NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of downloadable video games, today announced their support and participation in the BlackBerry App World(TM) launch. Gameloft is launching 95 games on BlackBerry App World.
"Gameloft is pleased to once again work with RIM to bring our games to BlackBerry smartphones, making them entertain as well as they connect," said Michel Guillemot, president, Gameloft. "We believe BlackBerry App World is an excellent channel of digital distribution for Gameloft titles."
Gameloft is offering a series of titles ranging from exciting new releases like Oregon Trail as well as classic blockbusters like Block Breaker Deluxe and Midnight Pool 2. All Gameloft titles available on BlackBerry App World are playable on a wide variety of BlackBerry(R) smartphones, from Research In Motion (RIM). The games are priced at $4.99 each.
About Gameloft
Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones and consoles. 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 by 2012. Gameloft games are also available to players on WiiWare and DS, Microsoft's Xbox LIVE Arcade, Apple's iPod, iTouch and iPhones, and PCs.
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, Ferrari, Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Chuck Norris, 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, Bogota, Sao Paulo, Santiago Paris, London, Cologne, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Helsinki, Vienna, Bucharest, New Delhi, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)
For further information, please contact:
Sanette Chao-Director, Public Relations, Sanette.chao@gameloft.com +1-212-994-2495
For more information, visit http://www.gameloft.com/
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Gameloft
CONTACT: For further information, please contact: Sanette
Chao-Director, Public Relations, Sanette.chao@gameloft.com, +1-212-994-2495
