Cult Classic Films Come to Mobile Gaming; Digital Bridges and MGM Interactive Launch Robocop and Platoon Across North America.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The dbigames publishing unit of Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, today announced the imminent launch of Robocop(TM), an all-action shoot-em-up mobile game based on the Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi hit movie; and Platoon(TM), an atmospheric jungle combat game based on Oliver Stone's Academy Award(R) winner for Best Picture in 1986. Both titles, licensed from MGM Interactive MGM Interactive is a national company owned by Hollywood Studio, MGM. , will go live across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. later this month. They have been developed as downloadable games for mobile phones and will be available through most North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. wireless carriers. Robocop(TM) is one of the most successful and extensive sci-fi film and entertainment franchises of recent years, generating three feature films, a television series, an animated series, and console videogames. Players of the mobile game get to rid the streets of near-future Detroit criminal scum and protect the city's innocent citizens from evil crime lords and the corrupt executives of Omni Consumer Products. The gameplay is across a grand scale with three different environments and nine levels - including three separate boss levels. The mobile game is true to the brand, with the plot, graphics, music, characters and catch-phrases all paying homage to the cult original. Classic side-scrolling shooting action is combined with graphically rich special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. including explosions, lifts and laser guns, for a comprehensive sci-fi action package. Platoon(TM), the most famous "Vietnam brand" of them all, was the title of the genre-defining 1986 Vietnam film by Oliver Stone Noun 1. Oliver Stone - United States filmmaker (born in 1946) Stone that won 4 Oscars(R) including Best Picture. The film grossed over $137 million at the US box office alone. The mobile game version of the franchise is launching at a time when Vietnam has become the most popular combat game genre in videogames, with a raft of titles introduced by most major publishers. Players of the mobile game version of Platoon(TM) discover whether they have what it takes to survive in jungle combat, controlling two characters from the film in a variety of squad missions including perilous night-time patrols in enemy territory. Each of the squad members, ranging from snipers, medics and bomb disposal experts, come with different skills, weapons and equipment, requiring the platoon commander to select the two soldiers most apt to survive and complete the different missions. The game integrates realistic weather conditions as well as the innovative revolving graphics also featured in dbigames' Dungeon Dungeon - Zork Storm(TM) title. Commented Paul Maglione, Senior VP of Publishing and Marketing for Digital Bridges, "Film franchises have been among the winning genres in mobile gaming, and with Robocop and Platoon we have two of the most iconic, high-concept titles in mobile gaming today. We are very pleased at the levels of graphics and gameplay that we have been able to bring to these titles on mobile phones, and look forward to high-profile launches in close collaboration with our distribution partners across North America." "Robocop(TM) and Platoon(TM) are two strong examples of MGM's terrific library of films that garner strong consumer awareness," added Neil Haldar, Vice President, Production and Business Development, MGM Interactive. "The availability of these products in North America underscores our ongoing commitment in this high-growth marketplace, and we're pleased to deepen our relationship with Digital Brides." About Digital Bridges Founded in 1998, Digital Bridges is a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions. An industry pioneer, Digital Bridges provides the best in mobile entertainment to a global distribution network of operators, portals, retailers, interactive TV channels and other e-commerce outlets, representing over 400 million subscribers worldwide. The company possesses a unique combination of mobile technology, development and publishing expertise, and works with many of the world's leading media and entertainment brands including Crash Bandicoot This article is about the first game in the series. For other uses, see Crash Bandicoot (disambiguation). 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For more information, please call +44 (0) 20 7901 1760 or visit us at our corporate site www.digitalbridges.com , our games publishing site www.dbigames.com or our mobile games retail packs site www.dbiplay.com About MGM Interactive MGM Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. ), manages business development and production of interactive products for a variety of multimedia platforms, as well as talent and developer relationships. MGM Interactive's upcoming games include GoldenEye goldeneye or whistler Either of two species of small, yellow-eyed diving ducks that produce a whistling sound with their rapidly beating wings. The common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) breeds throughout the Northern Hemisphere; Barrow's goldeneye (B. : Rogue Agent published by Electronic Arts from the James Bond game franchise, Rocky Legends from Ubisoft, the next game in the smash hit Rocky game franchise, Stargate SG-1 from Perception PTY Ltd., based on the highly rated hit television series, and mobile phone games and downloads for Pink Panther, Rocky and Stargate SG-1. For more information, visit www.mgm.com. |
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