Gameloft's TV Show King Available Now, Exclusively for WiiWare

"As we remain at the forefront of the casual games market, we're excited to launch our first WiiWare game," said Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president, publishing. "The Wii has completely revolutionized the gaming space, and the launch of WiiWare now makes it possible for us to distribute more innovative and entertaining games easier than ever before, the first of which is TV Show King."

An original game, developed exclusively for WiiWare, Gameloft's TV Show King is a mock quiz show that tests general knowledge trivia. As a contestant, the player will have to answer questions using strategy and bluffing to eliminate the other three players. Complete with a lively TV game show atmosphere, the 3,000 questions range from history, geography, literature, science, sports, entertainment and general knowledge. With 80% of the questions focusing on general knowledge and 20% on region specific categories, TV Show King can be enjoyed across multiple countries.

    TV Show King game features include:

    - Play up to 4 players, either against friends and family or A.I

    - Three types of difficulty levels - Normal, for the average Joe ; King,
      for the smarty-pants ; Genius, for the Mensa member

    - Three types of quizzes - Classic Quiz, be the first to answer and you
      earn 100% of the points, 2nd to answer receives 70% of points ; Scratch
      Quiz, answers are hidden! Use your Wii Remote(TM) to look for the
      correct answers by scratching the different options ; Light Quiz,
      answers are in the dark! Use your pointer as a torch light to scan the
      correct answer.

Gameloft's TV Show King is available now for download on WiiWare inNorth America, and is coming soon toEurope andJapan.

About Gameloft

Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones and consoles. 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 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., Fifa Pro, Lamborghini, Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Lleyton Hewitt, Jonny Wilkinson or Robin Ho 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 inNew York,San Francisco,Seattle, Montreal,Mexico,Buenos Aires, Paris,London,Cologne,Milan,Madrid, Lisbon,Copenhagen,Warsaw,New Delhi,Seoul,Beijing,Hong Kong,Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)

For more information visit http://www.gameloft.com

SOURCE Gameloft

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