David McNamee
02-24-2004, 04:14 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.jivegames.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.jivegames.com/</a><br /><br /></div>I seem to recall complaining yesterday that I couldn't name one network-based multiplayer game for Smartphone. Now I can. Pixel Technologies is adding Windows Mobile support to its line of multiplayer games.<br /><br />"Users can now play on-line connected games and use game-services such as tournaments, ladders, statistics, invitations, match-up, chat and saved games on Windows Mobile enabled handsets. Pixel has integrated special AI engines into JIVE™, enabling users to choose playing against human opponents or against AI’s such as the famous Deep Junior™ Chess AI, which has challenged Gary Kasparov. JIVE™ based game services are deployed commercially at over 13 operators worldwide. "<br /><br />Their games lineup includes: chess, checker, darts, poker, Battleship, and backgammon.<br /><br />The press release is available <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/3gsm/partner.asp">here</a>.