Gameloft Wins iLounge's "Game Developer of the Year" and "Game of the Year" Awards for iPod/iPhone Development
Platinum Sudoku Selected by Editors as Game of the Year, Gameloft Cited as Top Game Developer by Editors and Readers
NEW YORK, October 31 -- Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of video games on mobile
phones and consoles, was selected today by the editors and readers of iLounge
as the "iPod and iPhone Game Developer of the Year" for its outstanding
contributions to iPod and iPhone gaming. Editors also chose Gameloft's
Platinum Sudoku as the "Game of the Year" for iPhone and iPod Touch.
"We are proud to receive this honored distinction," explains Michel
Guillemot, president, Gameloft. "The iPhone has been a revolutionary device
in the mobile gaming industry allowing us to truly maximize our production
qualities and deliver a stellar gaming experience to audiences worldwide.
This competitive award reaffirms our dedicated efforts in creating fun and
entertaining titles that leverage the iPhone's unique capabilities."
"Gameloft's awards this year are notable in that they came from both our
editors and readers," said Jeremy Horwitz, Editor-in-Chief, iLounge.
"Everyone agreed that this was an outstanding year for Gameloft, which
transformed itself from an impressive developer of Click Wheel iPod games
into a powerhouse for iPhone development. We cannot wait to see what it has
in store for 2009."
Celebrating its fifth anniversary, iLounge's 2009 iPod + iPhone Buyers'
Guide annually recognizes the world's best iPod and iPhone hardware,
accessories, and software in an extensive, consumer-focused publication.
Other games featured in the buyer's guide '100 Best iPhone and iPod Touch
Apps and Games' include Brain Challenge, Asphalt 4: Elite Racing and Real
Soccer 2009.
This is the inaugural year for Reader's Choice Awards, in which thousands
of users cast their votes online. Winners were announced in the Buyers' Guide
on October 31, 2008.
To learn more about the awards visit: http://www.ilounge.com
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)
For more information, visit http://www.gameloft.com
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