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MOffY has announced the release of Heart Bear Matching, a puzzle matching game featuring the character Heart Bear and friends.
Heart Bear is the major character of CRZONE in Seoul. The game is available in both i-mode and WAP2.0 in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Flash Lite and J2ME version will be available in the second quarter of this year.
Moffy has announced War on Radish Island, part of a 5 part series.
The main character, Mao, lives on Radish Island, which is full of… radishes. One day an evil wolf attacks and kidnaps the family rabbit. Mao must go on a quest to save her rabbit and crusade against the diabolical wolf gang.
The game is already available in many areas of Asia, and will be released in other areas–including Europe and the US–in the coming months.
Game Snacks has announced that some of their games, including Head on a Stick, Falling Heads, Ark-Annoyed and more, are now available in ad-free versions.
The games have previously been available on GreyStripe’s Game Jump portal. They will remain on Game Jump, but Game Snacks is now offering them ad-free on their website. The games are also being offered on Click Gamer and other sites. Game Snacks states that there are no differences between these versions and the pay versions.
They say the move is to provide more choice for users and more distribution channels for the games.
Genemation has announced the release of GenMobile, a technology which allows mobile phone users to take a photo of themselves and digitally manipulate it in a variety of ways.
For instance, you can see how you currently look as opposed to an older version, or add some strange looking disfiguration. You can even put your face on stars like James Bond or Luke Skywalker.
While the technology is not currently used in any application, it could see use in a wide variety of situations. Gamers might be able to see their face mapped onto an in-game avatar in the near future.
HeroCraft has announced a game–which will surely win any “hardest title to type correctly” awards–called $tolen In $ixty $econds.
The game centers around planning and attempting robberies. Players must purchase tools for the robbery, plan it in detail on a schematic, and then actually carry out the robbery in real time. HeroCraft promises an increasing level of difficulty for the various heists, as well as “about two dozen” different operations.
The game is available in English, Russion, Spanish, Czech, and Polish and is based on the Java platform. They have also released a trailer for your viewing pleasure.
Eidos Interactive has announced the release of the 2007 edition of their mobile game Championship Manager.
The football game promises up to the minute data for football fans, more English and European teams and players, more tactics and training regimes, as well as pre- and post-match press conferences and an enhanced interface.
“CM 2007 is faster and slicker game and when you consider the last version was the best-selling football game for mobile phones and award-winning, it shows you just how good this version is,†said Allison Archer, Producer at Eidos New Media. “We’ve beefed up the feature list for the game, increased the number of players and teams and made the interface even more accessible so we’re confident that we’ll be retaining our No.1 crown with CM 2007.â€
You can check the game’s website for more information.
I-play has announced the forthcoming launch of 4 Wheel Xtreme.
Developed by Xendex, the company behind I-play’s FMX franchise, 4 Wheel Xtreme allows mobile gamers to experience the muddy world of off-road racing. The game attempts to combine a realistic physics engine with I-play casual and one-thumb gaming model. It includes a number of different vehicles and courses, as well as “Nitro Boost” power-ups.
“This is a truly innovative game with highly responsive vehicles and immersive environments: every action has an impact which lays the foundation for a thrilling gameplay experience,” said I-play CEO David Gosen. “Despite the gritty nature of off-road truck racing, this title stays true to our casual gaming philosophy with one-thumb playability, giving players instant accessibility to this challenging title.”
I-play will be releasing 2D and 3D versions of the game later this month in Europe and North America.
Gameloft has announced that they have acquired rights to a Shrek game from DreamWorks Animation, reports MobileIndustry.biz.
The game will be based on the upcoming Shrek the Third movie and will follow the storyline of the film, as well as featuring all the main characters.
“Gameloft’s history of producing award-winning mobile games speaks for itself,” said DreamWorks’s Rick Rekedal. “We are confident this license will deliver a truly enjoyable mobile game experience for Shrek fans and gamers alike.”
The game’s launch will coincide with the movie’s debut on May 18th, and will appear on 170 carriers in over 75 countries
Cobra Mobile has announced that they will be releasing Mind Games, a “mental fitness test,” which was recently released as a rebranded title.
Originally developed by Cobra Mobile, Player X and Sky Television bought rights to the title and released it as Carol Voderman’s Mind Aerobics. The game is currently in the top 10 lists for several mobile operators in the UK.
Cobra has opted to release the original, unmodified and unbranded game to open the gameplay to an even wider audience. Until this point, the company has preferred to avoid publicity, despite being behind several popular games such as Sensible Soccer Skillz and Lego Bricks.
“We are pleased to be bringing Mind Games to the mobile gaming audience. The branded version of the game is doing exceptionally well in the UK and the reviews are very positive,” said Cobra’s managing director Mark Ettle. “Releasing the original version of the game will allow mobile phone users all over the world to join in and enjoy the hugely popular brain training phenomenon.”
