Melbourne - Today, interactive handheld products company Wontom Pty Ltd announced the upcoming release of it?s handheld interactive gaming product for Smartphones and Windows CE PDA devices based around the highly popular ?Texas Hold?em Poker? game. The game, Wontom Multiplayer Poker which is in the final stages of development, will be released just prior to E3 next month, the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles California. ?We are extremely happy to have the support of the Victorian government and the Game Developers? Association of Australia in this launch at E3? said Andrew Heath, Director of Business Development. ?The Technology behind this title has been well developed and it is great to see the fruits of our labours in a commercial product? Heath said.
One of the most exciting features of the product is its use of Bluetooth? technology to create a multiplayer piconet, enabling players with Windows Mobile/Windows CE smart phones, or PocketPC PDAs, to link up and play together in a social game of poker. ?Enabling multiplayer games is a new area for Bluetooth? ? we believe that our product will be the first in the world to use Bluetooth? for multiplayer gaming. We have companion products in development, and are very excited by the potential we see in the market,? Heath said. ?We are planning further product releases by July, and our Poker title is being adapted for other Bluetooth? compatible devices such as PalmOS PDAs and phones.? Heath, who was one of the founders of Blue Tongue Entertainment, recently joined the Wontom team to assist in product commercialisation and oversee company growth.
About Wontom
Wontom is a Victorian game and interactive technology developer that specialises in product development for handheld devices. Wontom Bluetooth technology enables secure content and data sharing between devices in a user-friendly manner. Wontom is showcasing its latest release product at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles between May 10 and May 12 as part of the Games Australia group.
Don't try this software it is complete shit. I have tried it and my device locks up all the time. The interface and game play sucks.
I fully agree with Experienced Poker Player. Don't waste time on this software! Just another wannabe. And check out this self-written review! Submitted by Howard (the MD of the company), and then calling himself his friend.
His article can be found on Handango, Inc. website.
- google, howard siow friend and get the link to this article, I somehow cannot paste the actual link here.
or, I have pasted the article here for your convenience.
Submitted by:
Howard Siow
+61418340821
Date: 08/25/06
Playing multiplayer games with your mobile is set to be the next big thing. Making calls, downloading ringtones and taking pictures was nice. But with highspeed local bluetooth networks between phones, why not play some high speed multiplayer games too?
COMBINING ONLINE POKER SPEED WITH SOCIAL HOME GAMES
"We made this game for ourselves," says Wesley, one of the game designers. "We got bored with how slow home games were. Shuffling, dealing, splitting chips and pots. We wanted the speed of online poker games, but the social interaction and people reading of home games."
A HIT AT AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES
Wontom's Multiplayer poker has been a hit in universities around Australia. In August 2006, Wontom decided to release their software online. "Everyone I know with a Windows mobile plays at least 50 hands of poker a day now.My friend Howard Siow recently won the largest casino poker tournament ever held in Australia. It was his first tournament he's ever played besides Wontom multiplayer poker."