Neko
Supreme Overlord
Jan 18, 2004, 6:47 PM
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LAS VEGAS January 08, 2004 - Sprint (NYSE: FON, PCS) and Gameloft® (EURONEXT: 7960), a leading developer and publisher of mobile games, today announced an agreement for the distribution of Gameloft's extensive library of world-class entertainment applications to PCS Vision(SM) customers. Once downloaded to select JAVA-enabled wireless phones, the games can be played anywhere, anytime on Sprint's enhanced nationwide PCS Network. The first game available is the worldwide critically acclaimed Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®, to be followed by other international branded titles.
"Sprint is a leader in the area of mobile gaming, due in part to our impressive list of game partners. We're excited to add Gameloft to that list and to offer our customers exciting internationally known titles such as Splinter Cell," said Jeff Hallock, vice president of consumer product marketing for Sprint.
Mathieu Rolland, General Manager for Gameloft North America said, "We are very pleased to partner with Sprint and are confident that their more than two million PCS Vision customers will enjoy Gameloft's offering of top-quality games. I'm especially delighted to launch Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, one of the most exciting titles in mobile entertainment to date."
Sprint announced 2.7 million PCS Vision customers through the end of 3rd quarter 2003 and leads the industry in adoption of advanced wireless data services. From August 2002 to September 2003, more than 4 million games were purchased through PCS Vision. PCS Vision from Sprint includes services that allow customers to take and receive pictures from select PCS Phones; browse the Internet at speeds faster than most dial-up connections; check personal and corporate e-mail; watch clips and stream audio for news and music; download polyphonic, animated and voice ringers, and full-color, graphically-rich games and screen savers, all on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network.
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