Play140 today announced the beta launch of their web site and their first games, which are played via Twitter and SMS. The initial three games are T.A.G. (The Acronym Game), Be Greedy, and Robot SMASH Battle. By using Twitter as its intitial platform, players can jump into games with or against their friends whether they are using a PC, Mac, web, smart-phone, or feature phone (via SMS).
play140 is committed to developing games for a wide variety of players. Robot SMASH Battle pits two players in a head-to-head battle of robot destruction. Be Greed
y is a game of strategy and greed where players race to collect the most gold before the end of the game. T.A.G. (The Acronym Game) is the spiritual successor to the massively successful Acrophobia, originally designed by Andrea Shubert, Chief Creative Officer of play140, in 1995. T.A.G. tweets an acronym and a category, and players create a response that matches the letters and fits the category. The players then vote for their favorite answer, with the top answers facing off at the end.
The play140 team will be at the Microsoft New England Research & Development (NERD) center (http://microsoftcambridge.com) for the official play140 launch event during the 2nd Annual Boston MegaTweetup (http://megatweetup2.eventbrite.com/) on Thursday November 16th. The games will be available in public beta as of Noon ET on the 16th. Anyone interested in a quick game can start in seconds by following the Twitter account for the game they wish to play. Links to all of the games can be found at http://www.play140.com/, with new games coming out as often as twice a month.
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