AndinaTech and Movistar launch the Second Round for Mobile Game Award in Latin America

News by GamesIndustry International Contributor

Published on Oct. 10, 2007

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Santiago, CHILE - October 1, 2007 - Movistar, a Chilean mobile carrier and AndinaTech, pioneer and Latin American leader of gaming and mobile marketing announced the second round of the "Crea tu juego 2007" (Create your Game 2007), a local game award that is revolutionizing the way of gaming development and is rapidly transforming Chile in a center of excellence for mobile content development.

For the second year, AndinaTech is centralizing the "Crea tu Juego 2007". The competition received 105 excellent proposals and 50 outstanding ideas were selected to participate in the second round. "Crea tu Juego 2007" judging panel selection criteria are based on innovation, creativity, technology domain and execution. With this award, AndinaTech is opening new opportunities for young developers to learn edge technology and to experience industry recognition at early stages of their career.

More information about "Crea tu Juego 2007" can be found in http://www.movistar.cl/creatujuego .

About Movistar

Movistar is the mobile operator of the Telefónica group in Chile, with 6 million clients, being the local market leader with a wide catalogue of services and applications with the latest mobile technology. According to the Great Place to Work® last rank, Movistar is recognized as the best telecommunications company to work in Chile.

About Andinatech

AndinaTech is a leading Integrator, Publishing & Distributor Company focused on Mobile Marketing and Games for the South American market with a portfolio of over 1,200 titles. The company has offices in Chile and Brazil and operates in Argentina, Uruguay and Peru. With strong partnerships around the globe, AndinaTech has become a trend setter in the industry. Among several innovation initiatives, the company created the first Mobile Content Incubator, mentoring and providing young professionals all tools needed to excel in the mobile developer career.

For more information, please contact:

Gerencia de Comunicaciones Movistar - Chile

Mariana Silva Bedwell

e-mail: mariana.silva@ext.telefonicamoviles.cl

Tel: (+56 2) 333-5450

Móvil: (+56 9) 9226-2442

AndinaTech S.A. - Chile

Marketing & Sales

Carla Haschelevici

e-mail: carla@andinatech.com

web: www.andinatech.com

Tel: (+56 2) 3331650