Chasma is all in and ready to deal out Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament to wireless platform

Mobile Internet, The, Oct, 2004

Chasma Inc, a publisher in wireless entertainment, is set to launch the Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament (PSIT) exclusively to the wireless gaming community. Under the agreement, Chasma will deliver a Mobile Internet Game version of PSIT for the BREW(TM) and J2ME(TM) platforms.

Whereas other tournaments have a mix of amateurs with professionals, the PSIT tournament features all professionals who battle one another in Texas Hold 'Em, and boasts the talent of eight of the world's best poker players: Doyle Brunson, TJ Cloutier, Chip Reese, Johnny Chan, Barry Greenstein, Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, and Howard Lederer. The PSIT mobile game will offer player tutorials throughout the game from the top-notch players, a takeoff of the PSIT "Poker Minutes" where the pros discuss tournament action and provide tips designed to help viewers improve the quality of their game. Additionally, the PSIT game will take advantage of Chasma's robust mobile game community server technology that incorporates features such as address book import, intelligent player matching, buddy lists, and single-user sign-on, creating a dynamic community of players.

"We truly believe the new community aspect of Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament will add an exciting new dimension to playing games on your cell phone," said Tom Dusenberry, CEO of Chasma. "A key game differentiator is the PSIT Mobile Gaming community can also learn how to improve there play of Texas Hold 'Em through tutorials and get actual betting and game play advise from the 8 Superstar's of Poker." "We are thrilled to partner with Chasma to bring Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament to the wireless space," said Henry Orenstein, Producer of the Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament.

Chasma has also signed game developer Super Happy Fun Fun to produce new Slingo (R) games. Slingo(R) games are known by over 50 million people around the world for their simple yet irresistible game-play. Nielsen/ Net Ratings named slingo.com as the #1 stickiest online game Web site on the Internet--rating higher than all other sites including EA Online, MSN Games, and AOL Games. Now, for the first time, mobile Slingo(R) game players will be able to compete with opponents on their phones!

The first two Mobile Internet Slingo(R) games available in January 2005 are:

--Slingo(R) Millennium, the original Slingo game

--5 Card Slingo(R), a variant in which players form poker hands

These games will be immediately familiar to existing Slingo(R) players and easy for new players to learn. Chasma's Mobile Slingo(R) games will feature live, real-time game-play and chat with players on Slingo.com. Additionally, all tokens accumulated playing Mobile Slingo(R) become part of a player's account on slingo.com and vice-versa.

To find out more, go to www.chasma.com