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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Namco & Atlas Offer Ms. Pac-Man On BREW-Enabled Phones
SAN DIEGO, June 8 -- Namco America, one of the industry's
premier multi-platform game publishers, and Atlas Mobile, a leader in mobile,
skills-based multiplayer tournament games, today announced a partnership to
create and publish MS. PAC-MAN(R) Tournaments for Prizes(TM) for BREW-enabled
mobile phones. MS. PAC-MAN Tournaments for Prizes will be available for
commercial release to mobile operators in the third quarter of 2004. This
announcement was made at the BREW 2004 Developers Conference being held
June 7-9 in San Diego.
MS. PAC-MAN, the sequel to one of the most popular and enduring titles in
the history of video games, pits the title character on a quest to move
through mazes and collect dots and fruit while avoiding ghosts. In this
update on the wildly successful classic, mobile phone users will have the
opportunity to compete for fun and prizes in continuous head-to-head and
progressive skills-based tournaments.
Leveraging Atlas Mobile's tournament network and expertise, MS. PAC-MAN
Tournaments for Prizes is the first title in the PAC-MAN series to allow
players to win prizes such as CDs, DVDs and gift cards by winning tournaments
against other mobile phone users. To ensure fairness, contestants will always
play identical mazes as their opponents.
"We are happy to partner with Atlas Mobile to create a fun, new
interactive version of MS. PAC-MAN," said Kenji Hisatsune, executive vice
president and COO of Namco America. "This edition will let our fans play
against each other in tournaments over mobile phones. We think this is a
unique and differentiated product, based on the service Atlas Mobile offers."
"MS. PAC-MAN is one of the most well-known and beloved game characters of
all time," said Isaac Babbs, president and CEO of Atlas Mobile. "We are
incredibly pleased to bring this title to our tournament system and expect
that gamers everywhere will be excited by the challenge of competing against
one another, especially since prizes are at stake. This adds a refreshing new
dynamic to an already great game."
"QUALCOMM is very pleased that the BREW solution is enabling companies
like Atlas Mobile to bring fresh twists to classic games in the mobile gaming
arena," said Mike Yuen, director of BREW Developer Relations for QUALCOMM
Internet Services. "The BREW solution's open, standards-based approach and
comprehensive business and technical offerings are allowing companies such as
Namco America and Atlas Mobile to bring entertainment and competition to
mobile phone users around the world."
QUALCOMM's BREW solution provides products and services that connect the
mobile marketplace value chain, which includes publishers, developers, content
providers, device manufacturers, operators and consumers.
Publishers and developers worldwide are generating revenue from BREW-based
applications and content, and 26 manufacturers have offered more than 135
BREW-enabled device models to consumers. BREW is successfully enabling the
commercial wireless data services of many successful operators, including
Verizon Wireless, ALLTEL, Cellular One, MetroPCS, Midwest Wireless, NTELOS and
U.S. Cellular in the United States, China Unicom, KDDI in Japan, KTF in South
Korea, Hutch in Thailand, Telstra in Australia, VIVO in Brazil, BellSouth
Chile, BellSouth Colombia, BellSouth Ecuador, BellSouth Guatemala, BellSouth
Nicaragua, BellSouth Panama, BellSouth Peru, Telefonica Moviles in Peru,
Movicom in Argentina, Telcel and Movilnet in Venezuela, Verizon Dominican
Republic, Verizon Wireless Puerto Rico, Pelephone in Israel and Zapp in
Romania.
About Namco America
Namco America Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Namco Limited, a Tokyo-based
world leader in the high-tech entertainment industry. Committed to providing
the ultimate interactive entertainment experience, Namco uses cutting-edge
technology and advanced electronics to take their wireless, coin-op, and home
video games far beyond traditional entertainment. For more information about
Namco mobile games, please visit: www.namcogames.com.
About Atlas Mobile, Inc.
Atlas Mobile is a mobile game services company focused on delivering the
best skills-based multiplayer tournament games on mobile phones. Atlas
provides a complete client-server tournament service and a series of well-
known, easy-to-learn, casual games. Every Atlas Mobile game encourages mobile
phone players to compete against each other to win prizes in continuous head-
to-head and weekly progressive tournaments. Atlas Mobile is based in San
Mateo, California. Competition goes Mobile(TM). Visit Atlas Mobile at
http://www.atlas-mobile.com.
MS. PAC-MAN is a registered trademark of Namco Ltd. (c) 1982 Namco Ltd.
All rights reserved. For Prizes(TM) is a trademark of Atlas-Mobile, Inc.
QUALCOMM and BREW are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All
other brands are registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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