Online gaming community Nonoba announced a partnership with PlaySpan to integrate the latter's UltimatePoints universal virtual currency into its GameRise platform.

The new deal allows PlaySpan to offer users of PlaySpan Marketplace -- its digital marketplace where customers can buy virtual currencies, digital goods, and PC games online -- access to Nonoba's catalog of more than 4,000 Flash games from over 100 indie developers.

Their agreement also enables Nonoba to integrate PlaySpan's UltimatePay and UltimatePoints products into its GameRise platform so that Flash game developers can price and sell entire games, elements of games, virtual items, or gameplay to PlaySpan customers, and receive a 70 percent cut of that revenue.

Nonoba's GameRise platform allows both enthusiasts and professionals to develop and manage custom gaming sites with community features. They have control of the site's game catalog, appearance, advertising, and language. They can also manage chat rooms, forum discussions, and mail templates for user feeds.

"Integration of PlaySpan’s UltimatePay and UltimatePoints in our Payment API means our developers can now offer payment options to an entirely new and very large population who don’t have a credit card to pay for play," says Nonoba Co-founder Chris Benjaminsen. “We believe this is the future of Flash gaming."