Verizon Wireless and Mobitween Launch Mobigamz Mobile Gaming Portal on Verizon Wireless’ Get It Now Service
Posted on May 28, 2008
Filed Under mobile media, mobile phones
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and PARIS, May 28 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon
Wireless, the builder and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless
network, and Mobitween, a leading developer and publisher of Flash(R)-based
games for the mobile and online worlds, today announced the availability of
Mobigamz, a Flash(R) Lite(TM)-based mobile gaming portal that allows
customers to download, play, rate, and post high scores.
With Mobigamz, Verizon Wireless customers can choose the hottest Flash
games from a current catalogue of sport, arcade, puzzle, and board
categories. Mobigamz are specifically designed for mobile phones and are
very intuitive to play, with simple joystick-keystroke interactivity,
multiple levels and game session storing.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for Mobitween to release its exciting
assortment of Flash-based mobile entertainment. We are very excited and
proud to be offering Mobigamz through Verizon Wireless — which has proven
itself to be an innovator in the wireless market,” said Marc Alloul,
Mobitween’s executive vice president. “Along with the acceleration of
Web-mobile convergence and the growing availability of rich-media handsets,
we hope these emerging and promising formats will contribute to an improved
mobile gaming experience.”
Ryan Hughes, vice president of digital media programming for Verizon,
said, “Working with Mobitween, Verizon Wireless is able to offer rich
multimedia games through the Mobigamz portal, giving our customers even
more ways to satisfy their appetites for compelling games they can play
on-the-go.”
Verizon Wireless Get It Now(R) customers can purchase and download
Mobigamz from the Get Fun & Games shopping aisle in the Get It Now virtual
store for $2.99 one-time use, $5.49 for three uses and $8.49 for six uses.
Mobigamz is available on a number of popular Get It Now-capable phones,
including the MOTORAZR(TM) V3c, MOTORAZR(TM) V3m and the MOTOKRZR(TM) K1m;
the LG VX8100, LG VX8300, V by LG, enV(TM) by LG, and Chocolate by LG; and
the Samsung SCH-a930 and the Samsung SCH-a950. Download charges vary and
airtime or megabyte charges may apply when browsing, downloading and using
certain applications. Customers need a Get It Now-enabled phone and Verizon
Wireless digital service to access the Get It Now virtual store.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services,
visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go
to http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 67.2 million customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD). For more information, go to: http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and
request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of
Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia
Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About Mobitween
Mobitween, http://www.mobitween.com, is a leading developer and publisher of
Flash(R) based content for mobile and online worlds. The company works with
mobile operators, handset manufacturers, leading publishers, media
companies and third party developers.
By leveraging its Flash based mobile game development expertise
acquired over the past three years, the company has introduced ugenGames,
its web 2.0 User Generated Content and Social Networking Service.
Mobitween’s goal is to be the first Game 2.0 Company bridging the gap
between online & mobile game developers and players, allowing them to
create, customize, embed and share games.
Mobigamz is a Flash(R) Lite(TM) based mobile gaming portal that
replicates the web browsing model enabling players to download, play, rate
and post hi-scores through a rich-media and customizable mobile client.
Flash is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Share ThisComments
Leave a Reply