Curse has launched its open beta test for its Curse Voice service, which offers a Skype-like platform for online gamers. Less than a week after launching, the service has more than a million users. If it continues to grow at its current rate, Curse anticipates the service will hit 10 million active users by year’s end.
Hubert Thieblot, CEO of Curse.
The Curse service offers voice-over-Internet protocol (VOIP) that can be embedded inside online games. When you have the Curse client open, you can simply click on a link. Curse will integrate the service into several major game titles, said Hubert Thieblot, Curse’s chief executive, in an interview with GamesBeat. The popularity of the beta shows that gamers are hungry for new voice technology.
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