Hands-On Mobile, which develops connected games and applications, has announced the launch of multiplayer World Poker Tour (WPT) Texas Hold Em 2 with T-Mobile in Austria. The launch enables T-Mobiles Austrian customers to play the popular multiplayer poker game in real time against up to five other people anywhere in the world on their mobile phones.
WPT Texas Hold Em 2s feature list allows players to play on their own, against other players, or against their friends and family in private games all of which are play for fun games where no real money is at stake. The game also offers web-to-mobile gameplay, enabling mobile users to compete against other people playing both on their phones and on their PCs through the website www.WPTMobile.net. Both the mobile and web versions of the game also feature many community elements, including instant messaging options and the option to play as one of a wide selection of different characters.
We are excited with this latest launch of WPT Texas Hold Em 2 as it shows the growth in demand for online multiplayer mobile across the world, says Greg Robinson, General Manager, EMEA for Hands-On Mobile. With this launch, Hands-On Mobile is able to put WPT Texas Hold Em 2 into the hands of more mobile gamers from yet another territory. This allows the network and diversity of players to grow significantly, which adds to the overall enjoyment for everyone around the world who is playing this innovative game.
More than 19 million hands have been played worldwide since the launch of WPT Texas Hold Em 2 in the US in July 2007. The game launched on T-Mobile in the UK in January 2008.