Gameloft and Interplay to Bring Earthworm Jim to Mobile Platforms and Downloadable...

Gameloft and Interplay to Bring Earthworm Jim to Mobile Platforms and
Downloadable Consoles
The Game Wiggles its Way on to Xbox Live Arcade, WiiWare(TM),
PlayStation(R)Network and Mobile Devices

NEW YORK, August 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft, a leading
developer and publisher of downloadable video games, today announced a
multi-year licensing agreement with Interplay to develop, distribute and
publish Earthworm Jim, a popular run and gun platform video game featuring an
earthworm who dresses up in a Super Suit to fight evil. The game will make
its way to mobile, WiiWare(TM), PlayStation Network, with an exclusive one
month run on Xbox Live(R) Arcade.
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"We are delighted to partner with Interplay to bring Earthworm Jim to
multiple downloadable platforms," said Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice
president, Gameloft. "The game, with its humorous and edgy style, is a great
fit for today's gamer who craves a fully immersive experience that is fun and
easily accessible. We look forward to delivering a fantastic game."
"Earthworm Jim resonates with millions of people worldwide and we are
excited to have one of the best developers in the industry create this game
for a new audience," said Herve Caen, CEO, Interplay. "Gameloft's creativity
coupled with its innate knack for innovative games, makes us 100% confident
that the result will be nothing short of stellar."
Initially released in 1994, Earthworm Jim's games garnered such a cult
following that the character's popularity took him far beyond video games
into an animated TV series, Toys and Comic books. Earthworm Jim centers
around an ordinary earthworm who engages in normal worm activities- eating
dirt, crawling and fleeing from hungry birds- that is until he comes across a
high tech indestructible space suit. Jim takes refuge in the space suit while
fleeing from hungry birds. The suit's powerful atomic particles cause him to
grow and obtain newfound powers.
The game will be available in the last quarter of 2009. For the latest
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About Gameloft
Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video
games for mobile phones and consoles. Established in 1999, it has emerged as
one of the top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile
handsets equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of
games-enabled handsets is anticipated to exceed four billion units by 2012.
Gameloft games are also available to players on WiiWare and Nintendo DS(TM),
Microsoft's Xbox LIVE Arcade, Apple's iPod, iTouch and iPhones, and PCs.
Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities
such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, ABC, Dreamworks Animations
SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Touchtone Television,
Warner Bros., FifPro, Ferrari, Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek
Jeter, Reggie Bush, Chuck Norris, Jonny Wilkinson or Robinho allow Gameloft
to form strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the
partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates titles such as Block Breaker Deluxe,
Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.
Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset
manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a
distribution network in over 80 plus countries.
Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle,
Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Sao Paulo, Santiago, Paris, London,
Cologne, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Helsinki, Vienna,
Bucharest, New Delhi, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Beijing, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN:
FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)
About Interplay Entertainment
Founded in 1983, Interplay Entertainment is a developer, publisher and
licensor of video game software headquartered in Southern California. The
company has produced and licensed titles for many of the most popular
interactive entertainment software platforms in the action/arcade,
adventure/RPG and strategy/puzzle categories. Its portfolio of
well-recognized Intellectual Properties includes Battlechess, Clayfighter,
Dark Alliance, Descent, Earthworm Jim, Freespace, Giants, Messiah, MDK, Run
Like Hell, Sacrifice. Interplay also holds exclusive distribution rights to
certain existing Fallout and Redneck titles.
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