CINCINNATI, Dec. 20, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Games, Inc. (OTCBB:GMSI) launches a multi-player version of its popular Pyramid Solitaire game on its www.Gameland.com and www.Games.org website.
Playing against both other players and the clock, Party Pyramid adds a new dimension to the play of this popular game. Players can chat, challenge others to a match and participate in cash tournaments. Single player Pyramid Solitaire is a very well-known game and is the most popular game on the Games, Inc. websites, making it a natural choice as a multi-player game.
Party Pyramid is the first of several traditionally single player games that is being developed in multi-player format by Games, Inc. "Our games platform offers a wide variety of casual single player and multi-player games that can be enjoyed by all age groups. The games are fun, fast and easy to play and offer a chat and challenge function in a family-friendly environment," said Tristan Smith, Games, Inc. CTO.
Cincinnati, Ohio based, Games, Inc. operates in the area of interactive entertainment primarily focused on Government Sponsored Lotteries and Internet Games. The Company's principal business 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 lottery information services, 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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