Etisalat announces Weyak's entry into multiplayer gaming in the UAE

Weyak-Boomtown will make available the most popular online multiplayer games to the dedicated gamers such as Counterstrike, Counterstrike source, Age of Empire and many more. This service is available to all of Etisalat broadband internet customers.

The service has very unique features that allow gamers to rank themselves against one another, communicate with each others, establish teams and clans; create strategies in order to win. In order to ensure better response time, better interaction and quality of service, Etisalat is facilitating and hosting the online gaming servers in the UAE. All of this is fully backed with 24x7 online support.

Khalifa Al Shamsi, Vice President Marketing - Consumer and SMB, Etisalat, said: "Gaming is a worldwide phenomenon that is swiftly gaining popularity among the youth, and we believe that our experience and backbone will serve to enable users to reach out and extend themselves. Weyak is designed to be an attractive and youthful online destination, and the addition of Boomtown gaming will only complement the existing range of options.

Mohamed Farid, Regional Business Manager, Boomtown MEA, said: "Boomtown is an icon of creativity, style and convenience when it comes to online gaming, as we take gaming seriously. Boomtown platform provides to local subscribers local game servers, tons of content, community features and gamer tools; and stands out for its state-of-art gaming designs."

"We are very excited about introducing Boomtown concept in this part of the World, and we view the dual cooperation between Boomtown and Etisalat, as a groundbreaking step in pushing forward the future of online gaming in UAE and the Middle East" Farid added.