Fastpoint Games Partners With Major League Soccer To Create Two New Fantasy Games

March 25, 2011 - PRLog -- Fastpoint Games, a leading developer of games for sports and entertainment properties, today announced that it has delivered two games for its latest partner, Major League Soccer. The pair of games, a 2011 Salary Cap Game and a League Manager Game, are key assets in the ever expanding digital strategy for MLS as it looks to grow its footprint and find more ways to engage its fast-evolving global fanbase.  The two games are now available on MLSsoccer.com.

“We are very pleased to be able to deliver these two new games for MLS, one of the hottest properties in the sports landscape,” said Fast Point CEO Kelly Perdew. “As we have seen in other areas of the world, soccer is fast becoming a key player in the fantasy sports space, and launching these two games will give MLS a great opportunity to engage fans in fun and entertaining ways online and give people even more reason to learn and follow their favorite players throughout the season.”  

In the Salary Cap game, users select a roster of MLS players using a set “salary cap.” They score points for on-field performance of athletes, and compete in global leagues or create their own private or public leagues to compete against friends. The game will have cash competitions run regularly and users can win real money. The League Manager will be the first-ever “draft & trade” style game for MLS. Users enter leagues and run online, offline or automated drafts to build a team of MLS players. The league settings are highly customizable for commissioners, and throughout the season, users can trade players and manage their team regularly to score points for on-field performance. The league will promote the games through all their social media platforms as well as across all their digital assets.

The partnership with Major league Soccer is the latest in a series of moves for Fastpoint, which continues to prove itself as one of the most innovative, cost-efficient and effective builders of quality games for sports entities and entertainment properties around the world.
About Fastpoint Games

Fastpoint Games is a leading developer of live data-driven games for the fortune 500 brand set. The company’s award-winning, highly scalable platform and games-as-a-service model has enabled marquee brands such as Sony Online Entertainment, the NBA, NASCAR.com, Us Weekly, Sports Illustrated, and MySpace to provide their fans compelling games across their channels quickly and with minimal resources. Data-driven games invest users in client content and services by making that content central to the entertainment experience and applying motivating game mechanics to engage, reward and monetize their users. Fastpoint Games is privately held and based in Los Angeles, Calif. Investors include Allen & Co., Mission Ventures, DFJ Dragon and Sports Capital Partners Worldwide.

For more information about Fastpoint Games visit www.fastpointgames.com or follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fastpoint-Games/11587784514... and Twitter http://www.twitter.com/fastpointgames.

About Major League Soccer
Headquartered in New York City, Major League Soccer is the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. MLS features many stars from the U.S., Canada, and around the world. Major League Soccer’s 16th season, which will feature 18 clubs each playing 34 regular season matches, will kick off on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Those clubs include Chicago Fire; Chivas USA; 2010 MLS Cup champion Colorado Rapids; Columbus Crew; D.C. United; FC Dallas; Houston Dynamo; LA Galaxy; New York Red Bulls; New England Revolution; Philadelphia Union; Real Salt Lake; San Jose Earthquakes; Seattle Sounders FC; Sporting Kansas City; Toronto FC; and, in their inaugural seasons, Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps. An expansion team in Montreal will debut in 2012. For more information about MLS, log on to the League’s official website at www.MLSsoccer.com.

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