October 24th, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in New Releases | No Comments »
Hands-On and World Poker Tour Enterprises announced the release of the second World Poker Tour Texas Hold’em mobile game with a host of new and improved features.
The biggest improvement is on the connectivity side of the mobile game. Now, players from the mobile game can challenge web players all over the world and create both private and public rooms. The new Texas Hold’em 2 will be available on regular handsets as well as Windows Mobile and RIM devices.
“We are thrilled to continue leveraging the strength of the World Poker Tour brand and our mobile expertise to create market-leading products,” says Michael Temkin, chief technology officer and EVP operations at Hands-On. “Together, we bring cutting-edge, connected games to consumers throughout the world. With integrated mobile and online gameplay, poker fans have the ability to play WPT Texas Hold ‘Em 2 against anyone, anywhere.”
“We’re thrilled to be working with Hands-On Mobile to make the World Poker Tour franchise the #1 poker brand across multiple platforms, including television, mobile and online. With the amazing connectivity of this game, we expect to dramatically grow the size of the mobile and online freeplay poker playing audience,” says Steve Lipscomb, founder, president and chief executive officer, WPT Enterprises, Inc. “With exciting new products like WPT Texas Hold ‘Em 2, we continue to work together to bring authentic, WPT-caliber poker to fans and players all over the world, anytime, anyplace, anywhere.”
