WildTangent Orb Game Console to Ship on Lenovo Consumer PCs
REDMOND, WA, Sep 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
WildTangent, Inc., the largest privately held online game property in the
U.S., announced today it has signed an agreement with Lenovo to ship the
WildTangent Orb Game Console, pre-installed on Lenovo IdeaPad notebooks
and IdeaCentre desktop PCs. In addition to the game console, each Lenovo
consumer PC will come pre-installed with games from leading developers
such as PopCap, PlayFirst, Eidos, Sierra and THQ, as well as provide
online access(1) to more than 500 additional casual, enthusiast and
hardcore downloadable games. WildTangent's game console already ships on
consumer PCs from HP, Toshiba, eMachines and Gateway.
"Lenovo is a global PC leader, providing consumers with top-notch
entertainment, multimedia and game-ready PCs," said Alex St. John, chief
executive officer of WildTangent. "Lenovo customers around the globe will
now have access to the most popular casual and enthusiast games from all
the top developers around the world, helping give them an enhanced PC
experience."
WildTangent recently surveyed more than 9,000 customers who rated game
playing as the most important computer entertainment activity ahead of
listening to music, searching for news or watching movies. In the same
survey, more than 80 percent of respondents said gaming capabilities were
a consideration when considering which PC to purchase, much higher than
any other consideration.
The WildTangent Orb Console for Lenovo will offer gamers three easy
choices for obtaining access to game play: (1) retail purchase of a game
-- approximately $20 per game; (2) a revolutionary game currency called
WildCoins(TM), which lets consumers pay as little as $.25 USD for an
unlimited game session; or (3) Sponsored Sessions(TM), which offers gamers
a free, ad-supported, game session compliments of one of WildTangent's
leading brand advertisers. The Orb Console for Lenovo will be localized in
French, Italian, German, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) and
Korean.
About Wild Tangent
WildTangent is the fastest growing online game property in the world with
more than 30 million unique monthly gamers, offering more than 500 of the
most popular online and downloadable games from the world's top developers
and publishers including its own WildTangent Game Studios which publishes
Polar Pool, Polar Bowler, Penguins, Fate and many more.
The WildTangent games console ships directly on the desktops of leading PC
manufacturers including Lenovo, E-machines, Gateway, HP and Toshiba,
giving it a huge global footprint of connected game playing consumers.
WildTangent offers gamers the opportunity to purchase premium games
outright, pay per session with WildCoins(TM), or engage with advertising
to play for free. Advertisers include 20th Century FOX, Warner Brothers,
Paramount, EA, Sony Playstation, Nintendo, Toyota, Honda, P&G, Unilever,
Clorox and many others.
For more information visit www.wildtangent.com
(1)Does not include subscription to Internet.
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