Free League Play and Tournament Play will also be an offered as a new feature on the site.
"Since many of these games are familiar, they will also be offered for Skill-Based play for small stakes among the players. www.GameLand.com is another great Games Inc. game site," said Games, Inc. CEO, Roger Ach. "We plan to offer the best versions of these games as well as new games that can be played only at www.GameLand.com. Plans are in place to soon feature our 'D-ZONE' a Development Zone later this year that will showcase the works of the best and brightest game developers in the industry."
The new GameLand.com will also offer a much improved chat function that will allow players to filter content that they don't want to see, making GameLand.com a much more family-friendly site than others that you see on the Web. Players will also be permitted to set up private game rooms for play among their own League or group of friends.
"This is only the beginning," said Games, Inc. CFO, Myles Cairns, "as we plan to launch additional lottery games, card games and a variety of branded games." GameLand.com plans to rapidly add many new features to the site that will make GameLand.com the premier destination for the casual game player.
About Games, Inc. (OTCBB:GMSI)
Cincinnati, Ohio based, Games, Inc. owns and operates a portfolio of online portals focused on the delivery of interactive entertainment and content to consumers. The Company features two community-focused online game sites as well as proprietary games for purchase-and-download, conventional online play, peer-to-peer and tournament game play. Games, Inc. also features a digital greetings site and a site and proprietary back-end system for the online facilitation and reporting of state and provincially-sponsored Lotteries. Revenues are largely driven by online advertising and subscriptions; however proprietary content delivery and decremented payment systems will enable software licensing to become a component of the revenue mix along side merchandise and lottery-driven commissions. For more information, please visit the Company's corporate website, www.gamesinc.net, or their portfolio sites, www.games.org www.GameLand.com, www.skillmoney.com, www.lottery.com and www.cards.com or contact Sue Craner at investorrelations@gamesinc.net.
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