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Gizmondo Releases Impressive 89 Games List
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Gizmondo Europe announced an impressive lineup consisting of a massive 89 games scheduled for release on the new Gizmondo handheld multi-entertainment device. Hit titles for Gizmondo have already been announced from Microsoft Games Studios, SCI, Disney's BuenaVista Games, Team 17, and Fathammer, with further announcements pending from European gaming giant, Ubisoft Entertainment, plus one of the world's leading developers and publishers of interactive entertainment.
Many of these new titles will be subject to their own announcement releases. However, examples from the 2005 catalogue include:
Richard Burns Rally SCi
(New) Battlestations: Midway SCi
Carmageddon SCi
(New) Conflict: Vietnam SCi
Age of Empires Microsoft Game Studios
Mech Assault Microsoft Game Studios
It's Mr Pants Microsoft Game Studios
Colors Gizmondo Studios
Chicane Gizmondo Studios
Sticky Balls Gizmondo Studios
(New) Supernaturals Gizmondo Studios
(New) Race Gizmondo Studios
(New) Ghost Gizmondo Studios
Furious Phil Gizmondo Studios
(New) Hit and Myth Gizmondo Studios
Johnny Whatever Gizmondo Studios
Milo and the Rainbow Nasties Gizmondo Studios
Momma, can I mow the lawn Gizmondo Studios
Interstella Flames 2 Gizmondo Studios
(New) Jump Gizmondo Studios
Worms World Party Team 17
(New) Alien Homonid Tuna (1)
(New) Casino Hustler (1)
(New) Goal Factory 1 (1)
(New) Verbier Ride Jo Wood (1)
These uniquely developed games for the Gizmondo will be optimized to use the distinctive features of the device, including the GPS, digital camera, Bluetooth, and GPRS connectivity, never seen before in a handheld games console and sparking the interest of leading developers. Industry veteran, Eric Peterson, now heading up Gizmondo's global development operation, previously worked for Origin, founded Digital Anvil (which was sold to Microsoft), Fever Pitch Studios and finally the recently acquired Warthog Studios.
Bringing enormous game development experience, Erin Roberts joins the Gizmondo Studios as Director of UK Development. With a string of killer titles under his belt, Roberts' background most recently includes Group Program Manager at Microsoft Game Studios, as well as time with Electronic Arts and a founding board member at Digital Anvil.
Ronald Spitzer, formerly with Electronic Arts, joins Gizmondo Studios tohead up New Business Development. Spitzer notably led EA's licensing/affiliate label efforts, co-founded New World Computing, President of Kinesoft a Softbank Company, and was the 1st licensed developer for the original PlayStation in the USA. Spitzer introduced new business models such as the affiliated label program, which were subsequently adopted by the entire gaming industry.
The Gizmondo device and its games are in retail stores now in the UK,
and in North American and Continental Europe markets from Spring 2005.
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