Big Brother fans able to influence show via gaming portal
Key to the Ogames.com offering is multiplatform interaction, giving users the opportunity to play games with links to the DStv channel offering. Ogames.com's new Big Brother games - developed for the current season of M-Net's Big Brother Amplified - allow users to play for points which translate into rewards for the housemates on the live TV show.
By playing Big Brother Bubble Popper, Big Brother Wordsearch or taking the Big Brother Quiz, Ogames.com users have the chance to influence aspects of the television show, using the points they score by playing to supply the housemates with extra snacks, drinks and surprise gifts and goodies at their Saturday night parties.
Influencing TV content
Brendan McNulty, GM: games, says that this level of gaming / television interactivity is a first for the continent: "Viewers and gamers in Africa have never had the chance to influence the content of a television broadcast on this level before - outside of voting for contestants. The Big Brother games allow users to compete and show off their skills - and have the result broadcast across the continent for all to see on Africa's biggest reality show," he says.
Darkness Falls - The Jozi Outbreak is another new addition to the Ogames.com stable. The MXit-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMO) sees users entering a shadowy world to participate in a battle that has been raging for generations in Johannesburg. Thousands of players have chosen their side, created their own character and are honing their skills as they battle through the dark underworld of Darkness Falls.
"MMO's like Darkness Falls are generating huge traffic volumes as thousands of players log in to challenge each other. This kind of game has changed the way users engage with multiplayer offerings and Ogames.com is excited to be leading the charge," he says.
Ogames.com plans to launch Kenyan and Nigerian sites in July.
