RealGames introduced the Federation of Studios (FoS), a mobile publishing platform for small and mid-sized game developers port their
games, at no up-front cost, across more than 1700 mobile handsets,
eight different operating systems and 130 carriers and
direct-to-consumer distributors.
It grants developers access to Real's proprietary
EMERGE development platform and an integrated marketing and
distribution process, arming them with the ability to deliver their
game to the broadest mobile gaming audience possible.
The EMERGE development process enables quick, cost efficient porting
to multiple platforms (J2ME, BREW, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Blackberry,
Android, Nintendo DSi and Flash). Key to the efficiency of EMERGE is a
tightly managed business process that, in addition to porting
capabilities, also provides game developers with quality assurance,
localization, sales and distribution services. The first FoS partner is
Sonic Boom, Inc., a leading publisher and creator of mobile games and
applications, developer of mobile titles including Name that Tune! and
Virtual Villagers.
The first FoS partner is Sonic Boom, Inc., a leading publisher and
creator of mobile games and applications, developer of mobile titles
including Name that Tune! and Virtual Villagers.
All games developed in the EMERGE platform will be optimized for
touch creen and tilt-enabled handsets, while existing games can be
automatically ported to newly profiled handsets to enable easy
backfilling for every new handset on the market. EMERGE games are
currently available on all leading carriers and handset manufacturers.
Developers can receive more information about the Federation of Studios
by contacting FoS@real.com.
RealGames' mobile games business is powered by the Mr. Goodliving
mobile game studio in Helsinki Finland, established 1999 and acquired
by Real in 2005. Today, Real's mobile games portfolio consists of more
than 90 titles published under the RealArcade brand, including hits
like SCRABBLE Mobile, Sally's Spa, Tiki Towers, Collapse! and Cake
Mania. Since debuting on iPhone late last year, RealArcade has
published five top 20 iPhone games including two number one titles.