Matt Martin
08:50 (BST)
01/04/2008
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EA Mobile adds smartphone games to portfolio
EA Mobile has announced that a number of its mobiles phone games are now available for smartphones, including Blackberry, Symbian and Windows Mobile handsets.
"With smartphones becoming everyday devices, we are excited to offer the fun, and high quality of EA Mobile games to a growing and important worldwide market," commented Travis Boatman, vice president of Worldwide Studios for EA Mobile.
"Offering top titles for the most popular smartphones, and our recent announcement that we will develop for the iPhone, reflect our focus and commitment to emerging platforms and markets."
Titles already lined up for Symbian and Blackberry units include major franchises such as Doom, FIFA, Tiger Woods PGA Tour and The Sims.
"Mobile convergence has arrived and EA Mobile is taking it by storm by bringing its top-selling branded games to Symbian OS," said Jerry Panagrossi, VP and general manager of North American Operations for Symbian.
"With shipments of Symbian smartphones reaching over 200 million to date and consistent year-over-year growth, the commercial opportunity for providing compelling content is clear. We look forward to collaborating further with EA Mobile on bringing many more leading game titles to Symbian smartphones around the globe," he said.
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