InfoSpace Announces Marbleous New Mobile Game
Marble Galaxy Coming To A Planet Near You
April 19. Marble Galaxy, a new puzzle game
created specifically for mobile phone handsets, is due to be
released this month by InfoSpace. The game combines the ease
and simplicity of marbles, with the accuracy and precision of
pool.
The idea behind the game is simple. Players must shoot
colored marbles from the launcher at the bottom of the
screen, into holes of the same colour. Of course, nothing
worthwhile is ever that easy. Walls, bumpers, accelerators,
brakes and other obstacles can make things more complicated
and require ricochets and planning to pick up the maximum
number of points and hit that hole.
Marble Galaxy offers a Tutorial mode for hopelessly primitive
species, a Quick Game, for those odd minutes while
hitchhiking outside a distant nebula or waiting for a bus,
plus a Career Mode, where gamers can compete against some of
the Galaxy's finest players on their home planets.
The game also rewards skilled Marblenauts with bonus points
and special awards. Trophies are awarded for particularly
difficult shots, so players can be awarded the Stage Marksman
Cup or the Smash N' Bump King Trophy.
Alan Welsman, InfoSpace's VP Marketing, Mobile Media, Europe
said, "Marble Galaxy is everything a great mobile game should
be. It's simple to understand, fun to play, colourful,
compelling and convenient. The majority of mobile phone users
are not hardened gamers and providing them with easy to play,
casual games is essential to the growth of the mobile content
industry."
Marble Galaxy will be available for a wide range of the most
popular handsets from all major mobile phone manufacturers in
April 2006.
The game is being made available to all leading mobile phone
networks throughout Europe and North America.
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Notes To Editors
About InfoSpace Inc.
InfoSpace, Inc. drives mobile media innovation. With one of
the world's largest mobile content libraries, InfoSpace makes
it easy for consumers to discover, personalise and enjoy
their on-the-go experiences. The company uses its superior
merchandising and technology capabilities to facilitate the
delivery of original and licensed content across hundreds of
mobile devices and through multiple channels. InfoSpace also
mobilizes brands and creates programming and revenue
opportunities for mobile operators. The company's products
and services have extensive reach in North America and Europe
through carriers such as Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel,
T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Virgin Mobile; in partnership
with world-class brands such as Cablevision and Fox News; and
through online Web sites such as Dogpile (Dogpile.com), which
showcase the company's leading metasearch technology and key
advertising partnerships with companies like Google, Yahoo!,
Verizon SuperPages and Yellowpages.com. More info available
at www.infospaceinc.com/
Contacts
InfoSpace
Richard White
Axicom
Direct: +44 (0)20 8392 4057
Mobile: +44 (0)7713 404 570
Media
Brian Baglow
Indoctrimat Ltd
M: +44 (0) 7747 792247
E: brian@indoctrimat.com