High Stakes
Professional
Pool Breaks
on to Mobile
Handsets
London, UK &
San
Francisco,
CA – 15
November
2006 –
I-play, the
mobile
entertainment
company,
today
announced
the global
launch of
"3D Pool 3:
High
Roller," the
sequel to
the
critically
acclaimed
"3D Pool"
and "3D Pool
Urban
Hustle." The
3D Pool
franchise
has pocketed
nearly 1.5
million
downloads, a
testament to
I-play’s
commitment
to building
commercially
successful
mobile games
that appeal
to gamers of
all types.
"3D Pool 3:
High Roller"
is now
available to
over one
billion
mobile
subscribers
through
I-play’s
international
distribution
network in
two distinct
versions -
simulated 3D
for low-end
handsets and
true JSR 184
3D for the
latest
mobile
phones. "3D
Pool: High
Roller"
delivers an
advanced
simulation
experience
that even
the most
discerning
pool
aficionado
will
appreciate,
with amazing
trick shots
and a
variety of
different
table
designs to
test even
the most
skilled
player.
Alexis, your
glamorous
agent, is
around to
help you
through your
career as a
High Roller,
introducing
you to the
right
people,
securing big
match
challenges
and counting
your cash as
you play in
high class
bars in
Chicago, a
riverboat in
New Orleans
and a
penthouse in
Las Vegas.
With success
comes the
appropriate
spoils, and
the more
tables you
conquer the
more money
rolls into
your
bankroll,
allowing you
access to
more
tournaments,
better
equipment,
and a true
sense of the
High Roller
lifestyle.
Cue up the
most
authentic
pool
experience
on mobile
and take
your skill
and accuracy
to their
limits!
“Whether in
Monaco, the
playground
of the rich
and famous
or in Las
Vegas, the
heart of the
High Roller
lifestyle,
gamers
across the
globe will
be testing
their
professional
pool skills
against the
best of
them,” said
David Gosen,
CEO of
I-play. “But
be careful,
your
opponent
might offer
you a huge
cash bonus
for a near
impossible
shot just to
get you to
miss! We’re
thrilled to
be launching
another 3D
Pool game
and growing
this
incredibly
successful
franchise.”
"3D Pool 3:
High Roller"
has been
developed by
Distinctive
Developments,
creators of
the original
"3D Pool"
and "3D Pool
Urban
Hustle."
About I-play
I-play
brings the
best in
mobile
entertainment
to an
audience of
over one
billion
people via a
network of
over 120
carriers
worldwide,
including
Sprint (NYSE:S),
Verizon
Wireless (NYSE:VZ),
Cingular,
Vodafone
(LSE: VOD.L)
and
Telefonica
Moviles
(NYSE: TEM),
amongst
others and
online
portals
including
http://www.iplay.com/.
I-play has
been
creating
mobile games
since 1998
and
continues to
spearhead
the creation
of mobile
entertainment
for the next
generation.
As one of
the world's
longest
established
and
respected
creators of
mobile
entertainment,
the I-play
brand stands
for quality
and the best
in mobile
development.
A move into
mobile video
content via
a license
agreement
with
Universal
Mobile
Entertainment
sees I-play
offering the
best clips
from
Universal
Studios’
most popular
blockbuster
movies.
I-play's
investors
are Apax
Partners and
Argo Global
Capital.
I-play is
headquartered
in London,
with North
American
Regional HQ
in San
Mateo,
California
and European
Regional HQ
in
Dunfermline,
Scotland; a
publishing
studio in
Macclesfield
as well as
sales
offices in
Paris,
Hamburg,
Madrid, New
York and
Singapore.