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Twistbox to Rapidly Expand Global Distribution and Portfolio of Play for Prizes
Games and Promotions
LOS ANGELES-- Twistbox Entertainment, Inc. today announced the acquisition of
all of the assets of Infospace Inc.’s (NASDAQ:INSP) US based mobile games Studio
located in San Mateo, CA. Formerly known as Atlas Mobile, Inc., the Studio is
a pioneer in the Play for Prizes business across the major carriers in North America
that includes multiplayer tournaments and loyalty campaigns for leading consumer
and entertainment brands. The Studio will be fully integrated into Twistbox Games,
the company’s mobile games division which is headquartered out of Dortmund, Germany
and maintains studios in Germany, Poland and the US.
“This acquisition is a perfect fit for our value added mobile game strategy,
and complimentary to our existing titles and on-deck distribution in over 40 countries,”
stated Twistbox CEO, Ian Aaron. “By integrating Play for Prizes into our current
RapidPort™ development and porting platform, we will be able to accelerate the
delivery of new games to market, provide broad handset support, and bring our
carrier and content partners new and innovative ways to reach and retain customers.”
Effective immediately, the company will be introducing three new titles to market
including “SuperSlyder for Prizes”, “Take Yer Meds for Prizes” and “Card Player
Poker for Prizes” and three “to be announced” new titles for launch in the second
quarter. Existing Play for Prizes titles such as “Trickshot Pool for Prizes”,
“Solitaire for Prizes”, “Boulder Dash for Prizes” and “Skee-ball for Prizes” will
be made available to carrier partners across Twistbox’s direct distribution network,
which spans North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Twistbox Play for Prizes
services include award winning development and porting, campaign management, in-game
advertising and promotions, and prize fulfillment. In addition the Company makes
available a set of API’s to enable major publishers worldwide to enhance their
leading titles with Multiplayer Tournaments for Prizes.
About Twistbox Games
Twistbox Games, a wholly owned business unit of Twistbox Entertainment, Inc.,
is a leading global publisher and developer of award-winning games and applications
for mobile devices. Twistbox Games’ RapidPort™, the mobile industry’s most comprehensive
development and porting platform, provides support for J2ME, DoJa, BREW and Symbian,
outstanding content quality and handset support unique across the industry. Twistbox
Games is the preferred games aggregation partner for mobile operators worldwide,
providing full games catalogue management, QA services, content hosting and delivery
and value added services including in-game advertising through its proprietary
Wrapper Technology. Twistbox Games maintains studios in Germany, Poland and the
United States. For more information, please visit www.twistboxgames.com.
About Twistbox Entertainment, Inc.
Twistbox Entertainment is a leading global producer and publisher of mobile entertainment.
The Company has exclusive licenses with industry-leading brands, direct distribution
with more than 100 mobile operators in 43 countries and provides an extensive
portfolio of award-winning games, WAP sites and mobile TV channels to more than
1 billion subscribers worldwide. For more information, please visit www.twistbox.com.
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