Pocket Gamer, considered by most to be the industries leading figure in mobile gaming recently published it’s findings of a comparison study reviewing all game publishers. The study was based on 313 international game reviews made public between January and March 2008. Rankings and ratings were compiled from heavy hitters Pocket Gamer, IGN Wireless, Mobile Game FAQs, Airgamer, and midget review.
Gameloft came out on top, receiving the award for “Best-Ranked Mobile Game Publisher”. Editor in chief of pocket gamer said, “Gameloft’s tally was based only on 34 available reviews out of the 313 that we studied. This makes the outcome all the more impressive because they managed to secure very high scores based on a small number of published reviews.”
“Receiving this honor from Pocket Gamer is a true privilege,” said Michel Guillemot, President and CEO, Gameloft. “We will strive to live up to this distinction by continuing to deliver the best titles worldwide.” Gameloft surpassed the competition with an average score of 7.94 out of 10, ahead of the second place publisher that earned a median score of 7.61.
Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones and consoles. Creating games since 1999, they have options available for handsets equipped with Java, Brew, or Symbian technology. Gameloft also publishes titles for WiiWare and DS, Xbox LIVE arcade, iPods, and PCs. Gameloft’s top titles include Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT, and New York Nights. Gameloft enjoys network distribution in over 80 countries globally.
