News - Monday 29th March 2004 - 10:45am
Microjocs Mobile SL, a leading Spanish mobile games developer, demonstrates
its first mobile multiplayer game based on Terraplay
Systems networking technology at SUN’s booth at the Game Developer Conference
in San Jose, CA.
Microjocs one of the leading Spanish mobile games developers has developed an
exciting motorcycle racing game – “NEON Racer” where up to four
players can race head-to-head in real time over a GPRS connection and is in this
first version available for Series 60 devices.
“Wireless gaming will reinvent itself opening up a universe of possibilities
for playing with anyone, anywhere. Through Terraplay's technology Microjocs is
delivering the real multiplayer experience", says Gerard Fernadez, CEO at
Microjocs Mobile SL.
To facilitate the multiplayer capacity Microjocs has utilized the mobile multiplayer
games networking middleware Terraplay MOVE, from Terraplay Systems. The Terraplay
MOVE solution is used by a constantly growing number of games developers around
the world and Terraplay enabled games are currently commercially available for
gamers from a growing number of operators and game service provider’s gaming
sites.
“We are very pleased over that Microjocs has selected our technology for
this exciting real-time multiplayer mobile game which really meets the demands
from both consumers and service providers for new rich mobile entertainment”,
says Steve Morris, mobile content manager at Terraplay Systems.
About Terraplay Systems AB
Terraplay Systems develops carrier grade on-line network technology. The Terraplay
solution enables network operators and publishers to provide gaming services in
fixed or mobile environments to a large number of users. For application- and
game developers, Terraplay currently provides tools for Windows, PlayStation®2,
Xbox and for all download enabled mobile devices, including mophun™, J2ME,
Pocket PC, SmartPhone and Symbian OS. Terraplay has the most comprehensive catalogue
of mobile multiplayer games, from numerous developers on the market. More information
can be found at www.terraplay.com.
About Microjocs Mobile SL
Microjocs Mobile SL is a wireless games developer and publisher based in Barcelona
(Spain). Microjocs has established itself as one of the leading companies in the
sector with a constantly growing games portfolio of currently more than 30 "state
of the art" titles, both single and multiplayer.