GamArena signs agreement with World Champion Jan-Ove Waldner
2006-01-24
For immediate release
Stockholm, Sweden - European online skill games network GamArena has signed a license agreement with multiple Table Tennis World and Olympic Champion Jan-Ove Waldner.
Many times World, European and Olympic Champion Jan-Ove Waldner is to go digital. Soon-to-launch skill games network GamArena has teamed up with the famous Swedish sports star to offer its users a truly innovative online Table Tennis game. The branded skill game will be a cornerstone of the GamArena network from launch in Q1 2006.
"Table Tennis is a huge international sport and Jan-Ove Waldner a living legend. He is one of the biggest sports stars to ever come out of Sweden and his achievements in his sport include a host of world firsts. We are proud and excited about our planned co-operation with Jan-Ove through which he will share his extensive experience and knowledge of Table Tennis with us," said Andrew Pegler, Managing Director of GamArena AB. "This agreement underlines our next generation approach to online skill games and our strong commitment to create high quality online entertainment. There is an increasingly strong demand for skill games on the Internet and the sports genre is a driving force. We are determined to take a lead in sports skill games and in Table Tennis we are complementing our next generation look and feel with world champion branding."
Jan-Ove Waldner's career comprises, amongst other achievements, of 6 World Champion titles, 1 Olympic Champion's gold medal and 10 European Champion medals.
"I was really impressed with the energy and ambition of the GamArena team and the Table Tennis game both plays and looks great," said Jan-Ove Waldner. "I am looking forward to getting deeper involved with GamArena and to see the reaction of fans when the game goes live in early 2006."
About GamArena:
GamArena is an international online skill games network due to launch in Q1 2006. It is owned and operated by GamArena Ab, a joint venture company registered on the Åland islands with Jadestone (www.jadestone.se) and PAF (www.paf.fi) as its shareholders. GamArena will include a wide range of sports, arcade and card games. It will pool, direct and enthuse online players from a variety of origins on one skill gaming platform. These players will meet and compete within the Next Generation of online skill games in play-for-fun and play-for-cash tournaments.
For more information about GamArena, please go to www.gamarena.com
Alternatively, please contact:
Andrew Pegler, Managing Director of GamArena Ab
ap@gamarena.com
Tel: +44 (0)779 3005864
Marcus Legler, PR
press@gamarena.com
Tel: +46 (0)708 257876