Gameloft announced an exclusive multi-year, multi-product mobile
game licensing agreement with Marvel
Entertainment. The collaborations starts in 2009 with mobile games based
upon Spider-Man, as well as a
mobile game based upon Iron Man 2.
"Marvel has introduced some of the most iconic and renowned
characters ever created, and has successfully brought them to life via
every mass-market entertainment platform available," said Michel
Guillemot, president, Gameloft. "We are excited to partner with them
and bring a new vision of creativity and excitement to the mobile
platform through one of the strongest development and distribution
networks in the industry."
"Gameloft has earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence as
a developer and publisher of top-selling mobile games," said Ira
Rubenstein, Executive Vice President, Marvel's Global Digital Media
Group. "When you combine that level of execution with worldwide
distribution, it is easy to see why Gameloft is the ideal partner to
bring Spider-Man and Iron Man 2 to mobile gaming."
Spider-Man will be Gameloft's first Marvel Comics-based mobile game
to be released in 2009 across all major carrier decks. For more
information go to http://www.gameloft.com.