(15 December 2007 3:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Australian pay TV service provider Foxtel has relaunched its Gamesworld service, with a new look and three new content genres. Gamesworld is one of Foxtel’s interactive features and will deliver subscribers access to an entertainment experience at home using their Foxtel remote.

Gamesworld offers subscribers interactive games for the family across three genres - Kids Family, Brainteaser Trivia and Casino Sport. Kids Family will keep the household amused with games with television brands like The Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 and Boomerang’s Scooby Doo.

Brainteaser Trivia lets subscribers take a break and challenge themselves with a selection of mind-bending games, from daily trivia to challenging number and word games. Casino Sport features a range of play for fun games, where subscribers can test their skills at games including football, bowling, golf, cards and poker. To celebrate the relaunch of Foxtel’s interactive Gamesworld service, Foxtel is giving subscribers the opportunity to feel playful with a 'Free Games Weekend' promotion.

From 15 December onwards, subscribers will have access to all games in the three genres - Kids Family, Brainteaser Trivia and Casino Sport for free, by pressing the red button on their Foxtel remote.

Foxtel executive director content, product development and delivery Patrick Delany says, “Part of the Foxtel offering is providing services above and beyond core television programmes. Our interactive services, such as games, complement our TV offerings and have enjoyed strong support in the past.

“We launch our new updated Gamesworld service, which provides subscribers with an engaging, trusted and safe way to get even more enjoyment from their Foxtel subscription.”

Foxtel partnered with Australian companies Turner International and NDS to produce its Kids Family games, the Australian organisation TwoWayTV for its Brainteaser Trivia games and French company Visiware for Casino Sport games.