Head to Head Lycos Online Gaming Action; FreeOne-on-One and Multi-Player Game Site Launched
May 12, 1998 12:53 PM
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1998--Lycos Inc. LCOS , "Your Personal Internet Guide," announces "Lycos Games" , a fully interactive online game center. Lycos Games features comprehensive classic card and board games from Checkers and Chess to Hearts and Spades. The technology for Lycos Games is provided by veteran gaming and technology company, go2net, Inc. GNET . The live games available today require no CD ROMs or lengthy downloads, and are free to all users who register at the site.
Lycos Games offers users the unique opportunities to participate in automated tournaments, receive and review detailed player ratings, chat and send instant messages to other users, and enjoy a constantly growing collection of some of the most popular games in the world. Lycos' strategy is for Lycos Games to appeal to all ages. As part of this strategy, Lycos anticipates many additions to the Game Center and will deliver direct and easy access to other award winning titles by leading online game publishers.
Directly from the Lycos Games Web Guide, users enter the Game Center and select the game they wish to play. Users who want to learn the games before trying their hand can observe games in progress. Once a user is ready, he or she can invite another user to play a game simply by clicking on the user's name. In the card games, users can create their own tables, host others at the table, excuse players, and choose one of three table types: public, private, or protected.
"We are providing a great variety of games so that all users will find something they enjoy at Lycos. We have started with games that bring people together for strategy, conversation and thought such as Chess and Backgammon where users connect over the Internet and build player groups around a common passion," said Mark Stoever, Group Product Manager for Communities at Lycos.
Russell C. Horowitz, go2net Chief Executive Officer added, "The technology supporting Lycos Games will allow Lycos to offer its users one of the best games and chat environments on the Web. go2net is pleased to work with Lycos on this offering."
The Game Center's popular games, combined with its chat and messaging offerings, will encourage an extension of Lycos' thriving online community. Lycos Games is written in 100% Java, allowing users to simply log in, download an applet, and start playing. The go2net Java technology will keep Lycos Games available to various platforms, operating systems, and browsers.
About go2net, Inc.
go2net, Inc. GNET offers a network of technology-driven, premier niche Web sites, and develops unique Java technologies. go2net's properties include: MetaCrawler , a search/index guide that combines various existing search/index guides into one service (a "metasearch engine"); PlaySite , a Java-based multiplayer online games network; and StockSite , which offers proprietary articles, portfolio tracking tools, company research and news relating to business and finance. The Company's go2net Labs division develops innovative technologies for use on the go2net sites, and for licensing to other Internet companies.
About Lycos, Inc.
Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. LCOS is a New Generation Online Service that combines all aspects of community, leading Web navigation resources and cutting-edge business and consumer e-commerce solutions. Located at lycos.com, Lycos -- "Your Personal Internet Guide" -- is dedicated to helping each individual user locate, retrieve and manage information tailored to his or her personal interests. Through its acquisition of Tripod, Inc., the leading community site on the Web, located at , Lycos has become the most full-featured community-oriented online service on the Internet. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham, MA, Lycos maintains U.S. offices in New York City, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco. International offices are located in Germany, Italy, France, Japan, the UK, Spain and The Netherlands.
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