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Leading Mobile Publisher Ideally Positioned for Further Growth
NEW YORK- -Gameloft®, a leading publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, today announced that it has reached the impressive milestone of 100 million mobile games sold worldwide. Already the established number one mobile games publisher in Europe, and currently ranked second in the U.S., Gameloft has been singularly focused on the mobile gaming platform for almost a decade, and this latest accomplishment underscores the company’s successful global strategy that has enabled them to become one of the world’s premier mobile game publishers.
“Gameloft was established with a passion and precise vision for mobile games and it is gratifying to have that commitment validated by our overall sales success," said Michel Guillemot, president, Gameloft. “Our focus, however, remains on the future as we look to continue to secure advantageous partnerships; deepen our product offerings and continue to refine our internal development capabilities.”
Gameloft has continued to be at the vanguard of the mobile games industry in terms of technology, content and development. In 2007 Gameloft announced themselves as the first publisher of note to develop and publish games for the BlackBerry Smartphones, as well as games designed specifically for the best-selling iPod series. Leveraging its proven expertise and successful track record, Gameloft has secured some of today’s hottest entertainment properties, including LOST, HEROES and the yet to be released BEOWULF. With a catalog of over 150 games that covers every conceivable gaming genre, Gameloft is ideally positioned for continued growth as the world leader in mobile game publishing and development.
About Gameloft
Gameloft is a 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 two billion units in 2008.
Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Dreamworks Animations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., FifPro, Lamborghini, Vans, Paris Hilton, Derek Jeter, Vijay Singh, Reggie Bush or Llewton Hewitt 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 75 plus countries.
Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Cologne, Milan, Madrid, 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)
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