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DirecTV Launches Interactive TV Casual Games Channel

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 14, 2007 - 4:45pm.

El Segundo, Calif. - Satellite TV provider DirecTV on Wednesday announced the launch of Game Lounge, an interactive TV casual games channel.

The company said it partnered with Mattel to develop casual games for children based on its Hot Wheels, Barbie and UNO properties; the channel will also offer casual games based on Nickelodeon, Leap Frog and PBS Kids franchises.

In addition to kids' games, Toronto-based FUN Technologies said that its SkillJam unit will provide skill-based cash and prize tournaments for casual games like Solitaire and Sudoku on Game Lounge.

DirecTV said the channel will be available for $5.95 per month, or $1.95 per day.

 

Related Links:

http://tinyurl.com/3adaem

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=215382

http://www.funtechnologies.com

http://www.gamelounge.com

Published in DMW Daily, February 14, 2006
tags: Games | TV | DirecTV | Nickelodeon | FUN Technologies | Mattel | Interactive TV | Game Lounge |



Comments

How do I activate Gamelounge?

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on June 25, 2007 - 4:16am.
Hello! I have a Direct TV account, and see the Gamelounge on several channels, but the message on said channels is that the service will be available soon on the Direct TV model we have. How long are we to wait? Thank you for any information you might pass along! John

service is not that good

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on August 24, 2007 - 5:53am.
service is not that good

gamelounge

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on October 18, 2007 - 11:36am.
How long before receiving gamelounge. I am a DirectTV Customer and gamelounge channels keep saying service will be available soon. How soon? Thanks for information-Wanda

i want to get game lounge

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on October 31, 2007 - 2:12pm.
i want to get game lounge but don't have a land line phone how can i get this and just add to my account thank you kidrockfan

I would like to sign up for

Submitted by lynda Gamlin (not verified) on December 27, 2007 - 12:11pm.
I would like to sign up for game lounge

Horrible

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on January 15, 2008 - 10:14am.
Thing is just 'loading' forever.....seems rather worthless

I am also getting the same

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on January 24, 2008 - 11:18am.
I am also getting the same messages. First it says the connection has been interupted,check to see if phone lines are free, then try again. then it says my modem is busy,try again in 5 minutes, if it doesn't work contact them at gamelounge@directtv.com which doesn't exist!!

connection

Submitted by Daniel Seagle (not verified) on May 21, 2008 - 2:21am.
i have hd reciver it never will connect unless i hit reset on reciver , whats the problem and also their is no such thing as , gamelounge@directv.com on my computer thanks F.D.Seagle

music

Submitted by music-lover (not verified) on July 25, 2008 - 6:27am.
does any one know where game-lounge gets its music? is it a feed from a certain xm channel or what? i really like the songs on it!

Picking favorite games

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on August 20, 2008 - 6:00pm.
Hi, I currently have gamelounge and really enjoy it. Although it seems like my favorite games are hardly ever available to play. Letterbox I haven't seen for awhile not even once a month. Number Crunch is another one of my favorites. How can we play the games we like the most more?????????????

UNO is one of my favorite

Submitted by Myrna (not verified) on October 19, 2008 - 5:09am.
UNO is one of my favorite games. It hardly is on. I would love to play it more and get very dissappointed that it is not on as much as some other games on all the time. Its just not fair. Poker is on 24 hrs every day, why not dissappoint the poker players and let some of us who dont enjoy poker have some fun too. Signed a loyal game lounge player

I HAVE HAD HD FOR TWO YEARS

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on June 2, 2009 - 8:17am.
I HAVE HAD HD FOR TWO YEARS THEY SUCK ALWAYS SOMETHING. THEY SEEM TO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE BOX OR DISH. I WILL NOT RECOMMAND THIS TO ANY ONE EVER AGAIN.

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