Ozura Mobile & HandyGames™ Enter Partnership
Singapore, July 20: Ozura Mobile, a leading international publisher and developer of mobile entertainment, today has announced its strategic partnership with HandyGames, a leading independent developer of mobile games in Germany.
This partnership will enable Ozura to distribute HandyGames premium titles across its network of distribution channels in Asia Pacific (APAC).
HandyGames is well-known for its fast paced sports and action 3D games and this has made their games unique, as such, Ozura is envisaging an overwhelming response from the market on their games.
"We are eager to work with HandyGames considering their strong portfolio with major carriers in Germany and other countries. Pirates of Ahoy® and Townsmen Racing® will be our initial launching titles and we're very much looking forward to introducing more exciting games from HandyGames," said H.E. Mah, Ozura's VP of Marketing.
According to Juniper, the evolution in mobile games is set to continue in the next five years, approaching $17.6b by 2011 with APAC is projected to contribute 38% of cumulative revenues from 2006 to 2011, surpassing Europe (31%) and North America (22%).
"With increasing popularity of mobile games in APAC, this fruitful partnership with HandyGames is one step to gain bigger slice of this lucrative market as well as to elevate our service offering to market. This significant milestone inks both our commitment and continuous effort in delivering the best wireless gaming experience to our customers," added Mah.
Currently Ozura Mobile is providing its content and technology services to over 50 million subscribers though its agreements with most of the leading mobile operators in APAC region.
About Ozura Mobile
Ozura Mobile is a leading international developer and publisher for mobile games and game developer engine to carriers, aggregators, mobile phone manufacturers and service providers. The company creates games for the mobile phones based on J2ME, BREW or Symbian platform. Ozura's games are available all over the world through its distribution network of thousands of partners spanning across 130 countries. It is expected that the growth of mobile phones supporting these platforms will exceed one billion units worldwide in 2008. For more information, visit www.ozura.com
About HandyGames
HandyGames is one of the leading independent developers of mobile games. The company has offices in Giebelstadt, Germany and Bucharest, Romania with its own international distribution network. The company was founded in 2000 by the Markus and Christopher Kassulke and Udo Bausewein and currently has more than 50 employees and plans to expand further. The vast and extensive product range is characterized by its high quality and comprises of downloadable and pre-installed games and applications for mobile phones (based on J2ME) as well as applications for the mobile internet. The company is one of the pioneers in this sector. HandyGames has developed top sellers like the Townsmen and Flitzer. The company's success is also reflected in long-term co-operations with leading handset manufacturers and operators and it has also received various international awards. For more information, visit www.handy-games.com
For further information, please contact:
Ms LiLing See
Public Relations Manager
(Email) llsee@ozura.com