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Encyclopedia > Gameloft
Gameloft
Type Corporation
Founded 1999
Headquarters Paris, France
Industry Computer and video games
Employees 2500
Website http://www.gameloft.com/

Gameloft is an international publisher and developer of video games for mobile devices, headquartered in France, with offices all around the world. Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GFT.PA). This work is copyrighted. ... Corporate redirects here. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... This article is about computer and video games. ... Euronext Paris is Frances securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. ... A Bloomberg Terminal The Bloomberg Terminal is a computer system that enables financial professionals to monitor real-time financial market movements and to place trades. ... Reuters Group plc (LSE: RTR and NASDAQ: RTRSY); pron. ...


With around 2500 employees worldwide[citation needed], Gameloft posted consolidated revenues of 46.6m€ in 2005, and 68m€ are forecast for 2006. Gameloft is also profitable since 2003. Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a distribution network in over 75 countries[citation needed]. The company creates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java, BREW or Symbian technology. The Java platform is the name for a computing environment, or platform, from Sun Microsystems which can run applications developed using the Java programming language and set of development tools. ... Brew refers to: Brewing, the production of beverages and fuels through fermentation Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, a development platform for mobile phones Brew (horse), a Melbourne Cup winner in 2000 Category: ... Symbian OS is an operating system with associated libraries, user interface frameworks and reference implementations of common tools, produced by Symbian. ...

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Founded in 1999, Gameloft is an international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones.


Partnership agreements with leading licensors and personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Viacom, Sony Pictures, FifPro, Paris Hilton ent., Lamborghini, Derek Jeter, Vijay Singh, Andriy Shevchenko or Djibril Cissé, Gameloft has formed strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates such brands as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.[citation needed] Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) is a computer and video game publisher and developer with headquarters in Montreuil, France. ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ... Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIAb) is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures movie studio and DreamWorks). ... Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is the television and film production unit of Japan-based corporate giant Sony. ... The Fédération International de Footballeurs Professionels, usually known by the abbreviation FIFPro, is a worldwide representative organisation for professional football players. ... Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, as well as her father, Richard Hiltons, real estate fortune. ... ... Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974) is an American Major League Baseball player. ... This article is about the golfer; for information on the politician, see Vijay R. Singh. ... Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: , born 29 September 1976, Dvirkivschyna, Kiev Oblast) is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for Chelsea F.C. in the FA Premier League. ... Djibril Aruun Cissé (born 12 August 1981 in Arles, France) is a French international football player of Ivorian descent who plays as a striker for both France and Olympique Marseille (on loan from Liverpool). ...


As a result of agreements with telecom carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online store, Gameloft now boasts a distribution network in over 75 countries. New York Studio is the best studio they have.[citation needed]


Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Mexico, London, Düsseldorf, Milan, Madrid, New Delhi, Seoul, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Bucharest and Sofia. Gameloft is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)[citation needed] NY redirects here. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Nickname: City of Mary Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Québec Founded 1642 Established 1832  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1] [2]    - City 185. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Milan (Italian: ; Lombard: Milán (listen)) is one of the biggest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. ... Motto: De Madrid al Cielo (From Madrid to Heaven) Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... Seoul   is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ...   (Chinese:  ; Pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 228 km² Population (2005) 2,064,000[1] Density 8,443 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www1. ... Position of Sofia in Bulgaria Coordinates: Country Bulgaria Province Sofia-City Government  - Mayor Boyko Borisov Area  - City 1,310 km²  (505. ...


Gameloft has a direct marketing a sale presence in 16 countries. Its games are distributed in more than 170 countries.[citation needed]


Gameloft has 7 major in-house development studios in the US, Canada, Romania, France, China, Japan, Vietnam and India. With over 2,700 in-house developers, Gameloft has the largest development capacity of the industry.[citation needed] 800 models of cellphones are supported and each title is released in 1500 different versions.[citation needed]


Awards and Achievements

Gameloft games are award winning games and receive the best reviews in the industry. Gameloft won the award for Best Mobile Games Studio given by The Develop Industry Excellence Awards held at the Develop Conference & Expo on July 12th 2006. Gameloft is also a first mover in 3D-3G technology, and for real-time multiplayer games. Sports, action, arcade, casual, the line-up is comprehensive and covering all genres.[citation needed]


Games adapted by Gameloft

This is a partial list of games developed and/or published by Gameloft.


Last updated: February 10, 2007

  • 1000 Words
  • 2004 Real Football
  • 2005 Real Football
  • 2006 Real Football 3D
  • 2006 Real Football
  • And 1 Street Basketball
  • Air Strike 1944
  • America’s Army: Special Operations
  • Asphalt 3: Street Rules
  • Asphalt Urban GT 2 3D
  • Asphalt: Urban GT 2
  • Asphalt: Urban
  • Assault Wings 1944
  • Block Breaker Deluxe
  • Block Breaker Valentine (U.S.)
  • Brain Challenge
  • Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood 3D
  • Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood
  • Bubble Bash
  • Cartel Wars (U.S.)
  • Chessmaster
  • Christmas Midnight Pool
  • Cluster Pirate
  • Deal Or No Deal (U.K.)
  • Desperate Housewives
  • Diamond Rush
  • Dogz
  • Domino Fever
  • Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2005
  • Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2006
  • Earth Invasion
  • Football Trivia
  • Gameloft Backgammon
  • Gameloft Casino (Canada)
  • Gangstar: Crime City
  • Gulo’s Tale
  • Horse Riding Academy
  • Ibiza: Beach Party
  • King Kong Pinball
  • King Kong: The Official Mobile Game of the Movie
  • Lock'em Up
  • Lost
  • Love Triangle: Dating Challenge
  • Lumines Mobile (Canada)
  • Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer
  • Massive Snowboarding
  • Medieval Combat: Age of Glory
  • Meteos Astro Blocks
  • Miami Nights: Single in the City
  • Midnight Bowling 3D
  • Midnight Bowling
  • Midnight Casino
  • Midnight Hold’em Poker 3D
  • Midnight Hold’em Poker
  • Midnight Pool 3D
  • Midnight Pool
  • Might & Magic
  • Mission: Impossible 3
  • Mystery Mansion Pinball
  • Naval Battle: Mission Commander
  • New York Nights: Success in the City
  • Nightmare Creatures
  • Open Season
  • Paris Hilton's Diamond Quest
  • Planet Zero
  • Platinum Kakuro
  • Platinum Mahjong
  • Platinum Solitaire
  • Platinum Sudoku
  • Prince of Persia: Harem Adventures
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  • Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
  • Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
  • Pro Golf 2007 feat. Vijay Singh
  • Rail Rider
  • Rainbow Six: Raven Shield
  • Rainbow Six: Broken Wing
  • Rainbow Six: Urban Crisis
  • Rayman 3
  • Rayman Bowling
  • Rayman Golf
  • Rayman Kart
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids
  • Real Football 2007
  • Real Football 2007 3D
  • Rotomino (U.S.)
  • Saturn Strike 3D (U.S.)
  • Sexy Blocks: Cancun Vibes
  • Sexy Poker 2004
  • Sexy Poker 2006 (U.S.)
  • Sexy Poker Manga
  • Sexy Poker Top Models
  • Sexy Vegas
  • Siberian Strike Episode I
  • Siberian Strike Episode II
  • Skate & Slam
  • Solitaire
  • Special Crime Unit: Blood on Campus
  • Speed Devils
  • Summer Volley
  • Tennis Open 2007 feat. Lleyton Hewitt
  • The O.C.
  • The Promise
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm (U.S.)
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: advanced warfighter
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Lockdown
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Extended Ops
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow 3D
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
  • Totally Spies! The Mobile Game
  • Tropical Madness
  • Vans Skate and Slam Feat. Geoff Rowley
  • Vijay Singh Pro Golf 2005
  • War of the Worlds
  • XIII (U.S.)

1000 Words is a 1997 song by the Australian group Savage Garden on their self-titled debut album. ... Chessmaster is a chess playing computer program, mentor and analyzer by Ubisoft. ... Deal or No Deal is a television game show format owned by Endemol, a Netherlands-based production company known for creating such shows as Big Brother and Fear Factor. ... Desperate Housewives is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series of the dramedy genre, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on October 3, 2004 on ABC. It is the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with a worldwide audience of approximately 115-119 million viewers. ... Petz is a game where the player looks after virtual pets. ... May 22nd 2006 : Ubisoft announced a long-term worldwide licensing agreement with Touchstone Television to develop and publish a video game based on the television series Lost. ... Lumines Mobile is the mobile version of the popular PSP game, Lumines from designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Q Entertainment, and Gameloft. ... Might and Magic (MM) is a series of computer role-playing games from New World Computing, a subsidiary of The 3DO Company. ... Nightmare Creatures is a 3D action/adventure video game released for the Sony PlayStation and PC in 1997, and Nintendo 64 in 1998. ... Open Season can refer to: Open Season, the comic book series by Jim Bricker Open Season (movie) Open Season, an album by the indie rock band British Sea Power This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a third-person action adventure video game published by Ubisoft. ... Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Categories: Computer and video game stubs | 2004 computer and video games | Game Boy Advance games | GameCube games | PlayStation 2 games | Windows games | Xbox games | Ubisoft Entertainment games | Action-adventure games ... Rayman 3 is the third entry in the Rayman series. ... Rayman Golf is a golf spin-off of the Rayman series developed by Gameloft for the mobile phone. ... Rayman Raving Rabbids is the fourth major installment in the popular Rayman series, and was a launch title for Nintendos Wii console. ... The Klondike Solitaire game that comes with GNOME. This article is about the solitaire family of card games. ... Speed Devils is a video game published by Ubisoft for the Sega Dreamcast console and PC. Speed Devils is a racing game in which the courses feature hazards such as dinosaurs and rolling boulders in exotic locales including Mexico, Nevada, Aspen, and Hollywood. ... The O.C. is an American comedy-drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ... The Promise may refer to: in Music The Promise, a 1985 song from So Red The Rose, an album by Duran Duran side project Arcadia. ... Tom Clancys Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield is a computer game developed and published by Ubisoft and released on March 16, 2003. ... Tom Clancys Rainbow Six: Vegas is the sixth full game in the Rainbow Six series. ... Tom Clancys Splinter Cell is a critically-acclaimed stealth-based video game, developed by Ubisoft Montreal. ... XIII (pronounced: Thirteen) is a first-person shooter video game released for PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Mac and the PC, and based on the Belgian XIII comic series. ...

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