Digital Chocolate Delivers Top-Rated Mobile Content to Amp'd Mobile's Next-Generation Audience.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Lineup Will Include More Than 20 Of Digital Chocolate's Titles Including IGN IGN Ignored (Status) IGN Institut Geographique National IGN Ignition IGN Instituto Geografico Nacional (Spain) IGN Imagine Games Network IGN In-Game Name (gaming) Award Winners Tower Bloxx Tower Bloxx is a strategy/puzzle video game developed by Digital Chocolate. The objective of the game is to build a city with as many inhabitants as possible, building various types of towers: Residential (blue), Commercial (red), Office (green), and Luxury (yellow). , and MLSN MLSN Multi Layer Service Network Sports Picks Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, today announced the launch of its titles on Amp'd Mobile Amp'd Mobile was a mobile phone service launched in the United States in late 2005. The company was a Mobile Virtual Network Operator and operated on the Verizon Wireless CDMA EV-DO network. Its primary non-Venture Capital investors were MTV Networks and Universal Music Group. , the first mobile entertainment company created to bring next-generation broadband wireless See wireless broadband. services for youth and young adults. Through the agreement, Amp'd Mobile's customers will have access to more than 20 of Digital Chocolate's top-rated, original mobile gaming titles. Amp'd Mobile's prime audience of youth and young adults represent the largest majority of mobile gaming consumers - providing Digital Chocolate with a unique opportunity to appeal directly to the company's most avid fans. Amp'd Mobile's new lineup of Digital Chocolate games will include top-rated, award-winning titles such as: --Tower Bloxx - a challenging puzzle game that recently received the 2005 Mobile Entertainment Award, better known as a "Mobie" from CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. and recipient of triple honors from IGN with a 2005 Game of the Year award, an Editors' Choice Award and a stellar rating of 9 out of 10. --Spelltris - An addictive combination of spelling and Tetris Tetris (Russian: Тетрис) is a , released on a large spectrum of platforms. Alexey Pajitnov originally designed and programmed the game in June 1985[1] and winner of IGN's Editor's Choice Award. --Other Digital Chocolate titles include Johnny Crash Johnny Crash was a heavy metal band, formed in 1987. Members originally included former Tokyo Blade singer Vicki James Wright, former Champagne guitarists Christopher Stewart and August Worchell, bassist Andy Rogers, and former Rock City Angels drummer "Punkee" Stephen Adamo. , Metro Girl and Mafia Wars In addition to the above award-winning titles, Amp'd Mobile customers will be able to connect with friends and other mobile users through Digital Chocolate's new series of Social Applications. The first game in the series is the sports prediction game MLSN Sports Picks, a winner of both IGN's Game of the Year award and IGN's Editors' Choice Award, along with an impressive 8.9 out of 10 rating. Digital Chocolate will also provide its cutting edge 3D games to Amp'd Mobile customers. The first 3D titles will launch in April and will include 3D Extreme Air Snowboarding, 3D Beach MiniGolf, 3D Racing Fever GT and the 3D version of Tower Bloxx. "Digital Chocolate's games are developed specifically for the mobile phone. This singular focus has led them to create games that are unsurpassed in quality and fun," said Seth Cummings, SVP SVP S'il Vous PlaĆ®t (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul , Content and Internet Services, Amp'd Mobile. "This high-degree of quality brilliantly showcases Amp'd's advanced broadband wireless network and complements our 3G capabilities, which in turn, gives our customers a richer, more entertaining gaming experience." "Amp'd Mobile shares our vision of providing mobile users with the most fulfilling mobile gaming experience possible," said Trip Hawkins William M. 'Trip' Hawkins III (born December 28[1], 1953) is a Silicon Valley American entrepreneur and founder of Electronic Arts, The 3DO Company and Digital Chocolate. , founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Digital Chocolate. "Amp'd Mobile has invested in an advanced user interface and next-generation devices -- two elements that combine for a fresh, edgy mobile environment that directly appeals to mobile gaming's largest audience. This new distribution environment and the audience it serves are well aligned with Digital Chocolate's dedication to developing the most innovative and highest-quality mobile games." About Digital Chocolate Digital Chocolate is the leading developer of original, high-quality games and applications for mobile phones. Based in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. and founded in 2003 by software gaming pioneer Trip Hawkins, Digital Chocolate offers some of the world's most popular and top-rated games, including Tower Bloxx and WordKing Poker, both recipients of 2005 Mobile Entertainment "Game of the Year" Awards, and MLSN Sports Picks, the first game in Digital Chocolate's ground-breaking mobile Social Application series. Since its inception, Digital Chocolate has secured relationships with more than 250 carriers and partners, including Cingular, Orange, Sprint, T-Mobile, 3, Verizon Wireless, and Vodafone and its products are available in over 70 countries around the world. For more information, please visit www.digitalchocolate.com. About Amp'd Mobile Amp'd Mobile is the first integrated mobile entertainment company for youth, young professionals and early adopters, and the only 3G carrier in the US specifically targeting youth and young professionals. By leveraging the power of broadband wireless (EVDO), Amp'd offers traditional services such as voice and text within a completely fresh user interface designed specifically for the "mobile graduate" and third-generation (3G) technology. With a myriad of customizable options to meet each person's individual needs, as well as strategic alliances with top entertainment properties MTVN and Universal Music Group, Amp'd brings a more relevant, personal experience to the wireless lifestyle with unique music, video, community, entertainment, sports and gaming offerings divided into various channels for quick and easy access. Amp's Mobile is offered nationwide and more information can be found at www.ampd.com. |
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