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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
JAMDAT Mobile Acquires Exclusive Wireless Distribution Rights to SOCOM
LOS ANGELES-- May 19, 2005-- Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:JMDT) announced today at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) that it has acquired the exclusive, worldwide distribution rights to an adapted version of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs of the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs franchise for wireless as part of a multiyear license agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment America. Under the terms of the agreement, JAMDAT will distribute "SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Mobile Recon" for mobile phones in the U.S., Europe, China, Japan and other wireless markets around the world.
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs and SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs set the standard for online console gaming, selling over four million units on the PlayStation 2 platform to date, making the games among the best-selling squad-based war strategy titles of all time. SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs broke online console penetration records within the first two days of its release and sold over 900,000 copies in its first 100 days on store shelves. SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs is the third title in the popular, squad-based war strategy game franchise.
"The SOCOM franchise has an enormous fan base of loyal players and casual gamers alike, making it an outstanding title for wireless," said Mitch Lasky, Chairman and CEO of JAMDAT Mobile Inc. "With the addition of 'SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Mobile Recon' to our slate of games, we are bringing yet another best-selling title to mobile phone users around the world."
Game availability depends on individual phone model and wireless carrier. For specific information, JAMDAT's Game Finder is available at www.jamdat.com.
About JAMDAT Mobile
JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:JMDT) is a global publisher of wireless entertainment applications, including games, ring tones, images and other content. JAMDAT's application portfolio is based on original and licensed intellectual properties and includes JAMDAT Bowling, Tetris(R), Lemonade Tycoon(TM), Downtown Texas Hold 'Em, Bejeweled, The Lord of the Rings(R), Tony Hawk's(R) Underground and Scrabble(R). JAMDAT distributes its applications through wireless carriers, including Boost Mobile, Cingular Wireless, 02 (UK), Nextel, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, Sprint, Telefonica Moviles, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Virgin Mobile, Vivo and Vodafone. For more information, please visit www.jamdat.com.
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