Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of video games on mobile phones and consoles, announced today a licensing agreement with Fox Mobile Entertainment to develop, publish and distribute the official mobile game of the upcoming Fox action adventure-comedy Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. The mobile game will be on the market in time for the film's theatrical release on May 22, 2009.
"We are very excited to create a mobile game based on a film sure to delight audiences with its setting in the famous Smithsonian Institution," explains Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president of publishing for Gameloft. "Our official mobile game will be an excellent way to reach a wider audience and capture the thrill of the upcoming film."
This is Gameloft's second collaboration with Fox Mobile Entertainment, following the release of the mobile game DIE HARD(TM) 4. The original Night at the Museum film was a box office success, grossing over $500 million worldwide. The new mobile title will emulate the film's mix of comedy, action and adventure, bringing to life famous artifacts from the historic institution. The Smithsonian is the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby red slippers.
"Bearing in mind Gameloft's expertise in casual gaming, we are confident this new title will be filled with entertaining and innovative gameplay," explains Andrew Stalbow, SVP, Fox Mobile Entertainment. "We look forward to seeing the excitement and adventure of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian brought to life on mobile phones worldwide."
Gameloft's Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian mobile game will be available on most major carrier decks. Check in at www.gameloft.com for more information.
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, The Simpsons and Family Guy, and from films such as Alien vs. Predator, Live Free or Die Hard, Ice Age and Napoleon Dynamite. An industry pioneer, FME created the now-pervasive term Mobisodes Series, defining short episodic programming designed exclusively for mobile phones, and was integral to the introduction of American Idol's text-message voting system. Additionally, the Company runs mobile video channels on all major U.S. carriers.
Fox Mobile Entertainment is a unit of Fox Mobile Group, the mobile content industry's largest vertically integrated company. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany and Beverly Hills, CA, Fox Mobile Group is wholly-owned by News Corporation (NYSE: NWS - News, NWS.A - News).
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)
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