DIGDOO
GAMES ANNOUNCED; INNOVATIVE MOBILE GAMES JOINT VENTURE
BETWEEN KARGO AND PDAMILL NAMES HOWARD MARKS, CEO OF ACCLAIM,
TO BOARD
Joint Venture To Offer An Award-Winning Gaming Experience
with the Highest Quality Causal and 3D Titles
FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2006
SAN JOSE – Kargo, a leading mobile content distribution
firm in the United States, today announced the launch
of DigDoo, an innovative mobile games joint venture that
will provide a new level of quality in mobile games for
both single and multi-player experiences. Available in
the second quarter of 2006, DigDoo will offer a series
of easy-to-play “casual” games that will
be available on a wide range of Java and BREW handsets,
as well as Smartphones. The games will be compatible
with Nokia’s Series 60 handsets, including the
popular racing game ‘Flux Challenge.’
DigDoo players will enjoy console-game quality and
intensity on the handset and will be able to download
games easily
from Kargo’s FeverMobile.com Web site. DigDoo
will also license games to carriers for placement on
their
wireless decks and mobile handset providers to embed
in their handsets.
DigDoo is structured as a joint venture between Kargo
and a leading European games developer PDAmill. With
more than 2 million games downloaded, PDAmill
has an exceptional reputation for creating the highest quality mobile games.
The company has received the top industry awards, including ‘Developer
of the Year’ from Handango; Pocket PC Awards, PDArcade Game of the
Year, and the Palm Powered Up Award, and a number of others. Acclaim CEO
and chairman
and the former founder of Activision, Howard Marks will join the board of
DigDoo, and will lend his support and leadership to the joint venture.
About Kargo
Kargo is one of the largest U.S. mobile content distributors,
with an industry-leading catalog of ringtones,
wallpapers, and games, including exclusive media
relationships.
The company has developed the most compelling mobile
entertainment applications for major brand partners,
including: Vibe, SPIN, US Weekly, Weekly World
News, TV Guide, Premiere, and carrier partners, including
Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon
Wireless, and Alltel. Formed in 1999, Kargo’s
leadership is comprised of veterans in the telecommunications,
carrier, and media industries. The company is based
in New York City and Toronto. For more information,
visit the company Web site at www.kargo.com.
About PDAmill
PDAmill Ltd. is a leader in the mobile game development
market. The company was founded in 1995, and now
features a game portfolio of more than 60 games on
five mobile
platforms. PDAmill develops games for mobile handsets
that use the Symbian Series 60, BREW, and J2ME
platforms. With more than 2.5 million downloads of
its games,
and more than 260,000 copies sold to date, PDAmill
is widely recognized as one of the leaders in the
mobile entertainment industry. The company has been
honored
by the gaming industry with various awards, including
the Pocket PC Awards, PDArcade Game of the Year,
Developer of the Year Award from Handango, People’s
Choice Awards, and the Palm Powered Up Award. Based
in Budapest,
Hungary, PDAmill is privately held. For more information,
visit the company Web site at www.pdamill.com.
About Acclaim Games
Based in Beverly Hills California, Acclaim Games is
a revolutionary new company with a familiar name.
CEO
Howard Marks, a cofounder of Activision, purchased
the Acclaim name in 2005, confident that the new
company would surpass the former glory of its name
and establish
itself as one of America’s marquee brands.
Today, Acclaim Games offers only the finest online
games with
a focus on accessibility, playability and most
importantly fun. To learn more, please visit www.acclaim.com.
