PhoneTag for Amp'd: stalking friends and strangers in the real world
by Evan Blass 
posted Apr 5th 2006 at 10:43AM
Matt Damon and best friend/business partner Ben Affleck will soon be providing us with entertainment at more
places than just the cineplex, as the two are set to take over the small screen as well -- on your cellphone.
Unfortunately for fans of their acting talents, Damon and Affleck's contribution to the world of mobile content will
come in the form of a video game from their production company, LivePlanet, that utilizes the location-awareness
functionality on players' mobiles. Called PhoneTag, the subscription-based game is basically a real-world, touchless
version of tag, where competitors join a match and use their handsets to track down friends or strangers in real world
spaces, hitting a "capture" button when their prey is close enough. This online offering will be available
exclusively from Amp'd Mobile, and will feature safehouses sponsored by establishments such as Starbucks, where players
can congregate to become untraceable on their opponents' maps (and obviously pass the time drinking copious amounts of
coffee).
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mitch @ Apr 5th 2006 12:27PM
Someone should write a scifi movie set sometime in 2020 about a game of phone tag gone bad....something along the lines of The Game http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174.
Gotcha @ Apr 5th 2006 12:36PM
Can anyone remember the movie:
Gotcha
http://imdb.com/title/tt0089222/