LOST the Game Now Available for Your iPod
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:22 am
Gameloft Debuts ''LOST'' on the iTunes Store
Television's Most Popular Program "LOST" Now Available for Play on the Fifth Generation iPod
Television's Most Popular Program "LOST" Now Available for Play on the Fifth Generation iPod
NEW YORK -- May. 23, 2007 Gameloft(R), a leading publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, today announced that the wildly popular game LOST is now available at the iTunes Store (http://www.itunes.com) for fans to purchase and download for play on the fifth generation iPod. LOST is the first television based game to be offered on iTunes and is available immediately for purchase for $4.99.
"We think iPod owners are going to love being able to play LOST on the iPod," said Michel Guillemot, president, Gameloft. "LOST has a huge following and we're excited to have developed this game which is a perfect complement to the show."
"Working together with Gameloft and the Lost producers, we have created a world class mobile game that is considered the gold standard of the industry," said Bruce Gersh, Senior Vice President, Business Development, ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios. "We are thrilled that two partners of ours will deliver the world of Lost in a new way to iTunes fans."
LOST is based on ABC's successful action/adventure series. In time for the season's finale, fans will be able to get their LOST fix via their iPod during the show's hiatus. Gamers play in the role of Jack and help navigate him through the jungle, inside the Hatch and The Black Rock, as he encounters roadblocks such as The Others and the black smoke. Unique for the iPod, the game features enhanced graphics, richer visuals and new audio.
About Gameloft
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, 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 http://www.gameloft.com