PARAMOUNT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT and FISHLABS INTRODUCE THE GLADIATOR MOBILE GAME
Released on: July 23, 2008, 2:21 am
Press Release Author: ariane@swordfish-pr.de
Industry: Entertainment
Press Release Summary: Hamburg, Germany, 23 July, 2008 - Paramount Digital Entertainment, on behalf of DreamWorks Pictures, and FISHLABS, the world\'s leading developer of high-quality 3D mobile phone games, announced their co-development of the Gladiator mobile game today. In the historical game, available at the end of the year, Gladiator fans and friends of high-end mobile phone games can indulge in adrenaline-soaked combats and fight their way along the difficult path to the final combat in the Colosseum.
Press Release Body: Based on the original Paramount Pictures\' film licence, FISHLABS brings the historical, monumental empire of Gladiator right to all high-end Java and BREW mobile phones. The high-quality implementation of the famous film property offers a console feeling and allows free, breathtaking fights in 3D arenas. A 2D version has also been developed. The nine original characters from the film have been given individual strengths and weaknesses and fight their way to the final battle in the Colosseum with a wide variety of attacks, techniques, and dodges. The simple controls will introduce mobile phone game beginners to the complex combinations of blows, thus giving them a real chance to drive their opponents into the sand and survive the increasingly difficult combats all the way to the end. Numerous game modes, such as career mode, survival mode, and one-on-one games via Bluetooth, make Gladiator a compelling and thrilling challenge that provides hours of gameplay. Gladiator will be sold worldwide by FISHLABS & Paramount Digital Entertainment through their partners. \'Gladiator is a movie that audiences were captivated by,\' says Michael Schade, CEO of FISHLABS Entertainment GmbH. \'Gladiator is a game that fits perfectly into the FISHLABS line-up: fierce action at the highest level. With Gladiator, we present an uncompromisingly high-quality game that guarantees over ten hours of thrills.\' \"We are very pleased with the mobile game that FISHLABS has developed based on the Gladiator film,\" states Giovanni Maruca, Director Interactive & Mobile EMEA, Paramount Digital Entertainment. \"They have done an exceptional job translating this property into a compelling and entertaining game that we hope will engage and entertain mobile users around the world.\"
About FISHLABS FISHLABS is one of the leading developers of high quality mobile 3D games. Founded in 2004, FISHLABS is responsible for the development of more than 15 high-end mobile games and employs a team of 30 people at the company\'s headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. FISHLABS\' portfolio of mobile games includes numerous award-winning original IPs, such as Galaxy on FireT, DEEPT or Blades & MagicT, as well as AAA brands for well-known business partners, such as V-Rally® 3D for Glu, Star WarsT - Imperial Ace 3D for THQ or Tony Hawk\'s Downhill JamT for Infospace (Activison license). Thanks to the high-performance, platform-independent games engine ABYSS®, FISHLABS\' titles are able to offer a quality never before attained in the sphere of mobile gaming. For more information visit www.fishlabs.net.
About Paramount Digital Entertainment Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) is a division of Paramount Pictures Corporation. PDE develops and distributes filmed entertainment across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices, videogames, virtual worlds and emerging technologies.Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The company\'s labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, DreamWorks Studios, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studio Group, and Worldwide Television Distribution.
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