Multiplayer gaming community launches at Sonera SurfPort
Today, Amsterdam based Ex Machina, together with TeliaSonera
Finland is launching an exclusively mobile multiplayer and
community gaming portal.
Mobiles United provides the end-to-end experience that
sophisticated mobile consumers will come to expect, with
exclusive games, a personalized approach, exciting
competitions and communication capabilities. A unique
end-user experience based on highly interactive services and
community functionalities, featuring:
- Unique Player ID & Profile with automated login
- One-off and recurring, game specific and Ultimate (across games) Competitions
- Game specific and Ultimate Highscore linked to unique Player ID
- Personal Mailbox
- Chat and Forum
- Game ratings and Reviews
Mobiles United launches at Sonera SurfPort with a selective
line-up of innovative, high-quality multiplayer and connected
games. Games include a unique tournament version of Sudoku
from Japan, casino classic Blackjack, fast-paces multiplayer
racing game Razor, submarine/warship fighting game S.U.B. and
a rich series of the roleplaying games Era of Eidolon.
Mobiles United membership is free and all new users signing
up the first month are treated to a free game of their
choice. Multiplayer gaming couldn't be easier than
this!
"A mobile gaming community is a core element of today's
connected lifestyle and a natural extension to online games
and communities that have proven so successful on the web"
explains Samuli Ropponen, Partner Manager TeliaSonera
Finland. "Sonera strongly believes community gaming is
increasingly becoming a key part of mobile entertainment
services, and we are actively seeking ways to offer community
solutions to our consumers."
Ex Machina
Ex Machina is a leading mobile technology and service
provider, enabling multiplayer gaming and communities for
today's mobile and internet consumers. Since 2001, Ex Machina
has been dedicated to extending the social context of
entertainment by turnkey technology, and believes multiplayer
and community gaming provides the cutting edge. Ex Machina
develops tools and services to help its partners reduce cost,
increase market reach and, most importantly, create and
manage unique new games and applications based on
connectivity and communication. To summarize: gaming together
- anywhere, anytime.
Customers and partners of Ex Machina include TeliaSonera,
T-Mobile, Hutchison 3G, Mobile Media, Taito, G-mode,
Daydream, Upstart Games, Endemol, SBS, Philips, Dutch Public
Broadcast Companies, Netherlands Ministry of Education.
Product sheets on Deus 2.0 and Mobiles United are available
for download on our website, www.exmachina.nl
For more information:
Ex Machina
www.exmachina.nl
Jeroen Elfferich, CEO
Tel +31 6 2000 2918 (GSM), +31 20 617 2685 (office)
jeroen@exmachina.nl
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera Finland Oyj, the Finnish profit centre of
TeliaSonera, offers products and services under the Sonera
brand.
TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunications company in the
Nordic and Baltic regions. At the end of December 2005
TeliaSonera had 19,146,000 mobile customers (69,887,000 incl
associated companies) and 7,064,000 fixed telephony customers
(7,688,000 incl associated companies) and 2,263,000 internet
customers (2,331,000 incl associated companies). Outside the
home markets TeliaSonera has extensive interests in the
growth markets in Russia, Turkey and Eurasia. TeliaSonera is
listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the Helsinki Stock
Exchange. Net sales January-December 2005 amounted to SEK
87.7 billion. The number of employees was 28,175.
www.teliasonera.com