Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) announced at the
International CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment convention a slate of new
mobile games to be released in the coming year. The portfolio of games includes
titles scheduled for worldwide release through September 2010.
The newly-announced titles include a new James Bond:
007 mobile game, with details forthcoming, as well as the following:
Wheel of Fortune (February): The most up-to-date and
feature-rich version of the Wheel of Fortune mobile game hits mobile phones in
early 2010, including leaderboards, pass-n-play multiplay and an unlockable
achievement system.
JEOPARDY! (March): This mobile game is now being updated.
Players experience the fast-paced fun of the classic television game show by
answering clues, wagering on daily doubles or risking it all in Final JEOPARDY!
Wireless users can also challenge friends and interact with other JEOPARDY!
fans by posting their best scores on leaderboards.
The Three Stooges (May): With this new game for the iPhone,
players can unlock video clips from classic shorts by finding new and creative
ways of abusing Larry, Curly and Moe.
The Karate Kid (June): Players enjoy fast-paced action and realistic Kung Fu
fighting in this electrifying mobile game as they are challenged to guide Dre
as he navigates obstacles and meets Han to start on the path into Kung Fu
and discipline.
Salt (July): Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer, is accused by a Russian defector of being a sleeper spy, forcing her to go on the run to clear her name. Mobile gamers can guide Salt to elude capture and protect her husband, or the world's most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence. Players leverage all of Salt's skill to construct weapons, hide from the enemy and fight their way to redemption.
The Joker's Wild (September): The classic quiz game show where knowledge is king and lady luck is queen is back in this interactive mobile version. Gamers pull the lever, land on some jokers, answer the questions and win big!
All SPHE mobile games are available on Android, Blackberry, BREW, J2ME, iPhone, Palm and Windows Mobile devices.