Publisher set to Release six Games for the Launch of the new Platform
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, Spain, February 13
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft(R), recently named the world's leading
publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, announced today
that it has been selected by Nokia for the launch of the N-Gage platform.
Six Gameloft games will be offered on the launch date out of 18 games.
N-Gage is the made-for-mobile games service of the leading
international mobile phone manufacturer. N-Gage will be available in
compatible Nokia Nseries and other S60 3rd edition devices.
"Nokia gives us daily proof of its very strong commitment into the
wireless game market and we're very happy to be a strong partner" said
Michel Guillemot, president, Gameloft. "When the world's number one mobile
phone manufacturer makes such a tremendous breakthrough in terms of
ergonomics, ease of use and technical support, the entire mobile game
industry can expect to take a giant leap forward towards a new generation
of games."
The select Gameloft games to be offered with the platform's release
are: Brain ChallengeTM, DogzTM, Midnight PoollTM 3D, Block Breaker Deluxe,
Asphalt 3TM: Street RulesTM and Brothers in Arms(R) 3D.
Gameloft is the leading international publisher and developer of video
games for mobile phones. Established in 1999, it has emerged as one of the
top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets
equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of
games-enabled handsets is anticipated to exceed four billion units in 2011.
Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities
such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, ABC, Dreamworks
Animations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Touchtone
Television, Warner Bros., FifPro, Lamborghini, Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen,
Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Llewton Hewitt, Jonny Wilkinson or
Robinho allow Gameloft to form strong relationships with international
brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates titles
such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.
Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset
manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a
distribution network in over 80 plus countries.
Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle,
Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Cologne, Vienna, Milan,
Madrid, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Warsaw, New Delhi, Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong,
Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600,
Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)
For more information visit http://www.gameloft.com
SOURCE Gameloft
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CONTACT: Contact: Sanette Chao, Telephone number: +1-212-994-2495, E-mail: Sanette.chao@gameloft.com
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