Mark van Diggelen’s Casual Games Blog

Game Management Platform Features:

The SkillPod Media proprietary game management platform currently manages the delivery of games and gaming related services to 36 games portals in 11 countries.

Available Modules:

The SkillPod Media Game Management Platform offers the following content modules. The system is highly configurable and each module can be formatted according to your requirements, the details are as follows:

a) Player subscription engine, points based solution for the purchase of games, entry to tournaments, etc.

· Members only games (Premium Games)

· Members only tournaments

b) Download Games

c) Multiplayer Games

d) Points / Loyalty Engine

e) Game syndication – allows users to publish their favorite games on their websites / Blogs

f) My Games, allows users to setup a custom games page

g) Player registration engine and profile management

h) In game chat – stringent bad world filters in 6 languages

i) Featured games and tournaments

j) High score boards:

· Weekly, Monthly, All time & Personal Scores per Game

· Tournament scoreboards

k) Newsletter & FAQ publishing

l) Game search engine

m) How to play guides

n) Refer a friend

o) Player support contact form

p) Game challenges:

· Challenge a friend or SkillPod player:

· Pending, Active, Declined & Completed status

q) Tournaments engine:

· Prize management

· Live tournament leader boards

· Game specific

· Time based

· Points engine (Pods)

· Highest Score Wins or Lucky Draw Format

r) Most popular games listings

s) Customisable games console

t) Ability to include partner tracking scripts i.e Nielsen Net/ratings tags

u) Search engine friendly content structure

v) Highly flexible template driven content management system

w) Backoffice Tools:

· Player and game statistics

· Game management

· Player management

· Tournament management

· Reporting

New Features that will be available in the new version of the games platform – launching on 20 February 2009:

a) Community elements – friends lists, messaging, challenge for Pods, enhanced player profile pages – public and private

b) Multi player games

c) Download versions of the games

d) Flash Lite mobile games – currently 35 available, with 10 new titles added each month

e) Major enhancements to the display and delivery of the content

f) Live Tournament Leaderboards, Player Leaderboards and Top Winners

g) Surveys for advertisers

h) Improvements to the advertisers exposure on the sponsored tournaments

i) Great flexibility when it comes to the template design and integration

j) Game leagues

k) “Virtual” trophies linked to tournaments

l) Player grading

m) Ability to import pictures for the players avatar

n) Mini sweepstakes module

Available Game Genres – the games are categorised according to the following genres:

a) Arcade Games

b) Fun Activities for Kids

c) Puzzle Games

d) Maths Games

e) Pre K Games

f) Kids Games

g) Educational Games

h) Strategy Games

i) Casino Games

j) Shooter Games

k) Sports Games

l) Driving Games

m) Card Games

n) Action Games

o) Golf Games

p) Football Games

q) Mind Games

r) 5 Minute Games

s) Board Games

Platforms:

The SkillPod Media casual gaming solution offers the following platforms:

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