News - Saturday 27th May 2006 - 6:33pm
MTV Pimp My Ride, Le Mans 2006 and Cubis™ included in new InfoSpace
release slate
InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSP) a leader in mobile media announced its line up of eight innovative mobile game titles
due for European release within the next six months. The titles, all
developed in-house at InfoSpace, include licenses from MTV and Le Mans
and a range of puzzle, sports and pub games that are set to dazzle
gamers across Europe.
“InfoSpace has the in-house development talent to bring world-class
mobile gaming titles like these to market,” said Alan Welsman, Vice
President of Marketing at InfoSpace Europe. “Demand for our innovative
gaming titles has grown rapidly across the world and this strong
European line up will provide carriers with compelling content for their
ever more demanding mobile consumers.”
InfoSpace titles slated for European release within the next six months:
June:
Trickshot Pool
Trickshot Pool presents more than 24 challenging trickshot setups, in
addition to traditional 8- and 9- ball tables. The game creates an
interesting twist on the puzzle genre, as players test their
master-minding skills to strategise and sink the perfect trickshot.
Choose your shots and play your friend or an opponent for a best-of-five
in the competition room.
Sexy Soccer™
A winning combination of sexy trainers and football create a compelling
mass market football game in Sexy Soccer™. The game takes players to the
Sexy Soccer™ Summer Camp where three Sexy Soccer™ trainers take gamers
through three different training disciplines. The better players perform
the more the sexy trainers make it worth their while…
August:
MTV Pimp My Ride
Pimp My Ride brings the famous MTV show to mobile with edgy, colorful
and creative flare. Four different games plus micro-game challenges give
players the chance to be a member of the famous "pimper" team, compete
against friends to be the best mobile "pimper" and turn a "junker" car fly.
Le Mans 2006
Can you make it to the end of the most grueling race in the motorsport
calendar? Choose your machine and take to the track in a bid to cover
the most distance by the end of the infamous 24 hour race! Make
strategic pit stops, overtake your rivals, race from day to night and
aim for a podium position over 12 demanding stages.
September:
Cubis™
Cubis™ is the addictive block-stacking puzzle game where you race to
remove as many colorful cubes as you can. Slide cubes across the board
to create chains of same-colored cubes. Use the star, wedge, osmosis and
laser cubes to rack up extra points. Remove multiple chains in one slide
and you’ll earn the coveted Cubis.
Take Yer Meds!
Feel the frenzy of Take Yer Meds! by aiding ailing patients diagnosed
with wild and wacky illnesses. Help the doctors grab the right remedies
for the impatient outpatients, and keep their comfort levels high to get
extra points. Players can choose either career or survival modes.
October:
Aquastax
The Gumblers are in a bind and it’s your job to help save them from a
watery grave. Build block towers for them to climb towards the exit
before the rising water engulfs them. Watch out for devilish seagulls,
goats and other hazards on the way. The game includes 50 levels spanning
five unique and intriguing themes.
Back Attack
Kick, pass and charge your way to the goal posts in this challenging and
fiendishly addictive rugby puzzle game. Overwhelm your opponent with
strategic passing then kick that ball high in to the heavens and over
the bar. If you’re up for the challenge, then why not try the
mind-bending ‘Back Attack’ mode, take on a virtual team and make them
eat that dirt in ‘Match’ mode or opt to play a friend in a two-player match.
InfoSpace is a world-class mobile games publisher and developer, with
award-winning development studios in the U.K, Germany and the U.S. The
company has licensed and developed more than a hundred mobile games and
distributes its titles to carriers internationally.