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As the game progresses, new cars and lethal weapons are unlocked,and the skill level of the opponents adjust-getting stronger andmore lethal as the game's speed and tempo ramp up both thecompetition and the firepower!
Gameloft's Death Race mobile game will launch on all major carrierdecks in August 2008.
About Death Race
International action star Jason Statham leads the action-thriller'scast as three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames, an ex-con framedfor a gruesome murder. Forced to don the mask of the mythicaldriver Frankenstein, a Death Race crowd favorite who seemsimpossible to kill, Ames is given an easy choice by TerminalIsland's ruthless Warden Hennessey (Joan Allen): Suit up and driveor never see his little girl again.
His face hidden by a hideous mask, one convict will enter an insanethree-day challenge in order to gain freedom. But to claim theprize, Ames must survive a gauntlet of the most viciouscriminals-including nemesis Machine Gun Joe (Tyrese Gibson)-in thecountry's toughest prison. Trained by his coach (Ian McShane) todrive a monster Mustang V8 Fastback outfitted with 2 mountedmini-guns, flamethrowers and napalm, an innocent man will destroyeverything in his path to win the most twisted spectator sport onEarth.
About Gameloft
Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer ofvideo games for mobile phones and consoles. Established in 1999, ithas emerged as one of the top innovators in its field. The companycreates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java, Brew orSymbian technology. The total number of games-enabled handsets isanticipated to exceed four billion units by 2012. Gameloft gamesare also available to players on WiiWare and DS, Microsoft's XboxLIVE Arcade, Apple's iPod and PCs.
Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sportspersonalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures,ABC, Dreamworks Animations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom,Sony Pictures, Touchtone Television, Warner Bros., FifPro, Ferrari,Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush,Chuck Norris, Jonny Wilkinson or Robinho allow Gameloft to formstrong relationships with international brands. In addition to thepartnerships, Gameloft owns and operates titles such as BlockBreaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.
Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handsetmanufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop,Gameloft has a distribution network in over 80 plus countries.
Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle,Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Cologne, Milan,Madrid, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Helsinki, Vienna, Bucharest,New Delhi, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore,Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN:FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)
About Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group
Universal Pictures Digital Platforms (UPDPG) is responsible forglobal digital product development, production, licensing,distribution, and growth strategy for the extensive catalogue ofUniversal's properties across new and emerging digital platforms,including mobile, video game consoles, personal computers, andother portable devices. With a worldwide mandate to help shape thedigital future of Universal Pictures, the Group has offices inUniversal City, California; London, England; and Tokyo, Japan.
Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group is a unit of UniversalStudios Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures. UniversalPictures is a division of NBC Universal, one of the world's leadingmedia and entertainment companies in the development, production,and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a globalaudience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC andVivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates avaluable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premiermotion picture company, significant television productionoperations, a leading television stations group, and world-renownedtheme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20%owned by Vivendi.
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Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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