Reliance Info offers multiplayer gaming

Reliance Infocomm launched multi-player mobile gaming facility for the first time in the country.

The facility allows multiple Reliance IndiaMobile (RIM) customers to play games with each other anywhere across the country over their mobile phones.

The company has introduce two-player games including Tic Tac Toe, Tac Tix and Dots and will soon launch four-player games such as video poker and Teen Patti. All multiplayer games have a built-in ladder system (high score system).

In a media release, Mahesh Prasad, president, applications solutions group, Reliance Infocomm said, "With over 6 million Java-enabled handset users, we are already have a potential user base for high-end mobile gaming. Our current set of mobile games are already receiving a phenomenal response, with games enjoying millions of downloads in a month. The objective now is to elevate mobile games to the next plateau by engaging multiple users playing a game with each other. We see a huge opportunity in mobile multi-player games that could add a whole new dimension to the wireless entertainment and communication."

The launch of multi-player games was possible under the Dhirubhai Ambani Developers Programme that encourages independent software vendors to develop unique applications.