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Clonie Gowen Images And A Movie From World Championship Poker 2 Are Available

 

NEWS ALERT: October 11, 2005 --  Screenshots, A Movie and Player Profile Information Available Now for Poker Star, Clonie Gowen, Featured Exclusively in Crave Entertainment's "World Championship Poker 2"

Sequel to Best Selling Console Poker Game in North America Coming this Fall for the PlayStation®2, the PSP™ system and Xbox®

Newport Beach, CA. - October 11, 2005 - Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of console videogames, has released images and a movie of poker pro Clonie Gowen, one of top poker stars that will be featured exclusively in the upcoming release, World Championship Poker 2. World Championship Poker 2, is the follow up to one of the best selling titles for the first half of 2005, is slated to ship this fall for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) system and the Xbox® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

About Clonie Gowen:

Clonie Gowen is considered one of the rising female players. She started playing poker while living in Dallas and driving to Shreveport on weekends and making a few hundred dollars each week. She placed 10th on the World Poker Tour tournament in Costa Rica and then ended up winning the WPT Ladies Night Invitational, beating more experienced players like Annie Duke and Jennifer Harman.

Formerly a travel agent, she now relies solely on her poker income. She takes breaks when she is doing bad and approaches her profession cautiously (her single biggest tournament win is $25,000) - she has made a profit each of the 9 years she has played (her longest losing streak lasted a month). Clonie also has an 11-year old daughter and 2-year old son so she has to work playing poker around her family life.

About World Championship Poker 2:

Developed by Point of View, World Championship Poker 2 features a much more detailed one player game, where you now have to work your way up the ranks, starting in your mom's basement. Once you start winning and accumulating money, you can spend your winnings on increasingly better pads, and furnishings. Hit a losing streak, and you may have to hock your stuff to stay in the game. Other features of WCP2 include:

  • 14 types of poker, including Texas Hold'em, Five Card Draw, Seven Card Stud and Pineapple
  • Different levels of simulation - "Real Deal" for the more experienced card shark and "Power Play" for the casual players
  • Active tell and bluff systems.
  • Third-person "TV" mode (including the popular in-bumper "card cam") or first-person mode to watch human and computer opponents more closely for signs of tells and bluffs
  • RPG-like upgradeable skill system
  • Play with the pros - in game character likenesses, as well as play styles and iconic signature personality traits of some of the world's top poker players including: Howard Ledrerer, Annie Duke, Greg Raymer, Robert Williamson, Matt Savage, Amir Vahedi, Clonie Gowen, and Paul Darden.
  • Detailed character customization feature - really put yourself in the game
  • More attitude - truly colorful color commentary including player controlled taunts, bluffs and tells
  • Poker tutorials, as well as hints and tips on strategy
  • Dynamic one player game - upgrade your pad and host online tournaments. Hock your stuff if you're desperate for funds for the next tournament
  • Compatible for online play with World Championship Poker 2 PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) system users with PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

Exclusive to the PlayStation 2 version of World Championship Poker 2 is support for the EyeToyTM USB Camera (for PlayStation®2), which allows online opponents to see each other as they play, in addition to supporting text chat. The Xbox version of the game supports Xbox Live® online game service including Scoreboards, Voice/Chat and Live Aware.

You can view the movie here: http://downloads.gamezone.com/demos/d13890.htm