BASEBALL BOSS® HONORS FATHERS & SONS WITH NEW CARD SET FOR ONLINE BASEBALL GAME
June 18, 2009
June 18, 2009 (AUSTIN, TX) – In honor of Father’s Day (June 21), Challenge Online Games® (Challenge Games®) today launches an expansion to its online baseball game. Baseball Boss® Friends and Rivals Series II features some of Major League Baseball’s greatest father/son combos, spotlighted in this new set of collectible cards for its online baseball game.
The Friends and Rivals Series II trading card set is entirely free. Registered Baseball Boss players earn the cards connecting Baseball Boss with their Facebook accounts and promoting the game to their friends. Each card is numbered and features photos of famous father and son combos. . There are 64 cards in this set, and each is not only a limited edition collectible, but can be used in your regular Baseball Boss game play as well.
“From coaching Little Leagues to playing catch in the backyard , fathers and baseball have been a cultural mainstay since baseball became the American national past time in the early-1900s,” says Jeff Petry, Vice President of Sports & Licensed Properties for Challenge Games. “Baseball Boss’ Friends and Rivals Series II trading card set pays tribute to some superstar fathers and sons who played in the big leagues, but is homage to fathers and sons everywhere.”
Baseball Boss® is one of the most innovative games to hit the baseball genre and is an official licensee of MLB.comTM. Players collect and trade virtual Baseball Boss-branded baseball cards of current and historical players. Players use those cards to create a baseball team of their dreams from stars both past and present and challenge other players through a variety of head-to-head game modes. Upon registration players will receive three free collectible card packs.
For more information, please visit www.baseballboss.com.
About Challenge Games, Inc.
Challenge Games® was founded by veteran entrepreneur and gamer Andrew Busey, author of Secrets of the MUD Wizards and creator of one of the first instant messaging applications. Challenge Games currently produces Planetstorm®, Warstorm®, Duels® and Baseball Boss® – multiplayer web-based games that combine the best features of collectible card games (CCGs) and online roleplaying games, with the convenience of the short-form gaming experience. The company also holds a multi-year licensing agreement with MLB Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball. Challenge Games is based in Austin, TX and is privately held with funding from Sequoia Capitol and Globespan Capital Partners. For more information on Challenge Games, visit www.challengegames.com.
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