Gameloft's New Orleans Studio Celebrates its 1st Anniversary with the Launch of 'Cosmic Colony'
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Gameloft's New Orleans Studio Celebrates its 1st Anniversary with the Launch of 'Cosmic Colony'
NEW ORLEANS, August 23, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
One year after announcing the opening of their New Orleans studio, Gameloft, a leading
global publisher of digital and social games, is thrilled to reveal that the latest office
has officially launched its first title, Cosmic Colony, on iOS and Android.
Available today, Cosmic Colony is a space-themed tycooning game that allows players to
colonize a mysterious planet in order to prosper. Surprising events and space missions
also await players of all ages as they leave everything they've grown to love behind to
become the next-generation of space pioneers. The title will be added to the Let's Play by
Gameloft growing lineup of casual titles, which currently sees over 54% of Gameloft's
total 55 million monthly active users.
"Cosmic Colony is the result of the New Orleans studio's hard work over the last year
while overcoming the many challenges that are inherent with opening a new office," said
Samir El Agili, Gameloft's VP of Production for the United States & Latin America. "The
game represents the first of many games that we anticipate launching in the upcoming years
as I foresee a lot of new and innovating projects being released from our New Orleans
location, and I look forward to working with our local and state partners to help meet
that objective."
The studio is the second studio to be opened in North America, with the first being
based in New York. As the studio lines up new creation projects for the coming year, in
addition to working on and evolving an assortment of existing games in the Gameloft
catalog, they plan on continuing their search for local talent to build the team. With the
help of local recruiting initiatives hosted by LED FastStart, the nation's best state
workforce training program, the New Orleans studio has already received thousands of
qualified candidates consisting of local talent and recent college graduates. Yet as the
Gameloft office workload begins to increase, their assistance will not only continue to
drive the studio's growth, but help to ensure its success in the local economy as well as
its acclimation to the local culture as well.
"We worked hard to show Gameloft that New Orleans and our state represent one of the
leading opportunities for investment in the digital media sector," said Louisiana Governor
Bobby Jindal. "We're excited about the release of Gameloft's first project created in
Louisiana, and we're proud that the Gameloft studio in New Orleans continues to grow.
Gameloft's work in our state shows that Louisiana is becoming a beacon for the digital
media industry, and, most importantly, it shows we are diversifying our economy in order
to create more opportunities for our people to pursue their dreams here at home."
Michael Hecht, President & CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., added, "Greater New
Orleans, Inc. is thrilled with the announcement that Gameloft New Orleans is releasing its
first full local creation project, Cosmic Colony. The production of Cosmic Colony
exemplifies the tremendous growth of the digital media industry in our region. Our
competitive tax climate and best-in-class incentives make the region a smart choice for
both large and small digital media firms - and are why we were just voted #1 in the USA
for digital media."
Cosmic Colony is available now on both the App Store
[http://itunes.apple.com/app/cosmic-colony/id495169538?mt=8 ] and Google Play
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftSVHM ].
For more information about Gameloft and our growing lineup of titles, please visit the
website at http://www.gameloft.com.
About Gameloft
A leading global publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft(R) has established
itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for
all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including
Apple(R) iOS and Android(R) devices), set-top boxes, connected TVs and consoles. Gameloft
operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt(R), Real Football(R), Modern
Combat, and N.O.V.A.: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance(R), and also partners with major rights
holders including Marvel(R), Hasbro(R), FOX(R), Mattel(R) and Ferrari(R).
Gameloft is present on all continents, distributes its games in over 100 countries and
employs over 5,000 developers.
Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP,
Reuters: GLFT.PA). Gameloft's sponsored Level 1 ADR (ticker: GLOFY) is traded OTC in the
US.
PR Contact:
Jessica W. Lewinstein
Gameloft's NA PR Manager
+1(415)265-5725
Jessica.Lewinstein@Gameloft.com
Source: Gameloft
NEW ORLEANS, August 23, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
One year after announcing the opening of their New Orleans studio, Gameloft, a leading
global publisher of digital and social games, is thrilled to reveal that the latest office
has officially launched its first title, Cosmic Colony, on iOS and Android.
Available today, Cosmic Colony is a space-themed tycooning game that allows players to
colonize a mysterious planet in order to prosper. Surprising events and space missions
also await players of all ages as they leave everything they've grown to love behind to
become the next-generation of space pioneers. The title will be added to the Let's Play by
Gameloft growing lineup of casual titles, which currently sees over 54% of Gameloft's
total 55 million monthly active users.
"Cosmic Colony is the result of the New Orleans studio's hard work over the last year
while overcoming the many challenges that are inherent with opening a new office," said
Samir El Agili, Gameloft's VP of Production for the United States & Latin America. "The
game represents the first of many games that we anticipate launching in the upcoming years
as I foresee a lot of new and innovating projects being released from our New Orleans
location, and I look forward to working with our local and state partners to help meet
that objective."
The studio is the second studio to be opened in North America, with the first being
based in New York. As the studio lines up new creation projects for the coming year, in
addition to working on and evolving an assortment of existing games in the Gameloft
catalog, they plan on continuing their search for local talent to build the team. With the
help of local recruiting initiatives hosted by LED FastStart, the nation's best state
workforce training program, the New Orleans studio has already received thousands of
qualified candidates consisting of local talent and recent college graduates. Yet as the
Gameloft office workload begins to increase, their assistance will not only continue to
drive the studio's growth, but help to ensure its success in the local economy as well as
its acclimation to the local culture as well.
"We worked hard to show Gameloft that New Orleans and our state represent one of the
leading opportunities for investment in the digital media sector," said Louisiana Governor
Bobby Jindal. "We're excited about the release of Gameloft's first project created in
Louisiana, and we're proud that the Gameloft studio in New Orleans continues to grow.
Gameloft's work in our state shows that Louisiana is becoming a beacon for the digital
media industry, and, most importantly, it shows we are diversifying our economy in order
to create more opportunities for our people to pursue their dreams here at home."
Michael Hecht, President & CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., added, "Greater New
Orleans, Inc. is thrilled with the announcement that Gameloft New Orleans is releasing its
first full local creation project, Cosmic Colony. The production of Cosmic Colony
exemplifies the tremendous growth of the digital media industry in our region. Our
competitive tax climate and best-in-class incentives make the region a smart choice for
both large and small digital media firms - and are why we were just voted #1 in the USA
for digital media."
Cosmic Colony is available now on both the App Store
[http://itunes.apple.com/app/cosmic-colony/id495169538?mt=8 ] and Google Play
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftSVHM ].
For more information about Gameloft and our growing lineup of titles, please visit the
website at http://www.gameloft.com.
About Gameloft
A leading global publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft(R) has established
itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for
all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including
Apple(R) iOS and Android(R) devices), set-top boxes, connected TVs and consoles. Gameloft
operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt(R), Real Football(R), Modern
Combat, and N.O.V.A.: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance(R), and also partners with major rights
holders including Marvel(R), Hasbro(R), FOX(R), Mattel(R) and Ferrari(R).
Gameloft is present on all continents, distributes its games in over 100 countries and
employs over 5,000 developers.
Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP,
Reuters: GLFT.PA). Gameloft's sponsored Level 1 ADR (ticker: GLOFY) is traded OTC in the
US.
PR Contact:
Jessica W. Lewinstein
Gameloft's NA PR Manager
+1(415)265-5725
Jessica.Lewinstein@Gameloft.com
Source: Gameloft