GameCoins.com Launches, Sometrics Celebrates by Filling the Virtual Piggy Banks of E3 2010 Attendees
Published by Wonacott Communications on June 14, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 comments
LOS ANGELES – June 14, 2010 – GameCoins.com, a virtual marketplace and community where online gamers can earn and spend virtual currency, is now fully functional and ready for players everywhere. From Sometrics, a leading interactive entertainment monetization company, GameCoins.com provides gamers with increased interaction in their favorite games and allows each player to communicate and share with like-minded players while earning free currency for use on hundreds of games. Players are awarded for discovering new games and participating in community building, ultimately allowing them to earn and spend currency on prizes and exclusive items for the best free-to-play games online.
“The official launch of GameCoins.com is a huge step for Sometrics, and an entrée into building a direct relationship with gamers,” said Ian Swanson, Sometrics co-founder and CEO. “GameCoins.com simplifies the virtual marketplace crediting process and improves the gaming experience for players through product integration. On the same token, our efforts help generate higher conversion rates and create a very unique and valuable offering to publishers.”
Game Coins is a virtual goods marketplace and destination site featuring top free-to-play online games and other leading virtual worlds and social games. Designed to create excitement and promote the sharing of real game experiences through exclusive raffles, missions and more, members earn and spend Game Coins on the games they already love, as well as newly discovered favorites. In an effort to streamline the way virtual currency is credited while fostering a community of highly targeted gamers, Game Coins offers its partners influential reach into the online gaming space and provides their users with a one of a kind immersive game discovery experience. Launch partners include GamersFirst (K2 Networks), ijji.com (NHN USA), Atlus Online, IMVU, Ndoors, GameDuell, and Small Worlds, among others.
“Game Coins allows our members to enhance their virtual experience and fully express their creativity by earning and spending the currency on the items that matter the most to them,” said David Fleck, vice president of marketing, IMVU. “Not only does IMVU gain broad exposure through Game Coins’ connections to more than 175 million gamers, but we also get to provide a great payment alternative that we know our users really appreciate.”
Representatives from Sometrics will be available for meetings at E3 in booth number 2803, South Hall, which will be shared with respected partner GamersFirst, a global leader in free-to-play online games. To encourage participation in partner games, thousands of free Game Coins cards will be given away during the event. After the show, Sometrics is co-sponsoring The Beach Head event beginning at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, at The Colony with Nexon America, a pioneer in interactive entertainment and valued partner of Sometrics.
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