Buzztime(R) to Debut Multiplayer Billiards Game for Cable ITV at the National Cable Television Association Show

Buzztime(R) to Debut Multiplayer Billiards Game for Cable ITV at the National Cable Television Association Show

Buzztime(R) Billiards Uses Buzztime's Enhanced Play-Along TV(R) Technology With Virtual Game Tables for Real-Time Head-to-Head Competitions.

CARLSBAD, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Buzztime Entertainment, Inc., the Play-Along Television(TM) community and a subsidiary of NTN Communications, Inc. (AMEX:NTN), announces the debut of multiplayer Buzztime(R) Billiards .- its second iTV game offering to use the enhanced Buzztime Play-Along TV(R) Technology. With virtual game tables for real-time head-to-head competitions, Buzztime Billiards offers players three classic pool game format options: "8-Ball", "9-Ball" and "Cutthroat". The new multiplayer game allows pool sharks to play in real-time against other digital cable subscribers within their home, across town and across the country(TM), using only their digital cable set-top box and remote control to play along. Buzztime will demonstrate multiplayer Buzztime Billiards in their booth (#40, GameNET Pavilion) at the National Cable Television Association Show April 3-5 in San Francisco.

The Company intends for Buzztime Billiards to be a fee-based product offering on digital cable TV where the operator and Buzztime share in the consumer subscription revenue. Buzztime will support the game's marketing launch through cross-promotion to its millions of players on the NTN iTV Network of over 3,600 restaurants and sports bars in North America.

"We believe that multiplayer games are one of the best ways to create loyal communities among cable customers and differentiate two-way cable from satellite," said Tyrone Lam, president and COO, Buzztime Entertainment. "Sitting on a couch playing 8-Ball on your TV against another digital cable subscriber while waiting for your show to begin represents what iTV gaming is all about."

Buzztime Billiards follows Buzztime Texas Hold'em as the second multiplayer game application to use Buzztime's enhanced Play-Along TV(R) Technology which places individual players at pool tables and forms new tables as needed. The player room technology is also designed to support future Buzztime multiplayer games. As with Buzztime Texas Hold'em, Buzztime Billiards is built on Scientific-Atlanta's PowerTV(R) with plans to port to other platforms.

Buzztime Billiards follows standard pool rules and asks players to call each shot. Buzztime's technology allows the maximum flexibility for aiming the pool cue, setting the "English," and creating a realistic, mathematically accurate simulation of ball collisions. Buzztime Billiards players can play against one other player in "8-Ball" or "9-Ball" and play against two other players in a game of "Cutthroat". All games have realistic sounds affects to enhance game play.

Besides playing head-to-head against other cable subscriber homes, players may play against others in their own home using Buzztime's Pass-the-Remote(TM) approach. Using their digital cable remote control to play along, players navigate the onscreen menus to access game functions, review individual win/loss records and access other performance statistics. A high scores board lists top player names with their rank and respective win percentages. A shot time clock and navigational shortcuts, such as pressing "0" at any time to reset the shot, help to move the game along.

About Buzztime Entertainment

Buzztime Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of NTN Communications, Inc. (AMEX:NTN), is the developer and distributor of Play-Along Television(TM) technology and programming. Buzztime Entertainment, Inc. develops Buzztime(R), the Play-Along TV(R) community for multiplayer games and competitions on digital cable featuring six channels of trivia games for players of all interests and ability levels. Buzztime's trivia and Play-Along TV sports games have been available to millions of players in restaurants and sports bars via the NTN iTV Network for almost 20 years. The company owns one of the world's largest databases of iTV trivia and operates an interactive broadcast studio where it produces multiplayer trivia game shows, live sports prediction games -- such as QB1(R) Predict the Play(R) football -- popular arcade and classic games across iTV, mobile and PC platforms. Buzztime Entertainment has agreements with Media General, Inc., Liberate Technologies, ICTV, Cadaco, Airborne Entertainment, DTI Software, the National Football League and others. Buzztime Entertainment's iTV studio and broadcast operations center are headquartered in Carlsbad, California. The company website is located at www.buzztime.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements which reflect management's current views of future events and operations, including, but not limited to, statements pertaining to the availability of Buzztime Billiards on digital cable, the ability to deploy multiplayer products, technology and features, the ability to launch additional games as a premium service, are all based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include the risk of changing economic conditions, failure of product demand or market acceptance of both existing and new products, delays in closing of sales or agreements, unforeseen and uncontrollable increases in expenses or costs and the impact of competitive products and pricing. Other important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements are discussed in the "Risk Factors" section and other sections of NTN's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on information available to us on the date hereof. These statements speak only as of the date hereof, and NTN does not undertake to publicly update or revise any of its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes show that the indicated results or events will not be realized.

For further information, please contact:

Tyrone Lam, Buzztime Entertainment, 760-930-1159 or ty@buzztime.com

Source: Buzztime Entertainment, Inc.

CONTACT: Tyrone Lam of Buzztime Entertainment, +1-760-930-1159,
ty@buzztime.com

Web site: http://www.buzztime.com/

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