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Press Release: Gameloft Brings Rock Music Video Games to Mobile

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Posted July 24, 2007

Gameloft Brings Rock Music Video Games to Mobile

PARIS, July 24 --

Guitar Legend: Get On Stage! Wakes Up the Rock Star in Every Mobile Phone User

Gameloft, a leading publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, is announcing today the worldwide launch of Guitar Legend: Get On Stage!, the first guitar simulation video game for the mobile market. Now, more than one billion people can feel like rock stars as they play guitar on their mobile phones.

With millions of mobile customers searching for exciting content, Guitar Legend: Get On Stage! marks the first time a guitar simulation game has ever been launched on the mobile market internationally. Guitar Legend: Get On Stage! allows gamers to play hit rock songs directly on their mobile phones, regardless of their actual musical knowledge or skill. Players must press the appropriate phone keys in rhythm with the music. If the correct keys are hit, the melody and guitar parts are piped into the base tempo, evoking a feeling of playing guitar with a real rock band.

"Our talented team of sound designers worked very hard to make sure the music featured in this game sounds flawless," said Gonzague de Vallois, Gameloft's Vice President of Publishing. "After testing the game on over 1,000 different kinds of mobile phones, we are confident consumers will enjoy the experience."

Guitar Legend: Get On Stage! is a simple and easy-to-use game, specifically designed to provide a musical experience accessible to anyone. The game's soundtrack includes such legendary rock classics like "Smoke on the Water," and "Message in a Bottle," as well as recent hits like "Banquet." More adventurous players will feel challenged with up to 51 rock star mode levels, and can string medleys together to become genuine rock legends.

Players can embark on a personal concert tour with Guitar Legend: Get On Stage! beginning August 1st. For more information, please visit www.gameloft.com.

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 Ent., 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)

For more information, visit www.gameloft.com.

(c) 2007 Gameloft - All rights reserved - Gameloft and Gameloft logo are registered trademarks of Gameloft S.A. - All rights reserved.

Press contact: Gameloft Anne-Laure Descleves Corporate Communications Manager email: anne-laure.descleves@gameloft.com Tel: +33-1-58-16-20-82

SOURCE: Gameloft


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