They're Back! Aliens vs Predator - Requiem Mobile Game From Superscape
LOS ANGELES and FLEET, England, December 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fox Mobile Entertainment and Superscape Group plc , ranked among the top five mobile games publishers in North America, announced today the latest game in the Aliens vs. Predator franchise, Aliens vs. Predator -- Requiem.* The new mobile game will launch in time for the December 25 release of the motion picture Aliens vs. Predator -- Requiem, from Twentieth Century Fox.
Mitch Feinman, Senior Vice President, Fox Mobile Entertainment states, "The Aliens vs. Predator brand has been a popular franchise which we are excited to bring to the mobile platform." Feinman continues, "The game offers an innovative 'multiplayer' feature, which we believe makes for an even more compelling gaming experience. Combine this with the film's upcoming 2007 Christmas launch and we expect the brand to once again prove a resounding success."
Kevin Roberts, CEO, Superscape Group plc, "Talk about a brand everyone's heard of, Aliens vs. Predator is huge! And based on the success of previous mobile games, we're expecting big things for this title. I'm sure fans won't be disappointed when they play the game, especially with the additional network features bringing a whole new depth to the mobile gaming experience."
The mobile game Aliens vs. Predator -- Requiem (AVP-R) features the tail-whipping, acid-spitting, head-crunching Aliens taking on the high-tech stealth and advanced weaponry of the Predators. In this war for survival, players must choose their side and complete two campaigns (Alien and Predator). Different types of missions - Kill 'em' all, Stealth or Labyrinth increase the level of challenge, as do such foes as Praetorians, the Alien Queen and other characters from the Aliens vs. Predator universe. So, stop your grinnin' and drop your linen, time to rock n' roll!
Kevin Roberts, CEO, Superscape Group plc, "Based on feedback from the previous game, we feel Superscape's latest Aliens vs. Predator mobile game is a winner. It combines great graphics with gripping characters and a powerful storyline. Along with the film coming out in December, they should be great successes."
The game will be available throughout North America, South America, Canada, Japan and China. It will also be available to gamers worldwide via the Jamster/Jamba portal.
*Film and game also known as "ALIENS VS PREDATOR 2" in some regions.
About FOX Mobile Entertainment
Fox Mobile Entertainment (FME) is a leading mobile content provider for wireless carriers and consumers, providing mobile content in all forms from top FOX TV shows such as 24, Prison Break, and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, and from such recent films as Live Free Or Die Hard and The Simpsons Movie. An industry pioneer, FME created American Idol's text-message voting system and the now-pervasive term Mobisodes(TM) Series, defining short episodic programming designed exclusively for mobile phones. Additionally, the Company runs mobile video channels on all major U.S. carriers.
Fox Mobile Entertainment, along with the Jamster/Jamba companies - a joint venture of News Corporation and VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ, VRSN), headquartered in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Berlin, Germany - make up the industry's largest vertically integrated mobile entertainment company.
About ALIENS VS. PREDATOR -- REQUIEM (the film)
The iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises in movie history wage their most brutal battle ever -- in our own backyard. The science fiction-action-thriller captures the magic of the "Aliens vs. Predator" comics, novels and videogames that established the "AVP" brand - while paying homage to the hallmarks of the film series that preceded it.
About Superscape
Superscape is the world's leading publisher of 3D mobile games. Superscape is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has corporate offices in Fleet, Hampshire (UK) and San Clemente, California (USA), together with development and production facilities in Moscow. http://www.superscape.com
Superscape Group plc
CONTACT: Leslie Llewellyn, Fox Mobile Entertainment, Phone:
+1-310-598-4911, leslie.llewellyn@fox.com, Maggie Templeman, Superscape
Group plc, mtempleman@superscape.com
