PocketGamer.biz

For Immediate Release

London, UK – 4th August 2009 – Steel Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Jordan as the new editor of PocketGamer.biz, the UK publisher’s mobile game industry site.

A highly respected game technology and industry journalist, Jon has previously been primarily involved with the launch and subsequent running of Steel Media’s consumer site, Pocket Gamer, but has also demonstrated a keen interested in PocketGamer.biz through regular contributions.

The new role will see his commitment centred on taking PG.biz into its next chapter and ensuring it remains an essential component of the mobile game industry.

“The creativity being demonstrated by developers and publishers daily on the App Store is a wonder to behold,” exclaims Jon Jordan. “It’s as close to meritocracy as the games industry has seen, and as the likes of Ovi, Android Market, Windows Marketplace, BlackBerry App World, not to mention DSiWare and PlayStation Network, gain momentum – it’s safe to say innovative game developers have never had it so good. And that’s a great situation for any journalist, too.”

PocketGamer.biz was launched in July 2008 with the aim of providing the multi-billion mobile game industry with the dedicated trade media it deserves. The site focuses on insightful news, features and opinion, offering a centralised meeting place with useful resources and a genuine desire to help push the industry forward by championing campaigns and uniting the sector behind key initiatives.

CONTACT

For more information, contact Jon Jordan ( jon@pocketgamer.co.uk)

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About PocketGamer.biz

PocketGamer.biz is the UK’s mobile game industry-focused site from the highly experienced team behind PocketGamer.co.uk. It aims to cover the issues affecting the sector by providing the insightful news, features and opinion that it deserves, while working to help push this multi-billion industry forward. www.pocketgamer.biz

About the Pocket Gamer network

PocketGamer.co.uk is the UK’s most popular destination website for mobile and handheld gaming news, previews and reviews. The site was established by Steel Media in March 2006 and now reaches an audience of over 500K readers per month, generating over 1.5 million page views online, plus an additional audience via our wap and iPhone editions. www.pocketgamer.co.uk

Steel Media also publishes a bi-monthly Pocket Gamer mobile games magazine in association with leading mobile operators in the UK which is distributed in-store and online with a readership of c.200K.

In addition, Pocket Gamer reviews and content appear on the wap portals of leading UK operators and handset manufacturers, providing a total estimated audience in excess of 4 million each month.

Launched in July 2008, sister site PocketGamer.biz has already grown to become the industry's leading mobile games b2b resource providing news, features, opinion and data on the industry. www.pocketgamer.biz

About Steel Media

Steel Media is a leading mobile consumer technology publisher based in the UK. Headed up by Chris James and with a team boasting over 50 years of experience in consumer and contract publishing, the company currently publishes mobile and handheld gaming websites PocketGamer.co.uk and PocketGamer.fr, industry focused site PocketGamer.biz and consumer friendly mobile entertainment site PocketPicks.co.uk. Steel Media also supplies mobile gaming news and other contract services to a number of third-party publishers and brands.

For further information the Pocket Gamer network or Steel Media, contact Chris James: chris@pocketgamer.co.uk

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