Twentieth Century Fox And Glu Mobile Launch Ice Age 2: Arctic Slide
Mobile Movie Tie-In Features Scrat And His Eternal Quest For Acorns
LONDON, UK. - March 20, 2006 - Twentieth Century Fox, one of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, and Glu Mobile, a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, today announced the launch of Ice Age 2: Arctic Slide, a mobile game based on the animated film, "Ice Age: The Meltdown." Also available for download are ringtones, wallpaper, and in select regions, video. The new movie is the highly anticipated sequel to Fox's 2002 blockbuster, "Ice Age," which grossed more than $381 million in global box office sales. "Ice Age: The Meltdown" will be released internationally starting on March 31, 2006.
The mobile game, created by the award-winning studios at Glu Mobile, features Scrat, whose love for acorns gets him into catastrophic trouble. In the game Scrat chases acorns by sliding down frosty slopes, stalagmite caves and mountain peaks in more than 18 levels of high-speed, roller-coaster style fun.
"Scrat is a real audience pleaser and we think fans of the Ice Age films will love playing this game," said Robert Nashak, chief creative officer, Glu Mobile. "With great graphics and easy controls, we tried to bring the animated world of Ice Age to life on your phone."
The mobile game has already received praise from UK magazine What Mobile, saying "the control system is perfect for a mobile," and "the graphics are also very impressive."
In a recent review on IGN.com, Wireless Editor Levi Buchanan commented, "I can see Arctic Slide really wowing younger gamers."
Ice Age 2: Arctic Slide is now available to customers on major wireless carriers in more than 55 countries. For more information visit www.glu.com.
About Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile (formerly Sorrent, Inc. and Macrospace Ltd.) is a leading developer and global publisher of mobile entertainment. Glu's portfolio of games, ringtones, wallpapers and information applications include both original titles and entertainment based on major brands including Atari, Cartoon Network, FOX Sports Interactive, PopCap Games, Twentieth Century Fox and Celador International. Based in San Mateo, California with offices in London and Singapore, Glu is funded by top venture firms NEA, BA Venture Partners, Granite Global Ventures, Sienna Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners, and by Time Warner Investments. Consumers can find fresh entertainment created exclusively for their mobile phones wherever they see the 'g' character logo or at www.glu.com.
About Fox Filmed Entertainment
One of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, Fox Filmed Entertainment produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of FFE: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox Animation.
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