IN-FUSIO's EGE Selected By LG Electronics For Its European Handsets
Orange Group First to Specify EGE-Enabled Handsets
3GSM, Cannes, France - February 14th, 2005 - IN-FUSIO, a leading mobile games publisher and game service provider, today announced that the handset manufacturer LG Electronics has selected its EGE (Entertainment and Gaming Extensions) solution to be embedded in its multi-media handsets across Europe.
The first EGE-enabled handsets from LG Electronic are scheduled to launch across Europe end of Q2 2005. Under the agreement, operators, who wish to capitalise on EGE's unique entertainment and gaming features, can request that LG Electronics embeds the solution during manufacture.
IN-FUSIO has simultaneously announced that the Orange Group is the first operator to take EGE as its preferred mobile entertainment solution. More operators are expected to follow Orange's lead in the coming months.
Gilles Raymond, founder and co-CEO, IN-FUSIO, said: "We are in advanced negotiations with a number of top-tier handset manufacturers and operators to specify EGE as their preferred gaming and entertainment solution. We welcome the Orange Group's decision to commit to EGE and we are really thrilled to partner, for the first time, LG Electronics, whose handsets are proven to be of outstanding quality. We look forward to a longstanding relationship with LG Electronics."
About EGE
EGE ignites the capabilities of MIDP 2.0 gaming APIs by providing a number of enhanced features, while focusing on the delivery of user-friendly services to players. Feature highlights include:
- "Real-time" multi-player functionality
- Enhanced 3D game play
- Recommend a game to a friend
- Try and buy
- Simplified user interface for easy game play
About IN-FUSIO
IN-FUSIO is a leading international mobile entertainment company, publishing top-tier games for cell phones and delivering players' community management services.
Focusing on quality, innovation and community, IN-FUSIO applications are enjoyed by more than 15 million people worldwide, through 130 operators and portals across all handset platforms (Java, ExEn, BREW, Symbian, Windows Mobile and I-mode). IN-FUSIO's portfolio of more than 90 games includes licensed properties such as Microsoft's Midtown Madness® 3 Mobile and Zoo Tycoon® 2 Mobile, Comedy Central's South Park®, Universal Studios' E.T.TM, Canal Studio Image's The TerminatorTM, Golden TeeTM, RollerbladeTM, as well as the award winning original titles Shado Fighter and the IF Racing series. The company successfully provides carriers, developers and brand owners the best opportunity to maximize the value of their offerings with the largest mobile distribution network.
IN-FUSIO currently has offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Bordeaux, Moscow, Düsseldorf and Shanghai. IN-FUSIO's customers include Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, the Vodafone group, the Orange group, TIM, Telefonica Moviles and China Mobile.
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