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BANGALORE: Mobile entertainment developer Indiagames Ltd., has announced a partnership with SingTel to launch AsiaPacific’s first and largest competition for mobile gamers – World Cyber Games (mobile).
SingTel is a part of the eight-member Bridge Mobile Alliance that also includes Airtel (India). The WCG Mobile Championship will be hosted on SingTel’s GamesXtremeLeague (GXL) mobile platform. This is a regional mobile games platform with features such as registration, community news and ranking of scores, etc. It is facilitated by Bridge Mobile’s regional infrastructure, enabling IP connectivity between member operators as well as regional billing settlement capabilities.
Indiagames holds the global rights for WCG Mobile Tournament, licensed from International Cyber Marketing (ICM), to host the World Cyber Games Competition for mobile phones. The event will be kicked off in Asia Pacific region and will pit mobile gamers in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan against one another.
The four official Games for the Mobile Tournament are Midtown Madness 3, Bruce Lee, Goolie, and Chopper Rescue.
Dr. Patrick Sim, Bridge Mobile’s CEO, said: “Bridge Mobile is proud to partner with SingTel, Indiagames and our other operator members in pioneering the first and largest mobile gaming championship in Asia Pacific. SingTel’s GXL Mobile will set the foundation and platform for the creation and rollout of regional mobile gaming services in the future.”
The Grand Finals will be held concurrently in Suntec City, Singapore from 16 - 20 November 2005.
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