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Gameloft Secures Mobile Gaming Rights to the Upcoming Sherlock Holmes Film

Posted on: Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 11:25 CDT

NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gameloft(R), a leading publisher and developer of digitally distributed video games, announced today a worldwide licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution to develop, publish and distribute the mobile game for the highly anticipated Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' film Sherlock Holmes directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey, Jr. The game is scheduled for release prior to the U.S. theatrical release on Christmas Day 2009.

A dynamic new portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous character, "Sherlock Holmes" sends Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his trusted colleague Watson (Jude Law) on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.

"Sherlock Holmes is a household name spanning multiple countries and languages. To have this story updated as a modern action film by such premier talent will make the story of Sherlock Holmes more relevant than ever," said Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president of Worldwide Publishing, Gameloft. "We are confident our powerhouse development team will capture the spirit of the film for fans and gamers alike."

Gameloft will develop the Sherlock Holmes storyline into a mobile game and distribute it through the company's wide network of carriers, partners and its online store in over 80 countries.

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Inspired by the classic tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the action adventure mystery is being produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin and co-produced by Steve Clark-Hall. Michael Tadross and Bruce Berman are serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by Michael Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Guy Ritchie, based on a story by Lionel Wigram. The film also stars Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong and Kelly Reilly. "Sherlock Holmes" will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of digitally distributed video games. Established in 1999, it has emerged as one of the top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of games-enabled handsets is anticipated to exceed four billion units by 2012. Gameloft games are also available to players on WiiWare and DS, Microsoft's Xbox LIVE Arcade, Apple's iPod, iTouch and iPhones, and PCs.

Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, ABC, Dreamworks Animations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Touchtone Television, Warner Bros., FifPro, Ferrari, Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Chuck Norris, Jonny Wilkinson or Robinho allow Gameloft to form strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates titles such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.

Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a distribution network in over 80 plus countries.

Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Sao Paulo, Santiago Paris, London, Cologne, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Helsinki, Vienna, Bucharest, New Delhi, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)

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