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Viva multiplay on Telstra
Tim Green Feb 8 2008, 3:45pm
Telcogames’s Viva La Mobile multiplayer gaming unit is running a tournament with Telstra.
For the next eight weeks Telstra's NextG customers will be able to participate in weekly mobile games tournaments powered by Viva La Mobile's RedStar platform.
Players will fight it out via Super Puzzle Bobble, using a one v one split-screen version that shows both theirs and their opponent's actions in real-time. Games are the best of three rounds with the winner receiving points on the Tournament Leaderboard. Weekly winners will receive prizes in the form of Gift Vouchers.
Telstra customers can download Super Puzzle Bobble Multiplayer for free.
Each game session is charged at $0.50 AUD while all multiplayer data traffic is free.
Players are able to play against opponents on any carrier that is connected to RedStar Platform. Telcogames and Viva La Mobile are implementing the system on other carriers around the world to allow this to take place.
David Kainer, MD of Viva La Mobile, said: "The Viva La Mobile team has spent several years creating this global real-time multiplayer system for 3G networks and I see competitive tournaments as the lynch pin to growing our customer base and keeping players interested. It is really pleasing to see casual gamers embracing real-time multiplayer on mobiles and we plan further tournaments and new titles throughout 2008."
