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Launch of Robocop and Platoon for Mobile PhonesPosted on Monday, October 25, 2004 @ 11:22:54 pm E.S.T
The dbigames publishing unit of Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, today announced the imminent launch of Robocop(TM), an all-action shoot-em-up mobile game based on the Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi hit movie; and Platoon(TM), an atmospheric jungle combat game based on Oliver Stone's Academy Award(R) winner for Best Picture in 1986.
Both titles, licensed from MGM Interactive, will go live across North America later this month. They have been developed as downloadable games for mobile phones and will be available through most North American wireless carriers.
Robocop(TM) is one of the most successful and extensive sci-fi film and entertainment franchises of recent years, generating three feature films, a television series, an animated series, and console videogames. Players of the mobile game get to rid the streets of near-future Detroit criminal scum and protect the city's innocent citizens from evil crime lords and the corrupt executives of Omni Consumer Products. The gameplay is across a grand scale with three different environments and nine levels - including three separate boss levels.
The mobile game is true to the brand, with the plot, graphics, music, characters and catch-phrases all paying homage to the cult original. Classic side-scrolling shooting action is combined with graphically rich special effects including explosions, lifts and laser guns, for a comprehensive sci-fi action package.
Platoon(TM), the most famous "Vietnam brand" of them all, was the title of the genre-defining 1986 Vietnam film by Oliver Stone that won 4 Oscars(R) including Best Picture. The film grossed over $137 million at the US box office alone. The mobile game version of the franchise is launching at a time when Vietnam has become the most popular combat game genre in videogames, with a raft of titles introduced by most major publishers.
Players of the mobile game version of Platoon(TM) discover whether they have what it takes to survive in jungle combat, controlling two characters from the film in a variety of squad missions including perilous night-time patrols in enemy territory. Each of the squad members, ranging from snipers, medics and bomb disposal experts, come with different skills, weapons and equipment, requiring the platoon commander to select the two soldiers most apt to survive and complete the different missions. The game integrates realistic weather conditions as well as the innovative revolving graphics also featured in dbigames' Dungeon Storm(TM) title.
Commented Paul Maglione, Senior VP of Publishing and Marketing for Digital Bridges, "Film franchises have been among the winning genres in mobile gaming, and with Robocop and Platoon we have two of the most iconic, high-concept titles in mobile gaming today. We are very pleased at the levels of graphics and gameplay that we have been able to bring to these titles on mobile phones, and look forward to high-profile launches in close collaboration with our distribution partners across North America."
"Robocop(TM) and Platoon(TM) are two strong examples of MGM's terrific library of films that garner strong consumer awareness," added Neil Haldar, Vice President, Production and Business Development, MGM Interactive. "The availability of these products in North America underscores our ongoing commitment in this high-growth marketplace, and we're pleased to deepen our relationship with Digital Brides."
About Digital Bridges
Founded in 1998, Digital Bridges is a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions. An industry pioneer, Digital Bridges provides the best in mobile entertainment to a global distribution network of operators, portals, retailers, interactive TV channels and other e-commerce outlets, representing over 400 million subscribers worldwide. The company possesses a unique combination of mobile technology, development and publishing expertise, and works with many of the world's leading media and entertainment brands including Crash Bandicoot(TM), Rollerball(TM), Robocop(TM), The Pink Panther(TM), Platoon(TM), The Fast and the Furious(TM), Weakest Link, Space Invaders(R), EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA Football 2004 Mobile International Edition and EA SPORTS(TM) Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R) 2004. UNITY, the company's best-in-class technology platform, supports all current and future mobile standards, protocols, technologies and operating systems. Digital Bridges' investors include Apax Partners, Argo Global Capital and Openwave Systems Inc. Digital Bridges has its commercial and publishing headquarters in London, with technology & production divisions in Dunfermline, Scotland, as well as sales offices in Paris and New York.
For more information, please visit us at our corporate site http://www.digitalbridges.com , our games publishing site http://www.dbigames.com or our mobile games retail packs site http://www.dbiplay.com .
About MGM Interactive
MGM Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (NYSE: MGM), manages business development and production of interactive products for a variety of multimedia platforms, as well as talent and developer relationships. MGM Interactive's upcoming games include GoldenEye: Rogue Agent published by Electronic Arts from the James Bond game franchise, Rocky Legends from Ubisoft, the next game in the smash hit Rocky game franchise, Stargate SG-1 from Perception PTY Ltd., based on the highly rated hit television series, and mobile phone games and downloads for Pink Panther, Rocky and Stargate SG-1. For more information, visit http://www.mgm.com . Posted By: Adam Paoli - 112 Reads
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