TWO ROCKPOOL'S DEVELOPED GAMES ACHIEVE TOP-TEN CHART
POSITIONS THIS MONTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- 5th July 2006 -- Manchester, United
Kingdom -- 5th July 2006 -- Rockpool Games achieved another
landmark last month when two titles developed by its Manchester
Studio achieved top-ten chart positions. The best-sellers for
April 2006 announced by games industry trade body, ELSPA,
detail the nation's best-selling games for the Java platform
and feature both Worms, published by THQ Wireless and Ronnie
O'Sullivan's Snooker published by Player One. Data is collected
from mobile phone airtime operators including; 3, O2, Orange,
T-Mobile and Vodafone and are widely accepted as the
most-accurate portrayal of sales in the UK market. "We work
hard to produce great games for our client publishers",
commented Managing Director, Paul Gouge, "we know that we make
the best games in the market and we're delighted that the
consumers agree. Having two games in the top-ten for the first
time is great acknowledgment of our exceptional team". Rockpool
have a large number of new titles in development for the major
UK mobile games publishers. -- About Rockpool Games -- Rockpool
is one of Europe's leading developers of games for wireless
devices. Amongst the largest and longest-established
independent studios, Rockpool is one of the few able to offer a
full solution including Development, QA, Porting and
Certification. It has a proven track-record of delivering the
highest-profile brands for the largest publishers. -- About
ELSPA -- ELSPA(the Entertainment & Leisure Software
Publishers Association) was founded in 1989 to establish a
specific and collective identity for the British computer and
video games industry. Since then, the membership has steadily
grown from 12 to nearly 100 companies, including almost all the
major companies concerned with the publishing and distribution
of interactive leisure and entertainment software in the UK.
ELSPA works to protect, promote and provide for the interests
of all its members, as well as addressing issues that affect
the industry as a whole. For further information please
contact: Tina Elkin, Rockpool Games Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 161 839
2828, Fax: +44 (0) 161 839 2838 Email:
tina.elkin@rockpoolgames.com
