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Posted: 05 Jun 2008, 22:58
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Progressive Media nominated as Best Mobile Studio at Develop Industry Excellence Awards.
We are thrilled to report that Progressive Media has been announced as one of four finalist in the prestigious Develop Industry Excellence Awards "Best Mobile Studio" category.
Now in its sixth year, the Develop Industry Excellence Awards is the only event which rewards the work done by Europe’s leading games development companies.
The four finalists this year are:
- Progressive Media
- Ideaworks3D
- Digital Chocolate Finland (Sumea)
- Distinctive Developments
The 2008 ceremony will be held at the Hilton Metropole, Brighton on Wednesday July 30th – over 500 leading games industry execs are expected to attend.
Thomas Nielsen, CEO, Progressive Media, will be attending and participating in the awards ceremony. If you are interested in meeting in Brighton during the week of the Develop! conference, please contact thomasn@progressivemedia.dk to set up a meeting.
Progressive Media expands into Nintendo DS market.
Aalborg, Denmark - June 6th 2008 - Progressive Media, a leading mobile games developer, today announced that the company has set up a new division focused on Nintendo DS development, and that the first Nintendo DS title is launching this holiday season.
Published by KREA Media, "Pixeline and the Mirror of Dreams" takes the well-known Pixeline children’s character through her first adventures on Nintendo DS. In order to find the missing Mr. Hak and the mirror of dreams, Pixeline must travel through 11 worlds in the Pixieland universe, interact with a number of different personalities, buy and sell items, and play through 14 fun touch- and microphone enabled mini-games.
Thomas Nielsen, CEO of Progressive Media explains the strategy behind the move on to the console scene: "We're determined to evolve Progressive Media into one of the worlds leading independent cross-platform game specialists, and our move into Nintendo DS is a big step in that direction.".
He continues, "We're already working with ambitious partners to bring out new titles across j2me, BREW, online social communities, PC downloadable, Xbox Live Arcade and now Nintendo DS - And we'll be making more announcements on both iPhone and Android later this year."
"The in-house technology we've built over the past years allows us to cost-effectively develop and launch across multiple platforms, positioning us as an attractive development partner for what we believe will provide the most growth for the games market: fun, easily digestible games, available to consumers for a number of different platforms, through a number of different approaches to distribution", he adds.
About Progressive Media:
Progressive Media is a leading independent developer of games for mobile devices. The company works with major publishers to deliver second-to-none mobile game experiences to consumers across the globe. Recent highlights include SolaRola, published by Eidos Mobile, widely recognized as one of the best J2ME mobile games developed to date and recently nominated for Best Game at BREW 2008.
The company has also recently been nominated as "Best Mobile Studio" at Develop Industry Excellence Awards.
For more information, contact Thomas Nielsen, CEO, Progressive Media at thomasn@progressivemedia.dk
Progressive Media ApS
Algade 44
9000 Aalborg
Denmark
Email: contact@progressivemedia.dk
Web: Http://www.progressivemedia.dk
Phone: +45 299 15 999
SolaRola nominated as a Best Game finalist at BREW 2008.
We are thrilled to report that "SolaRola" has been announced as one of the three finalist in the prestigious BREW 2008 Awards "Best Game" category.
The BREW Developer Awards recognizes publishers and developers that have demonstrated outstanding achievements in the creation of BREW applications for the wireless industry.
The three finalists this year are:
- Guitar Hero III Mobile (published by Hands-On Mobile)
- Metal Gear Solid Mobile (published by Konami Mobile).
- SolaRola (developed by Progressive Media, published by Eidos)
An anonymous panel of industry experts has selected the three finalists for the game category. The 2008 winner will be revealed at the awards ceremony, held at BREW 2008 in San Diego, CA, in the Partner Pavilion at 6:00 PM on Wednesday May 28th.
Thomas Nielsen, CEO, Progressive Media, will be attending and participating in the awards ceremony on behalf of Eidos. If you are interested in meeting in San Diego or Los Angeles during the week of BREW 2008, please contact thomasn@progressivemedia.dk to set up a meeting.
/Thomas
Progressive Media nominated as Best Mobile Studio at Develop Industry Excellence Awards.
We are thrilled to report that Progressive Media has been announced as one of four finalist in the prestigious Develop Industry Excellence Awards "Best Mobile Studio" category.
Now in its sixth year, the Develop Industry Excellence Awards is the only event which rewards the work done by Europe’s leading games development companies.
The four finalists this year are:
- Progressive Media
- Ideaworks3D
- Digital Chocolate Finland (Sumea)
- Distinctive Developments
The 2008 ceremony will be held at the Hilton Metropole, Brighton on Wednesday July 30th – over 500 leading games industry execs are expected to attend.
Thomas Nielsen, CEO, Progressive Media, will be attending and participating in the awards ceremony. If you are interested in meeting in Brighton during the week of the Develop! conference, please contact thomasn@progressivemedia.dk to set up a meeting.
Progressive Media expands into Nintendo DS market.
Aalborg, Denmark - June 6th 2008 - Progressive Media, a leading mobile games developer, today announced that the company has set up a new division focused on Nintendo DS development, and that the first Nintendo DS title is launching this holiday season.
Published by KREA Media, "Pixeline and the Mirror of Dreams" takes the well-known Pixeline children’s character through her first adventures on Nintendo DS. In order to find the missing Mr. Hak and the mirror of dreams, Pixeline must travel through 11 worlds in the Pixieland universe, interact with a number of different personalities, buy and sell items, and play through 14 fun touch- and microphone enabled mini-games.
Thomas Nielsen, CEO of Progressive Media explains the strategy behind the move on to the console scene: "We're determined to evolve Progressive Media into one of the worlds leading independent cross-platform game specialists, and our move into Nintendo DS is a big step in that direction.".
He continues, "We're already working with ambitious partners to bring out new titles across j2me, BREW, online social communities, PC downloadable, Xbox Live Arcade and now Nintendo DS - And we'll be making more announcements on both iPhone and Android later this year."
"The in-house technology we've built over the past years allows us to cost-effectively develop and launch across multiple platforms, positioning us as an attractive development partner for what we believe will provide the most growth for the games market: fun, easily digestible games, available to consumers for a number of different platforms, through a number of different approaches to distribution", he adds.
About Progressive Media:
Progressive Media is a leading independent developer of games for mobile devices. The company works with major publishers to deliver second-to-none mobile game experiences to consumers across the globe. Recent highlights include SolaRola, published by Eidos Mobile, widely recognized as one of the best J2ME mobile games developed to date and recently nominated for Best Game at BREW 2008.
The company has also recently been nominated as "Best Mobile Studio" at Develop Industry Excellence Awards.
For more information, contact Thomas Nielsen, CEO, Progressive Media at thomasn@progressivemedia.dk
Progressive Media ApS
Algade 44
9000 Aalborg
Denmark
Email: contact@progressivemedia.dk
Web: Http://www.progressivemedia.dk
Phone: +45 299 15 999
SolaRola nominated as a Best Game finalist at BREW 2008.
We are thrilled to report that "SolaRola" has been announced as one of the three finalist in the prestigious BREW 2008 Awards "Best Game" category.
The BREW Developer Awards recognizes publishers and developers that have demonstrated outstanding achievements in the creation of BREW applications for the wireless industry.
The three finalists this year are:
- Guitar Hero III Mobile (published by Hands-On Mobile)
- Metal Gear Solid Mobile (published by Konami Mobile).
- SolaRola (developed by Progressive Media, published by Eidos)
An anonymous panel of industry experts has selected the three finalists for the game category. The 2008 winner will be revealed at the awards ceremony, held at BREW 2008 in San Diego, CA, in the Partner Pavilion at 6:00 PM on Wednesday May 28th.
Thomas Nielsen, CEO, Progressive Media, will be attending and participating in the awards ceremony on behalf of Eidos. If you are interested in meeting in San Diego or Los Angeles during the week of BREW 2008, please contact thomasn@progressivemedia.dk to set up a meeting.
/Thomas
