RIM BlackBerry Users Gain Access to Popular Games and Worldwide Multiplayer Gaming Community from Real Dice.Real Dice World -- the First Cross-Platform Gaming Community A gaming community is usually a group of like minded individuals working towards a goal (such as promoting fair play and team work) or supporting each other within games (usually online video games such as MMORPG's or FPS's) RTS(real time strategy) games are developing larger for Smartphones -- Features Multiplayer Casual Games and Social Networking See social networking site. social networking - social network for BlackBerry Devices CARSON CITY Carson City, city (1990 pop. 40,443), state capital, W Nev., in the Eagle valley; inc. 1875. The city is a trade center for a mining and agricultural area. State government is the major employer, and tourism is economically important. , Nev. -- Leading the next-generation mobile multiplayer gaming Two or more people playing a game and competing with each other via computer. Although traditional card games such as bridge and poker are played online, games with a large number of people (massively multiplayer) mix real players with simulated environments that turn the computer into a revolution, Real Dice Inc. today announced the release of all Real Dice[TM] mobile multiplayer games and the Real Dice World[TM] social gaming Social gaming commonly refers to playing games as a way of social interaction, as opposed to playing games in solitude, like some card games (solitaire) and the single-player mode of many video games. community for RIM BlackBerry devices. Popular titles include Poker, Sudoku, Chess, Backgammon backgammon (băk`găm'ən, băk'găm`ən), game of chance and skill played by two persons upon a specially marked board divided by a space, called the bar, into two tables (inner table and outer table), each of which has 12 and Mahjong, alongside social networking features including chat, messaging, tournaments and rankings. BlackBerry users can stream Real Dice World and all Real Dice games directly to their handset by pointing the phone's web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. to http://wap.realdice.com. The Real Dice launch follows the successful release of RIM's newest device, the BlackBerry Pearl The BlackBerry Pearl (8100) is a mobile phone developed by Research In Motion, and the first Blackberry device with a camera and other multimedia features. It was released in Q3 of 2006. The Pearl is a quad-band GSM device. Specifications
"Real Dice games highlight the high resolution screens and Internet capabilities of the newest smart phones on the market by providing a graphically rich and connected service through which gamers can interact over a casual Chess match, a heated Poker tournament A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time. or a stimulating Sudoku race, all from their mobile device," stated Guy Ben-Artzi, director of game development at Real Dice Inc. Real Dice released its games for the BlackBerry platform on the heels of its recently launched Real Dice World, the industry's first cross-platform mobile gaming community. Real Dice World is now available to BlackBerry customers, who can challenge opponents using Palm OS, Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. Pocket PC and Smartphone devices around the world. "Real Dice World's seamless cross-platform technology takes the guess work out of mobile gaming. It no longer matters which device you have, on which platform, or through which carrier service," added Ben-Artzi. "The programs provide the same rich user experience on all of the mobile industry's most popular handsets." In addition to multiplayer games, Real Dice World incorporates social networking features and community content, such as buddy lists, shareable custom profiles, on and offline messaging, and a dynamic Hall of Fame, where players can check their standing relative to other gamers, participate in tournaments for prizes and schedule private gaming sessions. Subscribers to Real Dice World receive exclusive content and regular new game releases. A new title is scheduled for release later this month. Among the games, Multiplayer Championship Poker has received the Best Poker Game of the Year award from Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine in both 2005 and 2006, and the Best Application for Play award from Handango in 2006. Sudoku Master is the best-selling BlackBerry version of the popular Japanese puzzle In the English language, the expression "Japanese puzzle" usually refers to logic puzzles, which (at least in the past) have been more popular in Japan than in the West, where word games dominate. game on major distribution channels, and Real Dice World debuts its sequel, Sudoku Master II, an interactive multiplayer edition. All games feature live online multiplayer and robust single player modes. Holiday Promotion for BlackBerry Owners BlackBerry owners can now take advantage of a special holiday subscription offer for the Real Dice World gaming community. Discounted 50% through December 31, 2006, Real Dice World makes a great last-minute gift for the BlackBerry user. For more information on the Give the Gift of Games promotion, please visit http://www.realdice.com/holiday. Availability Real Dice mobile multiplayer games -- Poker, Sudoku, Chess, Backgammon and Mahjong -- are available today for RIM BlackBerry devices by pointing the phone's web browser to http://wap.realdice.com. All games and community features can be downloaded over the air in moments. Games are also available for traditional download and cable transfer to the device from the Real Dice website, http://www.realdice.com. Users create a Real Dice username and password to log into their games and personal account from any device or computer. The password system circumvents traditional and cumbersome registration keys. About Real Dice Inc. Winner of numerous industry awards, Real Dice is a leading provider of multiplayer games and community content on smart devices and mobile phones. Founded in 2005, Real Dice products are bestsellers on major mobile software distribution sites. Real Dice games can be found on-deck through Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Cingular and T-Mobile carrier programs, are sold in retail stores across the United States and Europe, and embedded on next-generation gaming devices in Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.realdice.com/company. Real Dice and Real Dice World are trademarks of Real Dice Inc. All other names, brands, or products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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