- Play classic games while watching your favorite
shows
- Simultaneously play versions of your favorite games while
watching TV
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SLING TV, the
streaming TV provider who puts customers in control of their
entertainment, today announced the launch of its first-ever and
completely free games experience, Arcade. Arcade is a brand new
gaming platform that takes interactive entertainment to the next
level. Subscribers and users can now launch and play games in
Arcade while simultaneously enjoying their favorite sports, news
and entertainment TV. Arcade is available for SLING TV and Sling
Freestream customers.
"SLING continues to put its subscribers and users first. We want
people to not only love the flexibility and control but we want the
entire experience to be fun and engaging," said Gary Schanman,
group president, DISH Video Services. "SLING is now more than just
TV. We want people to enjoy their entertainment just as much as we
do. The new Arcade offering combines some great classic games with
our great TV programming. No other streaming platform gives you
access to more entertainment options for free."
In addition to offering full screen games, Arcade is the only
service to enable customers to play games and watch TV, both live
and recorded programming, at the same time. There's something that
suits every taste, with a diverse library of classic games brought
to SLING by our partners, Play.Works. With new titles added
regularly, there's always something fresh and exciting to
explore.
"Play.Works continues to innovate on TV and Arcade is another
example of this," said ceo Jonathan
Boltax of Play.Works. "Play.Works catalog of games built
from the ground-up for TV drives retention and usage."
Ten games are currently available to subscribers and users on
Fire and Android TV. Those gaming titles include, Tetris®, Wheel of
Fortune, Sweet Sugar, Solitaire Clash, Poker Online, Neon Rider,
Pixel Dash, Centipede, Doodle Jump, Coin Town. Arcade will continue
to roll out to additional devices over the next few
months.
"SLING is the most versatile, straightforward streaming service
where subscribers and users can tailor everything to match their
personal interests," added Schanman. "Arcade will allow our users
to experience the thrill of an immersive arcade gaming experience
like never before with our innovative technology."
Arcade is currently available for users on Fire and Android TV
all other platforms are arriving shortly. Find more information
about Arcade, please visit www.sling.com/arcade.
About SLING TV
SLING TV is an Emmy® Award-winning live streaming TV service
that provides more than 700 channels from today's most popular
networks across its general market, Latino and international
services. It is available on all major streaming devices, smart
televisions, tablets, game consoles, computers and smartphones.
SLING TV offers two general market streaming services, SLING Orange
and SLING Blue, that collectively feature content from Disney/ESPN,
Fox, NBC, AMC, A&E, AXS, Discovery, Scripps, Turner, Viacom,
NBA TV, NFL Network, NHL Network, Pac-12 Networks, GSN, Hallmark,
SHOWTIME, STARZ and EPIX. SLING TV offers customers access to free
content via Sling Freestream, à la carte channels and services,
plus Pay-Per-View events and movies on-demand. SLING TV provides a
suite of stand-alone and add-on Spanish-language services and
packages tailored to English-dominant, bilingual and
Spanish-dominant U.S. households. SLING TV is the leading U.S.
provider of foreign-language programming, with more than 400
channels in 27 languages. Visit sling.com for more information.
SLING TV L.L.C. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of EchoStar
Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS).
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