November 28th, 2006 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »
Tag Games & IndiaGames teamed up to release Tag’s games into India. The full press release is below.
New Deal Provides Presence Throughout Indian Sub-Continent
Dundee, Scotland, Nov 28th. Tag Games Limited, today announced a distribution deal with Indiagames which adds a number of new channels across Indian sub-continent to Tag Games growing distribution network.
Indiagames will make all of Tag Games’ titles available to users throughout India.
The first Tag Games title to be carried is Dead Water, an action adventure game set in a sinking ship, Dead Water was inspired by epic disaster movies such as The Poseidon Adventure, The Abyss and Titanic. The title features a unique game mechanic in which the player must find a way to evade the constantly rising water to survive and escape.
Dead Water was recently released in Europe, to widespread critical acclaim. The game was awarded 81% from MobileGameFaqs.com, 8/10 from MidletReview.com and prompted MobGames.tv to proclaim With brand new original innovative game-play, designed specifically for your mobile phone, could this be a glimpse of what’s to come from Tag Games and for the industry as a whole?
Tag Games will follow the success of Dead Water with a number of titles that are currently in development for release throughout 2007. These include RocknRoll – an innovative casual action/puzzle title that features unique one button game-play and Car Jack City, a Grand Theft Auto style game but with a unique game-play twist specifically for mobile. Car Jack City is being designed and built by the creative team behind the original GTA games.
Paul Farley, the managing director of Tag Games, said, "Indiagames has been at the forefront of mobile gaming from the earliest days of the industry. It is a pleasure to welcome them to our network of distribution partnerships. Im sure we will benefit greatly from their experience and expertise in the mobile entertainment industry and look forward to working with them in the Indian sub-continent, as well as the wider global market."
Vishal Gondal, CEO of Indiagames, said, "Tag Games is establishing an excellent reputation within the mobile games sector, as an innovative and reliable developer, with some original new ideas in mobile gaming. We’re pleased to have signed an agreement with them to make their games available to our clients and customers."
