Gameloft Optimizes Popular Games for Amazon Fire TV
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Gameloft Optimizes Popular Games for Amazon Fire TV
Amazon demonstrates Asphalt 8 during launch event
PARIS, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, today announced it
will offer three hit titles optimized for the launch of Amazon Fire TV, including 2014
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner and 2013 BAFTA Kids' Vote winner, Despicable Me:
Minion Rush, as well as its hit arcade racing title, Asphalt 8: Airborne and the popular
Modern Combat 4. Amazon showed live demonstrations of Asphalt 8: Airborne during its Fire
TV launch event on Wednesday, April 2nd at Milk Studios in New York City.
With Fire TV, consumers will enjoy an enriched living room experience, which includes
access to some of today's most popular games on the big screen. This partnership brings
rescaled and improved graphics to the new platform, delivering an enhanced display on TV
screens.
"With Amazon's broad consumer base and quality reputation in the market, it made sense
to optimize some of our top games for Fire TV," said Baudouin Corman, VP of Publishing for
the Americas, Gameloft. "This collaboration broadens the reach of our games, allowing us
to bring even more high-quality content to the consumers' living room."
"We are thrilled that Gameloft has optimized its most popular titles for Fire TV,"
said Mike George, Vice President of Amazon Appstore and Games. "With a quad core processor
and 2 GB of memory, Asphalt 8: Airborne and all of Gameloft's optimized titles really
shine on Fire TV. We think customers will love playing these games."
Fire TV is available to order today in the U.S. market.
About Gameloft:
A leading global publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft(R) has established
itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for
all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including
Apple(R) iOS, Android(R) and Windows(R) devices), set-top boxes and connected TVs.
Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt(R), Order & Chaos, Modern
Combat or Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including
Universal(R), Illumination Entertainment(R), Disney(R), Marvel(R), Hasbro(R), FOX Digital
Entertainment, Mattel(R) and Ferrari(R).
Gameloft is present on all continents, distributes its games in over 100 countries and
employs over 5,200 developers.
Gameloft is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris (Euronext: GFT.PA, Bloomberg: GFT FP,
Reuters: GLFT.PA). Gameloft is traded OTC in the US (sponsored Level 1 ADR ticker: GLOFY)
Amazon Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others,
risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion,
outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment and data center optimization,
seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign
exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation,
payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect
Amazon.com
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's financial results is included in Amazon.com
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's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
For further information:
Heather Cosby
+1-(646)-203-8643
Email: Heather.Cosby@gameloft.com
For more information, consult http://www.gameloft.com
Gameloft
Amazon demonstrates Asphalt 8 during launch event
PARIS, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, today announced it
will offer three hit titles optimized for the launch of Amazon Fire TV, including 2014
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner and 2013 BAFTA Kids' Vote winner, Despicable Me:
Minion Rush, as well as its hit arcade racing title, Asphalt 8: Airborne and the popular
Modern Combat 4. Amazon showed live demonstrations of Asphalt 8: Airborne during its Fire
TV launch event on Wednesday, April 2nd at Milk Studios in New York City.
With Fire TV, consumers will enjoy an enriched living room experience, which includes
access to some of today's most popular games on the big screen. This partnership brings
rescaled and improved graphics to the new platform, delivering an enhanced display on TV
screens.
"With Amazon's broad consumer base and quality reputation in the market, it made sense
to optimize some of our top games for Fire TV," said Baudouin Corman, VP of Publishing for
the Americas, Gameloft. "This collaboration broadens the reach of our games, allowing us
to bring even more high-quality content to the consumers' living room."
"We are thrilled that Gameloft has optimized its most popular titles for Fire TV,"
said Mike George, Vice President of Amazon Appstore and Games. "With a quad core processor
and 2 GB of memory, Asphalt 8: Airborne and all of Gameloft's optimized titles really
shine on Fire TV. We think customers will love playing these games."
Fire TV is available to order today in the U.S. market.
About Gameloft:
A leading global publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft(R) has established
itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for
all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including
Apple(R) iOS, Android(R) and Windows(R) devices), set-top boxes and connected TVs.
Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt(R), Order & Chaos, Modern
Combat or Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including
Universal(R), Illumination Entertainment(R), Disney(R), Marvel(R), Hasbro(R), FOX Digital
Entertainment, Mattel(R) and Ferrari(R).
Gameloft is present on all continents, distributes its games in over 100 countries and
employs over 5,200 developers.
Gameloft is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris (Euronext: GFT.PA, Bloomberg: GFT FP,
Reuters: GLFT.PA). Gameloft is traded OTC in the US (sponsored Level 1 ADR ticker: GLOFY)
Amazon Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others,
risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion,
outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment and data center optimization,
seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign
exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation,
payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect
Amazon.com
[http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2FAmazon.com&esheetP824946&newsitemid 140314005381&lan=en-US&anchor=Amazon.com&index"&md5®904d79bb4936fc0d1d1405e5995793 ]
's financial results is included in Amazon.com
[http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2FAmazon.com&esheetP824946&newsitemid 140314005381&lan=en-US&anchor=Amazon.com&index#&md5ß0bfdce303260593baaf0377ca9d413 ]
's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
For further information:
Heather Cosby
+1-(646)-203-8643
Email: Heather.Cosby@gameloft.com
For more information, consult http://www.gameloft.com
Gameloft