Kampala, Uganda, 16th August 2013–Airtel Uganda and Kola Studios a leading mobile games development Company in Uganda, today launched a mobile phone application for the popular social card game ‘Matatu’ which will be available for Android, Windows 8 and IOS-based platforms. The game was officially unveiled with an exclusive AirtelTwitter Party and Face-Off event at OutBox. Airtel Managing Director V.G Somasekhar speaking at the event congratulated Kola Studios on their innovation and pledged that Airtel was ready to support and launch any developers with ready to go mobile phone applications.
He added that “Airtel have always striven to develop synergies with the most creative and compelling new products and companies. The launch of this game forms an integral part of the Airtel’s strategy to provide accessibility and affordability for consumers to enjoy the best telecommunication experiences possible. As we partner in introducing this game we are excited to see ‘Matatu” reach a new generation of players and to be a part of promoting the significant growth opportunities emerging in smartphone games.”
Tech enthusiasts and gamers were the first to enjoy the thrill of testing out the new game with the opportunity to interact with the application developers. Providing a fresh gaming experience for fans of the traditional card game, the ‘Matatu’ application card game has all the exciting features of real life game play, including using an ace, “A”, to ask your opponent to play any suit of your liking and “Cutting” the game to force a value count of the cards in each players hand with the lowest value winning.
The two-player card game application is based on the popular multi-player Ugandan card game. The game which was played off tablets and off individual mobile phones pitted ‘Matatu” fans and aficionado’s against each other for various prizes including t-shirts, bandanas and other exciting prizes.
Cognizant of the huge gaming opportunities associated with smartphone devices Airtel is dedicated to providing the best data packages and network access for passionate gamers to have fun and be entertained.
The game will be available for the public to enjoy on Facebook, from the Samsung App Store, Windows Store and Google Play.
