Broadcom, EA to deliver high-performance gaming on mobile phones

IRVINE, USA: Broadcom Corp. has signed an agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) to enable popular EA Mobile game titles on mobile phones powered by Broadcom's solutions. The game titles will be optimized for the latest generation VideoCore III mobile multimedia processor from Broadcom that supports high definition (HD) content and a new level of mobile phone graphics performance equivalent to today's dedicated handheld game consoles.

This agreement enables EA to deliver games into handsets that contain Broadcom silicon as these handsets come to market.

"With EA offering its exciting titles on VideoCore III processors, Broadcom can deliver a richer, more exhilarating mobile gaming experience," said Mark Casey, Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Mobile Multimedia line of business. "The Broadcom BCM2727 processor continues to set the bar for low power, extreme mobile multimedia performance and is receiving significant recognition within the mobile device and gaming communities."

The recently announced Broadcom BCM2727 VideoCore III mobile multimedia processor features on-chip advanced 2D and 3D graphics accelerators and efficient audio technology that provide a rich viewing and listening experience ideally suited for gaming applications on mobile handsets.

The ultra-low power graphics pipeline is optimized for efficient hardware acceleration of the OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics standard and supports graphics rich 3D games with rendering performance up to 32 million triangles per second. Mobile games residing on the phone can also be played on televisions up to HD resolution via an included HDMI output, enabling a more versatile gaming experience.

Broadcom's BCM2727 technology provides unprecedented levels of mobile multimedia processing to mobile devices, significantly raising the bar in terms of capabilities for digital video capture, high resolution still photography, and advanced 2D and 3D mobile gaming.

It is the industry's first low power multimedia processor that enables high definition video camcorder and playback in cell phones and portable media players, supports an up to 12megapixel digital camera, and delivers high performance, yet ultra-low power 3D graphics for a world-class gaming experience. HD video, 3D games and high resolution 12megapixel pictures can be displayed at top quality on full-sized HD televisions and monitors using an on-chip industry standard HDMI interface.