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View Full Version : Infinite Ventures Deals Out Two New Microsoft Smartphone Games: Drive-Thru Poker and Ba-Boom


Jason Dunn
12-17-2003, 02:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.portable-games.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.portable-games.com/</a><br /><br /></div>"Infinite Ventures, Inc. announced the release today of Drive-Thru Poker™ and Ba-Boom!™ for Microsoft Smartphones including Orange SPV available in Europe, and Motorola MPx200 and Samsung i600 available in the U.S. from AT&amp;T Wireless and Verizon Wireless respectively. Drive-Thru Poker, a fast and addicting twist on the well known video poker game and Ba-Boom!, a fast-paced puzzle game are the first of many new Smartphone games coming from Infinite Ventures.<!><br /><br />“Having recently acquired a new Microsoft Smartphone, owners around the world are thrilled to discover what a powerful gaming phone they’ve just bought,” remarked Eugene Evans, president of Infinite Ventures, Inc. “Drive-Thru Poker joins Ba-Boom! in our growing line of action, casino, puzzle, strategy and award-winning adventure games on Pocket PC, Palm and now Microsoft Smartphone. These are the first of many of our games that will be coming to the Smartphone soon.”<br /><br /><img src="http://www.portable-games.com/images/handango/dtpspanim.gif" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br /><b>About Drive-Thru Poker</b><br />Take on the house in a number of fast and furious rounds of video poker. Drive-Thru Poker features multiple difficulty levels with varying number of wildcards, different betting options, and bonus hands. How much cash can you pile up in twenty hands? Will you rack up a new high score or bet it all and go belly up?<br /><br /><img src="http://www.portable-games.com/images/handango/bbspanim.gif" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br /><b>About Ba-Boom!</b><br />Ba-Boom! is fast-paced puzzle fun for the Pocket PC and now for the Microsoft Smartphone. You’re besieged by column after column of falling marbles. Match four or more marbles to make the column explode and rack-up points. Your anxiety-ridden sidekick Fuse will let you know how you are doing in each of the three game types. You’d better think fast or else Fuse is going to lose it BIG time! This is no time for an itchy trigger-finger!<br /><br />The Smartphone version of Drive-Thru Poker for unlocked phones is $4.99 USD and the Pocket PC version is available for free. The Smartphone for unlocked phones and Pocket PC versions of Ba-Boom! is $9.99 USD. Both are now available at www.portable-games.com."

Robert Levy
12-17-2003, 10:32 PM
That's odd... I wonder why the Pocket PC version is free while they are charging for the Smartphone version