News - Wednesday 19th April 2006 - 7:15pm
London
Player One Limited, a leading global publisher
of games and content for mobile phones, is delighted to announce that
Ronnie O'Sullivan Snooker has gone live across all five major UK
network operators ahead of the World Snooker Championships. Already
live on T-Mobile and Orange, Ronnie O'Sullivan Snooker was launched
on Vodafone on 13th April, O2 on 14th April and 3 on 27th April.
Ronnie O'Sullivan Snooker is the most cutting edge snooker game on the
market, the true 3D environment makes it the most realistic snooker game
ever on a mobile phone. You can play in full championship mode with up
to 32 players or learn trick shots and snooker skills in Ronnie's
Snooker Hall challenge mode.
Rocket Ronnie is hoping to repeat his World Championships success of
2001 and 2004 in Sheffield next week, having stamped his authority on
world snooker last season - winning five of the ten major titles up for
grabs. It was an exceptional campaign for O'Sullivan as he won three
ranking titles in a season for the first time in his career and retained
his world no.1 status.
Pete Russell, Managing Director for Player One, commented: "Ronnie
O'Sullivan is the world's No.1 snooker player and we are proud to have
him as part of our stable of first class sporting licences. We are
thrilled Ronnie O'Sullivan Snooker will soon be available across all
five major mobile UK network operators. This game has already proved
to be an extremely popular title and we hope it will continue to excite
mobile gamers and snooker fans alike."
The World Snooker no.1 went on to say: "The guys at Player One have done
a great job with the game it's realistic and the fact that I've got it
downloaded on my phone means I can practice my game no matter where I am
or what I'm doing! I'm sure that snooker fans young and old will love
this game, and it's fantastic it's going to be available cross network"
"Ronnie O'Sullivan Snooker" is just one of a range of high quality
licensed titles from Player One. Future Player One releases include"Jenson Button Grand Prix Racer", "Freddie Flintoff Allround Cricket",
"Nebulus", "Rogue Trooper", "World Pool Championship (3D)" and sequels
to the hugely successful "Michael Vaughan International Cricket" and"Phil 'The Power' Taylor Darts".
About Player One Limited
Player One Ltd is a leading global mobile content provider and games
publisher, leveraging World renowned sports and entertainment IP. Formed
in 1999, the company has grown its stable of properties across a range
of applications and platforms including Java and BREW and holds a
rapidly expanding library of high quality sports and entertainment brand
licenses content featuring some of the strongest brands in sport.
Recent successes include the acclaimed mobile phone games, "Steve Davis
Snooker", "Pokermillion", "Michael Vaughan's International Cricket",
"Manchester United's 6-a-side Soccer", "The Grand National" and "Freddie
Flintoff blast em cricket".