bwin.party-backed poker game set for Google+ test
Aces Hangout will allow Google+ users to play poker 'home games' via video chat feature.
Aces Hangout, a social poker game with the financial backing of bwin.party, has entered the testing stage on Google+.
According to TechCrunch, the game is ready for a full launch once the Google+ Hangouts API – an element of the social network which allows users to add voice and video plug-ins to contact each other – is “ready”.
The game is a creation of Hettema & Bergsten, a Swedish-founded startup also responsible for social media tools such as Google Buzz counter Buzrr.com and search engine optimisation tool Mindspace SEO, and allows players to interact via video on Google+ Hangouts in a move described by the company as equivalent to bringing their ‘home games’ into the social media space.
At the moment it can only be tested in heads-up mode, if players sign up for a test account through Google+.
Other operators using video-based innovations include 888 whose Pokercam feature has helped drive poker growth, while another site using webcams, Pokerview, recently moved to the Merge network.