by Chris Noll on Sep 15, 2009
Westwood,
MA and Santa Clara, CA September
15, 2009 –
Turbine, Inc., the
premier creator and operator
of massive, persistent online worlds,
and
PlaySpan, the leader in monetization solutions for online games,
virtual worlds, and social networks, today announced an agreement to
provide a comprehensive virtual goods marketplace for Dungeons
and Dragons
Online®: Eberron Unlimited™ (DDO Unlimited). DDO
Unlimited
is a
free to play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG)
that delivers heart-pounding game play featuring the
industry’s best
combat system, a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and
gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found
in premium subscription-based
MMOs. PlaySpan’s
microtransaction platform powers the new DDO Store that was recently
introduced into the award-winning game.
“We
are excited and pleased to partner with PlaySpan to deliver the next
evolution in online gaming to our players,” said Jim Crowley,
President
and CEO of Turbine, Inc. “PlaySpan’s in-game
marketplace provides
an easy to use experience that will enable our gamers to choose how
they pay and play DDO Unlimited.”
PlaySpan’s
microtransaction platform enables gamers to stay in the game while
shopping for wearables, weapons, potions, hirelings, and other helpful
items in the integrated marketplace. In addition,
the marketplace will
showcase items based on the character’s level, making
shopping fast and
easy.
“Turbine
is a leader in online interactive entertainment, and we’re
thrilled
they selected PlaySpan as their partner to create new
microtransaction-based business models featuring in-game digital goods
marketplaces,” said Karl Mehta, Founder and CEO of PlaySpan.
“Turbine’s
selection of PlaySpan is a key endorsement of our market leadership and
continued progress in powering virtual world economies for
today’s most
popular online games.”
Fernando
Paiz, Executive Producer for DDO Unlimited, will demo the game and its
new digital goods marketplace powered by PlaySpan at the Monetization
2.0 Forum at GDC Austin today, between 2pm and 7pm. To learn more, or
to register for the event, please visit:
href="http://corp.playspan.com/gdc/" target="_blank">http://corp.playspan.com/gdc/. Demos
will also be available at the PlaySpan booth #801 at GDC Austin.
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About
Turbine
Turbine,
Inc. is the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online
worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities.
Turbine has
grown to become the largest privately-held online gaming studio in
North America. Turbine has created some of the world's most popular and
award-winning online games, including The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM,
Dungeons & Dragons
Online® and Asheron's Call®. For more
information on Turbine, its products and services please visit
href="http://www.turbine.com/" target="_blank">www.turbine.com.
About PlaySpan
Inc.
PlaySpan™
is the leader in monetization solutions for over 1,000 online games,
virtual worlds, and social networks. PlaySpan's patent-pending in-game
virtual goods commerce and micropayment platform enables game
publishers and developers to generate new revenues, acquire new users,
and extend the loyalty of existing users.
PlaySpan also
offers global payment solutions through its subsidiary PayByCash® with
85 payment methods
in 180 countries. The ULTIMATE GAME CARD® is
used by consumers to pay for 300 multiplayer games and around 700 games
on popular social networking sites. It is available in about 45,000
retail locations across North America and growing rapidly
worldwide.
Social network
payment solutions are available through Spare Change©. Acquired
by PlaySpan in April 2009, Spare Change is the first and leading
payments platform designed specifically for social networks. Featured
on over 700 applications, across Facebook, MySpace and Bebo, Spare Change empowers
developers to successfully monetize their applications through micro
payments. The Spare Change platform enables users to make safe,
convenient, and friendly 1-click purchases through a variety of funding
sources.
PlaySpan
is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Charlottesville,
Virginia, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mumbai. Investors include Easton
Capital, Menlo Ventures, STIC and Novel TMT
Ventures. The company has
recently won the 2009 OnHollywood Category Award for Best Gaming
Company.
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For more information about
PlaySpan, visit
target="_blank">http://corp.playspan.com
For more
information about Spare Change, visit:
href="http://www.sparechangepayments.com" target="_blank">www.sparechangepayments.com