PARIS, March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Gameloft, a leading publisher of digital and social games,
confirms the success of its hit racing game Asphalt 8:
Airborne by winning in the Best Mobile Game App category at the
2015 GSMA Global Mobile Awards. With more than 120 million
downloads, the latest installment in the successful Asphalt
series, Asphalt 8: Airborne features more than
90 licensed dream cars to race in 13 exotic locations.
Over 170 independent analysts, journalists, academics and other
industry experts from around the world took part in the voting
process to determine the winners. The prize was awarded in
Barcelona during the GSMA Global
Mobile Awards at the Mobile World Congress 2015.
"We're thrilled to have received this
honor. This proves yet again the huge popularity of the series
which we've been working on for the past 10 years
with just as much passion as ever," states Gonzague DE
VALLOIS, SVP Sales & Marketing at Gameloft. "This
Global Mobile Award definitively crowns Asphalt as not only
the benchmark for all fans of arcade racing games on smartphones
and tablets, but also as one of the top entertainment experiences
in the world."
After an amazing year 2014, which saw Asphalt 8: Airborne
winning three 2014 Pocket Gamer Awards, along with being Gamelab's
Best Game for smartphones/tablets, Korea Game Awards' Most Popular
Game, it has frequently been considered as one of the Best Games
for mobile devices on several websites. The critically acclaimed
racing game will no doubt take the same road in 2015!
Asphalt 8: Airborne will continue its race to the top by
continuing to add new content in the future, starting with the
upcoming update! This update, which will be available shortly on
various app stores, will introduce, among other exciting content,
one of the fans' most requested features: visually modify your cars
with thousands of decal combinations to choose from!
About Gameloft:
A leading publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft® 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® iOS,
Android® and Windows® devices), set-top boxes and connected TVs.
Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®,
Order & Chaos, Modern Combat or Dungeon Hunter and also
partners with major rights holders including Universal,
Illumination Entertainment, Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, Fox Digital
Entertainment, Mattel® and Ferrari®.
Gameloft is present on all continents, distributes its games in
over 100 countries and employs over 5,200 developers.
Gameloft is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris (Euronext: GFT.PA,
Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA). Gameloft is traded OTC in the
US (sponsored Level 1 ADR ticker: GLOFY).
Press Contact :
Mandy Paez
Gameloft U.S PR Manager
mandy.paez@gameloft.com
+1(415) 852-7209
SOURCE Gameloft