Speakeasy Network Launches New Broadband Gaming Arcade
Using the Playmachine Game Platform; Gamers Score Big!
SEATTLE, Apr 26, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Speakeasy.net, a national DSL service provider, has partnered with Quiet Giant Productions, an interactive entertainment company, for use of Quiet Giant's proprietary "rich media" delivery platform and game content. Quiet Giant's game offerings will now be offered as part of Speakeasy's "Kontent" (www.kontent.net), the network's new broadband portal for DSL users.
Stated Pete Diemert, President and CEO of Quiet Giant Productions, "This is the first time gamers will be able to use top-rated arcade games at home on broadband by paying just a per-game fee. It will deliver a whole new level of game experience to broadband users."
"Since we launched the Speakeasy Gaming Network, we have grown enormously as the 'ISP of choice' for the online gaming community," commented Edward Bender — who when isn't gaming is Speakeasy's Chief Content Officer. "We place our gaming content right at our 'front door' in the network which — as serious gamers know — makes play extremely fast and challenging. By partnering with Playmachine we can now offer access to an amazing list of games — and keep all traffic and playing within our national DSL network."
Speakeasy's Kontent portal offers a special "Arkade" area where the company's broadband customers can access and play exceptionally high-quality games such as 3-D Hockey and 3- D Soccer. The games are delivered over the Internet, eliminating the need to go to a store and pay $30-$70 for the CD. Just like a traditional arcade, all games on the Kontent Arkade can be played for 50 cents or less and the game-play time is unlimited based on skill. Additionally, high scores for each game are posted instantaneously, creating a fun, competitive environment. Speakeasy bills monthly as part of the broadband billing.
At the heart of Kontent Arkade is the Playmachine Game Platform which includes token metering to enable arcade-style play; one-click download, install and configure for easy access to games; high score database and micropayment e-commerce integration; along with a full suite of popular, high quality games. The games currently available on Kontent Arkade include the critically acclaimed hits from Monolith-Claw and Get Medieval, Infogrames' 3-D Soccer and 3-D Hockey, Demonstar, Boogaloopers, Spheres of Chaos, DX-Ball, Gubble, Nebula Fighter, Starchild, and a great 3-D pinball game called Golden Logres.
The Kontent Arkade is part of the Speakeasy Gaming Network that specializes in providing a superior experience for single and multiplayer games over the Internet through high-speed connections and optimization of network hardware. For multiplayer games, Kontent offers a multiplayer community for id Software's Quake II and Quake III titles, Sierra Studio's Half-Life and Starsiege:Tribes games, and the new hit Unreal Tournament. Quiet Giant Productions, Inc. is dedicated to creating and implementing innovative technology to bring interactive entertainment to the burgeoning mass market of computer users. Quiet Giant licenses its proprietary micropayment e-commerce technology, content delivery mechanisms, and compelling and feature-rich content to high traffic web destinations, enabling people to access and experience rich media on the Internet in a way that was previously unavailable. For more information, please visit www.playmachine.net and www.qgpi.com.
Speakeasy Network, headquartered in Seattle's Belltown district, is a leading national provider of broadband services and associated applications for small business and residential customers. Speakeasy Network is partnered with InterNAP Network Services, PhoneFree.com, Covad Communications and GameSpy Industries to offer the best broadband service for voice-over-IP communication, online gaming, and video and audio streaming. For more information on Speakeasy, check out www.speakeasy.net.
SOURCE Speakeasy Network
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CONTACT: Pete Diemert, Pres. & CEO, peted@qgpi.com, or Katherine Kitzmiller, VP of Sales & Marketing, katherinek@qgpi.com, both of Quiet Giant Productions, Inc., 206-624-4009; or Edward Bender, Chief Content Officer of Speakeasy Network, Inc., 206-728-9770, or Edward@speakeasy.net; or Jeanne Muir, of Muir Public Relations, 206-547-1008, or 206-819-5413, or jeanne@speakeasy.net, for Speakeasy Network, Inc.