PlayJam games live on Samsung Smart TV and blu-ray players

PlayJam social and casual games are now available across Samsung’s Smart TVs and blu-ray players via Samsung Apps.

Samsung Apps is the world’s first HDTV-based application store offering about 640 paid and free apps globally for use on their Samsung Smarthub smart tvs.

PlayJam offers a mix of in house and leading brand titles, providing consumers worldwide with easy access to thousands of casual and social games at the touch of a button on the remote control.

Says PlayJam’s CEO, Jasper Smith, “Samsung is the world leader and we are delighted to bring a new generation of games to TV. I have a fundamental belief that games on TV will evolve in to a huge commercial opportunity and our combined aim is simply to provide the best games experience possible to our customers.

“To help make that a reality we offer great game developers simple access to our global games network – so that they can monetise their IP and make their games famous. TV has some extraordinary advantages over the web and mobile, and the ability to make stand out formats has never been greater. We are very excited to share our passion for bringing great games to TV with Samsung.”

“The overriding mission of our Smart TV proposition is to provide easy access to content that can be shared and enjoyed by the whole family, and games are a key genre”. says Kang-Hyun Kwon, Senior Vice President of Media Solution Center at Samsung Electronics. “PlayJam’s gaming service can bring such enrichment to our Smart TV.”