Your teen will now have one more reason for to spend more hours glued to the television set playing video games. Thanks to Speakeasy's Gamecloud, the online gaming division of the independent broadband services company, the online roleplaying game, Guild Wars, will allow players to speak to each other.
Gamecloud’s Teamspeak voice communication software will be bundled with the Guild Wars new Collector's Edition, which will be available in North America and Europe this week at an estimated retail price of US$49.99. Guild Wars was developed by ArenaNet, a wholly owned subsidiary of NCsoft.
Speakeasy's Gamecloud services will allow players worldwide to simultaneously communicate using Teamspeak. With in-game chat, players can strategize in real time, call targets, focus fire and move the team as a unit. Speakeasy's enterprise gaming services group has been working with Teamspeak to create a customized solution for Guild Wars that allows users to speak to other players using software that runs on the players' personal computers.
Guild Wars lets users play with anyone, anywhere, at any time and there's no subscription fee required. Players are immersed in a colorful, robust and detailed online world where they can choose to play for minutes or hours. Success is determined by player skill, not by the time spent playing.
Speakeasy’s offering features OneLink dedicated DSL, VoIP, online gaming services, and multiple business- grade connectivity options. Speakeasy's Gamecloud provides fast network and managed hosting services and is comprised of an infrastructure of servers, content repositories, online services, editorial properties and partners that operate on multiple internet backbones and peering connections in order to deliver the best online gaming experience for broadband enabled customers.
"Speakeasy understands the complex demands of online gamers as they've been a core focus of our broadband business for many years. Speakeasy's Teamspeak and low-latency, international network will allow for optimal communication for Guild Wars players," said Speakeasy Chairman and Founder Mike Apgar.
"Guild Wars is a global game and Speakeasy's Teamspeak component adds another dimension to seamless interaction among players around the world," Jeff Strain, Bellevue, Washington-based ArenaNet cofounder said. "Speakeasy's technology and high-powered network offers us the best voice solution to reach game players."
Speakeasy
www.speakeasy.net
ArenaNet
www.arena.net
NCsoft North America
www.plaync.com
Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet.com and Internet Telephony magazine. Previously, she was
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