I-play scoops Chicago Tribune’s ‘Best Cell phone Game of 2005’ with Skipping Stone

San Mateo, CA - 5th January, 2006: I-play, the mobile games company, today announced that Skipping Stone, the most compulsive 'one thumb play' title was chosen as the 'Best Game of 2005' in the Cell phone category by the Chicago Tribune. The game, which has enjoyed unprecedented critical success, was developed by Korean based Gamevil, and published and distributed by I-play last September to its global network of over 100 operators.

The Chicago Tribune's reporter Levi Buchanan commented:

'Not everybody wants to buy a $50 game that takes 20 hours to finish. I-play's "Skipping Stone", exclusive for cell phones, is a hypnotic one-touch game in which you skip a rock across a lake. That's it. But it's impossible to put down, thanks to the groovy graphics. And it's only a few bucks to download.'

This is the third honor that Skipping Stone has been awarded in recent months, having picked up the 'Wireless Game of the Year' by IGN Wireless as well as 'Game of the Year' at the Mobile Choice Awards.

David Gosen, acting CEO, I-play commented: "Having the Chicago Tribune include Skipping Stone as the only mobile game in 'the best games of 2005', is a tremendous endorsement of the game, I-play and the industry. True to the philosophy of I-play, Skipping Stone has something to offer hardcore videogames players and novice game players alike. It provides instantly accessible gameplay, combined with the challenge to keep going back and beating your own previous high scores."

Contact:

Annabel Brog

PR Manager, I-play

Tel: 44 2079011770

annabel.brog@iplay.com