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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Kayak Interactive and IOMO Partner to Create Dynamic, Mobile, Multiplayer Games
SAN JOSE, Calif. & PRINCETON, N.J.--March 25, 2004--Kayak Interactive, the company making multiplayer gaming a reality in the mobile entertainment industry, and IOMO, the company entertaining the mobile generation, today announced a partnership focused on increasing and expanding mobile, multiplayer gaming globally. IOMO will use Kayak products and services to develop and offer multiplayer versions of their games which will be delivered by Kayak to gamers globally. The crowd at Mobile GDC will be able to view the significant progress achieved in the partnership where they will watch a live, multiplayer tournament based on IOMO's Pub Pool, a number one hit title on games charts all over the world.
Kayak Interactive's platform allows players to compete directly against each other across different mobile network operators and handsets. To date, mobile games have been essentially single-player, with little or no ability for players to compete against each other during game play.
"Mobile, multiplayer gaming is expected to grow rapidly within the next twelve months and Kayak and IOMO are leading the way," says Andrew Maunder, CEO of Kayak Interactive. "Our partnership is an example of Kayak's commitment to working with leading developers to build great titles that deliver network-active game play. Pub Pool is already a compelling single player game with a multiplayer version using the Kayak platform on the way."
Kayak and IOMO will preview the new version of Pub Pool at Mobile GDC, Thursday, March 25, at the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, California. Eight players will participate in a Tournament setting that pits them against each other in three rounds of competition. This first ever mobile, multiplayer gaming event demonstrates how Kayak's platform delivers network-active game play bringing new excitement to mobile gaming.
"The multiplayer capability from Kayak adds an entirely new dimension to the game play," says John Chasey, the managing director of IOMO. "Using the Kayak platform, we were able to create the multiplayer version of Pub Pool in record time and have it ready for Mobile GDC. I look forward to seeing a crowd of games experts competing with each other in a full blown tournament."
About Kayak Interactive
Mobile, multi-player gaming is interactive, dynamic action between two or more people and devices at the same time. The Princeton, New Jersey-based, Kayak Interactive has created a software platform that supports the technology needed for this type of gaming. It allows for the creation, delivery, management and billing, as well as enhances user experience of mobile multi-player games and the communities supporting them. Kayak's unique product delivers true multi-player functionality across networks, handsets, and international borders, creating a foundation for everyone in the value chain to support their mobile gaming business goals. For more information, please visit www.kayakInteractive.com
IOMO
IOMO is a BAFTA-nominated independent developer of entertainment content for mobile devices, based in the United Kingdom. Since the company was founded in April 2000, it has developed over eighty titles. Projects have included some of the biggest licences in the mobile world such as Tomb Raider, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf, Scooby Doo, 007: Hoverchase, Stuntman, Wentworth Golf, Thunderbirds, Monopoly and TxtDating. Clients are from all areas of the mobile industry worldwide including manufacturers, portals, wireless publishers/aggregators and traditional game publishers. They include Nokia, Motorola, Vodafone, Orange, 3, Digital Bridges, In-fusio, iFone, Acclaim, Aspiro and Eidos. Winner "Best Mobile Games Studio 2003" in the Develop Industry Excellence Awards.
IOMO are founding members of TIGA (The Independent Game Developers Association). www.tiga.org
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