May 31, 2006
STACKED™ With Daniel Negreanu Deals to Retail
The Next Generation of Poker Has Arrived with
Learning AI, Sanctioned Online Tournaments
Myelin Media, LLC, a publisher of interactive
entertainment software, today announced that their Texas Hold ‘Em game, STACKED™
with Daniel Negreanu, has shipped to retail outlets throughout North America. A
breakthrough Texas Hold ‘Em video game, STACKED steps to the table with a
powerful hand of groundbreaking artificial intelligence, massive online
multi-table tournaments and involvement from seven of the most celebrated
professional poker players in the modern history of the game. Rated T for Teen
by the ESRB, STACKED is available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment
system, Xbox® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the PC,
and carries a suggested retail price of $29.99. In addition, MTV will be airing
a half-hour special premiering on Friday, June 2nd at 9 PM on MTV2 and Saturday,
June 3rd at 9 PM on MTV entitled, MTV Presents: STACKED Poker, to support the
release of the highly anticipated title.
“STACKED is the perfect way for a beginner to
learn poker,” said Negreanu. “It won’t disappoint the advanced players either,
especially when they have to face off against me!”
Click here to download
new STACKED trailers.
“STACKED brings the excitement and strategy of
professional poker into your home,” said Ken Woo, producer at Myelin Media.
“Whether playing alone against the game’s realistic learning AI or online
against real world opponents, you will feel the same exhilaration with every big
bet, bluff and victory as if you were at the final table of a high stakes
tournament.”
“MTV Games was formed with the vision of creating
and promoting original video game IP and unique gaming experiences that
encapsulate the passions and interests of the MTV audience,” said Jeff Yapp, EVP,
Program Enterprises. “STACKED represents the first true MTV Games 360
initiative by delivering a video game experience, television special and an
online component with the Stacked Masters multi-table tournaments."
About MTV Presents: STACKED Poker
MTV Presents: STACKED Poker is a half hour
special premiering on Friday, June 2nd at 9 PM on MTV2 and Saturday, June 3rd at
9 PM on MTV. The program gets inside the breakout phenomenon of professional
poker and highlights the launch of STACKED™ with Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu stars
in this half-hour special with his unique brand of strategy, intuition and
charisma. Shot on location at The Aladdin Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, MTV
Presents: STACKED Poker takes viewers through an explanation of the video game,
STACKED, an introductory game of poker with Negreanu, then he faces a group of
college age competition, competes against some of the world’s top ranked poker
players and ends the show by sitting down at a table with special celebrity
guests, Ryan Cabrera and Benji from Good Charlotte, to pass on some of his poker
expertise. Throughout, Daniel will occasionally “freeze frame” and address the
audience with his unparalleled insights into poker strategy, player tells and
insider tips.
The special also kicks off a once in a lifetime
opportunity for MTV viewers. The STACKED Masters Tournament is a series of
STACKED Multi-Table Tournaments, to be played live online. Four players who meet
certain eligibility criteria may be cast to participate in the MTV STACKED
Masters Showdown Special. Participants in the special will be flown to Las
Vegas, where they will face off against Daniel Negreanu at the final table, for
a chance to prove their poker prowess against the best in the business.
About STACKED
The premiere Texas Hold ‘Em video game, STACKED
utilizes an advanced learning artificial intelligence system that devises new
strategies for victory as it learns more about each player’s individual style of
play. As the player progresses through the game, the AI will become more
sophisticated, as it builds a profile of weaknesses and attempts to exploit
them, helping the player to learn and become a better overall player. As they
progress through the game’s career mode, players will encounter seven of poker’s
most decorated pro players: Josh Arieh, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Juan
Carlos Mortensen, Evelyn Ng, David Williams and Daniel Negreanu himself, each
with a custom AI bot that matches their real-world play style. Players can
access the game’s Poker School mode at any time to learn from nearly an hour of
video tips and strategies from Daniel Negreanu, covering all aspects of the game
from basic rules to advanced guidance for tournament victory.
STACKED lets players compete online against the
best players in the world in a unique multi-table tournament system known as
STACKED Masters. Sanctioned tournaments will be regularly announced through the
game’s official web site, and players with the necessary online ranking can
participate to go head-to-head against hundreds of the game’s best players in a
ladder based tournament system and seize their place in the STACKED Hall of
Fame. Players can also choose to create their own custom online tournaments as
well as smaller individual games with friends.
For more information about STACKED with Daniel
Negreanu, please visit
stacked.mtv.com.
