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December 12, 2008 - Santa Clara, Ca – What's at the top of teens' holiday wish lists? Gift cards, of course, which allow the fickle recipient to choose that perfect stocking stuffer themselves. PlaySpan, Inc. has made it even easier to please the hard to please this holiday season with Ultimate Game Card, which combines the top two most popular holiday wish list items.
PlaySpan announced today that its popular pre-paid Ultimate Game Card is now available for sale online, as well as at 21,000 stores in the United States and Canada. It can be redeemed for 300-plus online games and virtual worlds.
"The cards have become a very popular gift with siblings, parents and grandparents," said Karl Mehta, CEO of PlaySpan. "Many teens and tweens don't have credit cards, so receiving an Ultimate Game Card as a stocking stuffer is the only way they have access to many of the most popular online games and virtual worlds such as Knight Online, Silkroad or EVE Online."
Last-minute holiday shoppers can now purchase Ultimate Game Card online or just dash over to the convenience, drug or big box store to buy the popular card, said Mehta.
According to the annual Retail Federation of America survey released last month, gift cards remain the No. 1 most requested holiday gift (54.9%), up slightly from last year's (53.8%). Books, CDs, DVDs and video games came in a close second (50%).
"Ultimate Game Card combines the two most popular holiday gifts for teenagers in one," said Mehta. "Since it can be redeemed for so many games, it eliminates the guess work for parents and relatives. There's no need to worry about which game will be most popular at holiday time. Ultimate Game Card will be a big hit with the gamers on your list."
Visit www.ultimategamecard.com to purchase or redeem Ultimate Game Card.
About PlaySpan Inc.
PlaySpan™ is the game industry's first publisher-sanctioned in-game commerce network. PlaySpan's patent-pending in-game search, commerce and micropayment technologies enable game publishers and developers to generate new revenues, acquire new users and extend the loyalty of existing users. Leading game providers and virtual world publishers, including, Gamers First, Joymax, NHN and Ntreev, have selected PlaySpan as their official marketplace for virtual goods.
PlaySpan also offers payment solutions through its subsidiary PayByCash® which has served the games industry for 10 years, supporting over 70 payment methods in 200 countries. PayByCash's widely distributed ULTIMATE GAME CARD® is the leading pre-paid card supported by over 300 online games and available in more than 21,000 retail locations across North America and soon worldwide. PlaySpan is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Charlottesville, Va, Cincinnati, Ohio and Mumbai. Investors include Easton Capital, Menlo Ventures, STIC and Novel TMT Ventures
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