RealNetworks Takes Award-Winning Casual Game Beyond the Desktop

RealNetworks Takes Award-Winning Casual Game Beyond the Desktop

		RealArcade's hit casual game, SuperCollapse! 3 is now available on the Sony PSP system, and will soon be available on the Nintendo DS and as a mobile game on major wireless carriers. (PRNewsFoto/REALNETWORKS, INC.) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES

Best-selling Super Collapse! 3 busts its way onto new gaming platforms, delivering portable fun for the whole family NEW YORK, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (PepCom Holiday Spectacular) -- Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R), Inc. today announced the expansion of one of RealArcade's most popular casual game titles, Super Collapse! 3 onto the PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, the Nintendo DS system and mobile handsets. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070919/AQW066) Super Collapse! 3 for the PSP(R) system is available starting today in retail stores nationwide, with the Nintendo DS version coming later in fall 2007. Both editions were developed by MumboJumbo in conjunction with RealArcade and feature eleven unique realms, a multiplayer mode, and seven fun and challenging modes of play including Classic, Relapse, Strategy, Puzzle, Slider, Continuous and Countdown. "Real and MumboJumbo share the same vision for delivering high-quality, addictively-fun casual games to the mass market," says Matt Lichtenwalter, vice president of product development at MumboJumbo. "Making Real's hit game Super Collapse! 3 available on popular handheld gaming devices like the Nintendo DS and PSP(R) system is just another way we're helping expand the fans' enjoyment of the game, allowing them to take it with them on the go." For the mobile gamer, Real's award-winning Mr. Goodliving studios in Helsinki, Finland has developed Collapse! Quest, which will be available on major US and European wireless carriers beginning in December. This version was designed with the mobile handset in mind and captures the favorite features of the original in a made-for-mobile format. The previous mobile version, Collapse!, has been a top seller since its release in 2003. "On-the-go gaming has become an extremely popular source of entertainment and favored pastime for the whole family" said Matt Turetzky, vice president, non-PC platforms in the Games Division at RealNetworks. "By taking our most popular RealArcade titles to mobile, and working with MumboJumbo to publish our games on the Nintendo DS and PSP(R) systems, we're giving our audience even more ways to access their favorite games. In the coming year, we plan to continue releasing new titles on these popular portable entertainment devices." Originally developed for play on the PC and Mac by RealNetworks' GameHouse studio, Super Collapse! has been one of the most successful and addictive casual games franchise series and has attracted more than 156 million downloads to date. In 2006, it received a Zeeby award and was named the Best Casual Game of the Year. With this expansion to new platforms, Real is delivering this favorite to an even broader audience. Super Collapse! 3 for the PSP(R) system carries a suggested retail price of $19.99 and is available at leading retailers throughout North America. The Nintendo DS version carries a suggested retail price of $29.99 and will be available later this fall. Collapse! Quest for mobile will be available on major wireless carriers in the US and Europe beginning in December 2007. ABOUT REALNETWORKS RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system or mobile phone. Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R), the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R), one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company. ABOUT MUMBOJUMBO Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, MumboJumbo LLC is a worldwide publisher, developer and mass marketer of premium casual games for PCs and game consoles including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Microsoft Corporation. MumboJumbo games are downloadable at its website as well as key game portals operated by RealNetworks, Microsoft, Yahoo! and Big Fish, or purchased at retail through mass merchants, computer retailers and specialty outlets. MumboJumbo owns and operates three studios located in Dallas, Los Angeles and Vladivostok, Russia, as well as publishes and distributes software through subsidiaries in North America and the United Kingdom, as well as regional distributors worldwide. For more information please visit http://www.mumbojumbo.com. RealNetworks, GameHouse, RealArcade, Rhapsody, RealPlayer and the Real logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.