It may still be a long ways to go before BlackBerry 10 goes public, but Gameloft doesn’t seem to mind as they’ve already come out this early on with a shortlist of gaming treats they’ll have in store for BlackBerry 10 users.
Ice Age Village, Oregon Trail: American Settler, Shark Dash, and the newest addition to the NOVA franchise, N.O.V.A. 3: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance have all been confirmed headed to the BlackBerry 10 platform. Some of these will be free, Ice Age Village probably being one of ‘em, while others will retail for as high as $6.99.
Great news for BlackBerry die-hards who can’t wait for the upgraded OS. For everyone else, well, this should serve as a sign that Blackberry is still alive and well.
Full press release follows:
GAMELOFT ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF 11 GAMES FOR BLACKBERRY 10
BlackBerry World 2012, Orlando FL and San Francisco, CA – May 1, 2012 – Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, is announcing a lineup of 11 games coming to the BlackBerry® 10 platform. The games are being optimized for the new platform using the BlackBerry® 10 Native SDK (software development kit), and include Shark Dash, N.O.V.A. 3: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, Ice Age Village and Oregon Trail: American Settler, to name a few.
“We are thrilled to be able to bring some of our most popular titles to the BlackBerry 10 platform,” said Ludovic Blondel, Vice President of OEM at Gameloft. “BlackBerry 10 customers can look forward to enjoying a slew of high-quality games of all genres , including the tremendously successful Shark Dash and Ice Age Village, with an improved gaming experience all around.”
“The BlackBerry 10 platform allows game developers to deliver a high performance mobile gaming experience for customers,” said Martyn Mallick, Vice President Global Alliances & Business Development at RIM. “We have a long and productive relationship with Gameloft and we are pleased to work with them to bring a number of their most popular games to BlackBerry 10 customers at launch.”
The games are designed to take advantage of key BlackBerry 10 features including the Scoreloop social gaming tools and multiplayer functions, and will range from freemium to $6.99 per app. Shark Dash, N.O.V.A. 3: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, Ice Age Village and Oregon Trail: American Settler will be available on BlackBerry App World™ at launch, with more games to follow.
