January 18^th, 2005 (12:15pm) - Crave Entertainment today announced the upcoming release of their first game for the Nintendo DS - World Championship Poker: Deluxe Series, with an MSRP of $29.99. WCP is currently available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Game Boy Advance.

The game of Poker has emerged as a national phenomenon with tournament action on television almost every night of the week. Crave’s World Championship Poker: Deluxe Series recreates the style of play familiar to fans of televised poker tournaments and puts players in the fast and freewheeling world of high-stakes poker on their own next generation console and handheld system.

For the Nintendo DS World Championship Poker features:

Over 12 different poker games, including Texas Hold’em, Five Card Draw Baseball and Hi-Lo.

Multiplayer for up to six players that will allow you to taunt you opponents

Quick Play Mode - a quick tournament style card game where the object is to be the last player with chips

Four themed casino environments, complete with blackjack and video poker.

A career mode including Casino Lane, Tournament Tables, a Loan Shark, and a Gift Shop.

World Championship Poker will be available in April 5th, 2005 for the Nintendo DS.