CARLSBAD, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NTN Buzztime, Inc., a multi-point social interactive entertainment company, today announced the launch of two new interactive trivia games — “True, Half-True … or a Total Lie” and “Odd Couples.”
These games are now available in bars and restaurants across North America on the Buzztime® Network.
In “True, Half-True … or a Total Lie,” players are challenged to sniff out the correct answer and decide whether each of the statements in each category is (as one might guess) true, half true or a total lie. For example:
Question:
Queen Elizabeth II once misplaced the Koh-i-noor Diamond, the second largest diamond in the world. Luckily, a chambermaid found it in a bathtub.
Answer:
It is half-true! The Koh-i-noor Diamond is part of the royal crown jewels, but the Queen never misplaced it.
Next up is “Odd Couples.” The show challenges players to match seemingly unlikely couples to figure out if they have anything in common by guessing one of them, both of them or neither of them. For example:
Questions:
1. Dropped out of school: Paris Hilton or Bill Gates?
2. Had a tattoo on his bicep — Mr. Clean or Mr. Rogers?
Answers:
1. Both! Paris Hilton and Bill Gates are school dropouts.
2. Neither! Mr. Rogers and Mr. Clean never sported arm ink.
“These games are the next installments in an aggressive slate of new Buzztime programming planned for 2008. “Odd Couples” and “True, Half-True … or a Total Lie” are irreverent, funny and unique, and we hope our players have as much fun playing them as we had creating them,” said Jake Tauber, Buzztime’s Executive Vice President of Content and Marketing.
Played on televisions in each Buzztime subscriber location, the Buzztime network features original programming including predictive sports games, multiple genres of trivia games and casino-style card games. Like all Buzztime games, “True, Half True … or a Total Lie” and “Odd Couples” are free to play. They will air on Thursday nights beginning April 24, with encore presentations throughout the week.
About NTN Buzztime, Inc.
NTN Buzztime, Inc., a leader in multi-point social interactive entertainment for more than 20 years, is based in Carlsbad, CA. Buzztime is distributed in-home and out-of-home across broadband platforms including online, cable TV, satellite TV, and in approximately 3,800 restaurants, sports bars and pubs throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Buzztime entertainment is also available on electronic games and books. For more information, please visit http://www.buzztime.com.
MONTREAL, March 26 /PRNewswire/ — Interactive entertainment company Ludia today announced the immediate availability of The Price Is Right(TM) downloadable game, based on the highly successful television show. Players can now “COME ON DOWN” for their shot in Contestant’s Row, bid on items in 16 different pricing games, test their luck with spinning The Big Wheel, and experience the winner-takes-all tension of the Showcase Showdown — all with a simple download.
“‘The Price Is Right’ is one of the most successful game shows in history, and the perfect format for an interactive game,” said David Luner, Senior Vice President, Interactive & Consumer Products, FremantleMedia Enterprises in North America, licensor of “The Price Is Right”. “Not only is the game incredibly true to the show, it’s a lot of fun to play.”
Highlighting the quality of the title, Ludia’s founder and CEO, Alex Thabet added, “Our team has worked tirelessly to create an authentic, easy-to-play game that gives players access to ‘The Price Is Right’ stage on their home computers. This first Ludia game release sets the high standard that we intend to maintain for each of our upcoming titles.”
The Price Is Right downloadable game features:
— Two modes of play:
- Single Player Mode: Play solo through multiple shows while avoiding
strikes to rack up the biggest winnings.
- Party Mode: Friendly, family fun for up to four players with the
winner determined by the cumulative value of prizes earned during
the game.
— 16 of the most popular pricing games, including Plinko, Cliff Hangers,
Punch-A-Bunch and Hole In One.
— A personal trophy room where players rack up achievements and track
winnings.
— Authentic theme music, game sounds and announcer audio featuring Rich
Fields.
The Price Is Right game also employs Ludia’s innovative “Rank Me In” system that enables players to create or join groups of family and friends to track each other’s winnings.
The Price Is Right downloadable game will be available for PC for $19.99 on major downloadable game destinations, including www.PlayTPIR.com
About Ludia Inc.
Ludia creates and distributes cross-platform interactive entertainment with mass consumer appeal. Ludia’s product portfolio consists of original and branded properties, including American Idol®, The Price Is Right(TM) and Hell’s Kitchen. Ludia seamlessly integrates product placement opportunities as part of the entertainment experience and enables effective connections between brands and their target audiences. Based in Montreal, Canada, Ludia completed its first round of financing from private investors last year.
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