News From Pogo

Post by **Tami** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:43 pm

Pogo.com Rolls Out 200 Billion Token Stimulus Package

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.- Just in time for tax day, Electronic Arts Inc. casual game site Pogo.com™ has promised to grant each man, woman and teen on the site* 12,600 tokens to give players a little something extra during this challenging economic time. Players will be able to take the gifted tokens and go shopping in the Pogo™ Mini Mall for new clothes, goodies or background to deck out their personalized online avatars.

“We’ve received hundreds of stories from players that tell us Pogo.com has been a cost effective way for them to escape from their day, have fun and connect with friends and family”, said Pogo Community Manager Tahd Frentzel. “From a mom cutting down on long distance calls by chatting and playing with her military daughter stationed in Germany to couples having “date night” online while one is traveling on business, we are so proud to provide a fun and familiar place for people to stay close to those they love.”

“In these tough economic times, we want to give players a place to escape and relax at home without breaking their budget,” said Michael Marchetti, Pogo.com General Manager. “Pogo.com provides a great value by providing players a vehicle to play countless hours on games they love while connecting with friends and family -- for free.”

Pogo introduced Pogo Minis to the Club Pogo™ audience in 2005, and has since extended the online avatars to its free Pogo.com site to allow even more people to express themselves while playing casual games.

* Free registration on Pogo.com required. One redemption per account. Offer ends April 30, 2009.

Free Pogo.com Audience Gets ‘Fun-Sized’ with Introduction of Pogo Minis

Access to Select Club Pogo Exclusive Games Now Available to Free Players

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.- Electronic Arts Inc. free online games site Pogo.com announced today that its players’ worlds just got “fun-sized” with the introduction of Pogo Minis. The customizable avatars are now available to the free games Pogo.com community; along with access to popular Club Pogo games and features such as Pogo Gems™ - items once reserved exclusively for the Club Pogo audience.

Pogo Minis are online avatars that players can customize with hundreds of virtual backgrounds, outfits and goodies. These items can be acquired with tokens which are earned by playing games. Players can also deck out their Minis with animated backgrounds and virtual items (goodies) for an additional fee. These animated premium offerings can be attained with Pogo Gems, a convenient way to get premium content on the site. Since the launch of Pogo Gems in 2006, members have customized their Pogo Minis with more than 30 million items to stylize their avatars in dynamic ways.

Access to select Club Pogo games can be acquired through “Club Pogo Premium Game Tickets” which are acquired with Pogo Gems. These “Game Tickets” give players access to a specific game in one, three or seven day increments. During that time, they will have access to the game, ad-free and will be able to unlock special items for their Pogo Mini. The first five games available for “Club Pogo Premium Game Tickets” are Canasta, Everyone Wins Bingo, Mahjong Garden, Pogo Addiction Solitaire and Tri-Peaks Solitaire.

“We wanted to extend the ability for all players to showcase their personality while giving them access to an even larger offering of games and features,” said Pogo.com General Manager Michael Marchetti. “We’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our Club Pogo players about how much they love creating their online persona with Pogo Minis. It’s become a favorite way for players to express themselves and connect with other players in our passionate and tight knit community.”

The Pogo Minis and Club Pogo Premium Game Tickets also have launched on Pogo European sites in the UK (Pogo.co.uk), France (Pogo.fr) and Germany (Pogo.de). All content is localized and will have content customized for each site’s community.

Club Pogo members will continue to enjoy exclusive privileges including 24/7 access to all 40+ Club Pogo exclusive games, unlimited ad-free gameplay, access to exclusive content including Pogo Mini Pets and hundreds of badges, which are game rewards for completing online challenges. Players can join Club Pogo for a monthly fee of $5.99 or access for a year for $39.99.