Friday, March 09, 2007

N-Gage : Gameloft to publish 7 game titles for the N-Gage platform

Gameloft and Nokia Unite to Offer Advanced Entertainment to Consumers

Gameloft to publish 7 game titles for the N-Gage platform

Gameloft®, a world leader in the development and publishing of video games for mobile phones, announced that 7 of its major titles will be available for Nokia's next generation mobile gaming platform, N-Gage.

All critically-acclaimed and bestsellers, these games are as diversified as the mobile gaming consumers themselves, offering fun-filled choices for everyone.

Games available at launch include:

Brain Challenge(TM), Winner of IGN's Editor's Choice Award and the
Silver Award from PocketGamer. "Brain Challenge is the best of three
brain training games I've played so far" - IGN.

Dogz(TM), Winner of the Bronze Award from PocketGamer for "a very
convincing experience."

Midnight PoolTM is the next success story for Gameloft. Already
awarded with the Editor's Choice Award from IGN, a Silver Award from
PocketGamer and a Gold Award from MobileGames FAQs, Midnight Pool has
been one of Gameloft's best sellers since the game's launch in 2005.
IGN called the game: "Gameloft's latest triumph."

Midnight Hold'em(TM) Poker - "a smart package," according to IGN.

Block Breaker Deluxe is the "Best Damn' brickout ever" according to
Wireless Gaming Review/ Gamespot. The game was Gameloft's best selling
title for 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Asphalt 3(TM): Street Rules(TM), Winner of IGN's Editor's Choice
Award, PocketGamer's Silver Award, Play2Go's Gold Award and the Air
Gamer Award. The game is a "top-notch racing romp that's more fun and
much faster than ever," according to PocketGamer.

Brothers in Arms(R) 3D has received a 9.5/10 rating from IGN who
added, "It has no equal" and "It's a triumph...(It's) the bridge
between traditional video games and mobile games."

"Development on N-Gage is the most ambitious project handled by Gameloft to date," said Julien Fournials, vice president of production at Gameloft. "The platform created by Nokia is very powerful and offers possibilities never seen before. It's an exciting opportunity for our internal studios to create the best possible games. These titles will advance the existing licenses one generation further."

"Year after year, we're renewing our close collaboration with Nokia," said Michel Guillemot, Gameloft's President. "With N-Gage, mobile gaming will benefit from the strongest technology, for the consumer's greatest satisfaction."

A demonstration of Asphalt3: Street Rules will be unveiled at the Nokia Booth, situated in the West Hall, booth #426 at GDC 2007 from 7 - 9th March.

About Gameloft -

Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones. Founded 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 mobile handsets with this technology is expected to exceed two billion units in 2008 (ARC GROUP).

Thanks to partnership agreements with leading licensors and personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Endemol, Viacom, Sony Pictures, FifPro, Paris Hilton Ent., Lamborghini, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Steven Gerrard, Vijay Singh or Llewton Hewitt, Gameloft has formed strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates such brands as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.

As a result of agreements with telecom carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online store, Gameloft now boasts a distribution network covering 75 countries.

Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Kansas City, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Milan, Madrid, New Delhi, Seoul, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).

For more information visit www.gameloft.com.

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Contact:

Gameloft
Sanette Chao, 212-994-2495

Source: Gameloft

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