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FISHLABS Pitches "Blades & Magic" The World's First 3D Fantasy MMORPG For Mobile Devices At E3

HAMBURG, GERMANY / Los Angeles, Ca. / USA, 5th of May 2006 - FISHLABS, a leading developer of premium 3D mobile games, pitches "Blades & Magic", the world's first 3D fantasy MMORPG for mobile devices, with a first playable to leading publishers at E3 in Los Angeles, Ca. USA.

Blades and Magic is the world's first 3D MMORPG for mobile devices. In a huge authentic fantasy world players have to choose their favourite character and fight against various NPCs like orgs, demons etc. or other players from all over the world. While they travel across the land and battle their way up as reckless warriors or mighty magicians, they earn experience and money to improve their skills and weapons.

"With Blades and Magic once again we will bring amazing deep and compelling game experience to the community of mobile gamers. The possibilities to explore the huge online fantasy world and evolve their character will address fans of the MMORPG genre. While detailed 3D characters with numerous animation sets fighting in several 3D battle arenas with various day time settings stuffed with stunning visual F/X and real time lighting will drag even action addicted gamers into the game," reports Fishlabs CEO Michael Schade proudly. "Powered by the multiplayer middleware Exit Games Neutron we will take full advantage of 2,5G and 3G connected mobile phones worldwide. By introducing a multiplayer battle system that dynamically adopts to increasing network speeds and featuring additional content downloads, Blades and Magic will be another milestone in the evolution of mobile gaming," claims Schade.

Fishlabs has been innovating 3D multiplayer games based on Exit Games Neutron since 2004 and again pushes the envelope by utilizing the latest 3D and 3G realtime features.

Blades and Magic is based on FISHLABS' mobile games engine ABYSS® 2.0 and is scheduled for Q4 this year supporting all major 3D and 2D Java handsets to guarantee maximum coverage.

First screenshots and in-game videos are available at: http://www.fishlabs.net/clients/pressroom/blades_and_magic

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About FISHLABS:
FISHLABS is one of the top developers of premium 3D mobile games. Based in Hamburg, Germany, a staff of 20 fulltime developers is creating the most compelling 3D titles as original IP as well as AAA brands like V-Rally® 3D or Star Wars - Imperial Ace 3D. The huge range of excellent 3D games for mobile phones is marketed worldwide via such well-known business partners as THQ Wireless, Glu (iFone), Superscape, arvato mobile and Exit Games. FISHLABS is one of the very few companies listed on Sony Ericsson's "Developers Website" as being among the leaders in the field. Thanks to the high-powered, platform independent games engine ABYSS®, the FISHLABS titles are able to offer a quality never before experienced in mobile gaming. Equally unique is the breadth of market coverage ensured by no less than eighty 3D-capable models from eleven different manufacturers - in other words, by more than 140 million telephones worldwide today.

"Star Wars" is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. "V-Rally" is a registered trademark of Atari Interactive, Inc.

For further information, please contact:

FISHLABS Entertainment GmbH
Mr. Michael Schade
Geibelstrasse 46, D-22303 Hamburg, Germany
Phone +49.40.88 88 00 - 160
Fax +49.40.88 88 00 - 166
Mail: m.schade@fishlabs.net
Web: www.fishlabs.net

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