Visiware launches PLAYINSTAR, an all-new skill gaming portal

FIND OUT WHAT SKILL GAMING IS ALL ABOUT
Visiware launches PLAYINSTAR, an all-new skill gaming portal available in the French market

Paris, November 10, 2009. Visiware, leading worldwide publisher of interactive TV games, launches PLAYINSTAR, the new benchmark in all-audience multiplayer internet gaming in France.

WHAT IS SKILL GAMING?

Skill gaming is a form of casual gaming, which is very popular on the internet. The games are straightforward and appropriate for all audiences: more than 25% of all web surfers play every week! These games fit any playing style: most users play several short sessions in a day.

Skill gaming gives these games a new dimension and makes them more enjoyable:

•    You play against real opponents.
•    You can make games more exciting by placing small bets. The best player wins the game and takes the pot.
•    Players win based only on their skills; chance does not come into play.

PLAYINSTAR: SKILL AND SOCIAL GAMING

The PlayinStar website is the ultimate meeting place for occasional or seasoned players. It’s where they meet up to play, challenge each other, and win prizes!

•    The site is easy to use and open to all: games are available for free in “practice” mode, with no registration required.
•    Just sign up—with no obligation—to face other players. Join as many games as you like in the free version, and join pay games whenever you feel like it.
•    Easily invite your friends and create a list of your favorite opponents by importing a contact list from your e-mail account or your favorite social network.
•    Converse with other players using the chat feature or by challenging them to your favorite game.
•    PlayinStar also lets you create your own competitions and promote them through e-mail or your Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace account. The organizer earns 5% of all bets, so get your friends together for a contest to see who’s the best!

Visit www.playinstar.com today!

GAMES ON PLAYINSTAR

Discover a wide array of quality games created by Visiware’s developers in France. New games will be added to PlayinStar each month.

-    Match 3 Vitamin: Be the first to eliminate 100 pieces of fruit. To make the fruit disappear, line up at least 3 identical pieces of fruit.

-    Break 3 On The Rocks: Destroy all the ice cubes before time’s up.

-    Mah-jong or Mah-Jong Duel: An all-new approach to this classic game: play against an opponent. Make the highest number of pairs as quickly as possible to win.

-    Reversi One To One: Be quicker and more clever than your opponent to flip all the pieces over and gain control.

-    Quiz Party: General knowledge, entertainment, sports: see how you stack up to other players, live.

-    Jackpot Quiz: Put your general knowledge to the test and try to win the jackpot! The size of the jackpot grows with each new participant, but only the first to correctly answer the 15 questions will win!

-    Thierry Lhermitte Movie Quiz: Thierry Lhermitte will be your host as you test what you know about movies and television in this exciting multi-player quiz game.

-    Solitary: Try to earn the highest score to win. To do so, pile the cards in order—but don't let the beautiful background picture distract you!




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