CMGE Entered Into Cooperation With Disney to Publish Star Wars(TM): Commander
May 27 2015 - 6:00AM
China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Limited ("CMGE" or the
"Company") (Nasdaq:CMGE), the largest publisher and a leading
developer of mobile games in China, today announced that it has
entered into cooperation with Disney and obtained rights to publish
the combat strategy mobile game Star Wars™: Commander in Mainland
China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. CMGE has been entrusted to
perform game localization and development. Based on Lucasfilm's
Star Wars™ film franchise, players will strategically build their
base and rise through the ranks as a powerful battlefield commander
in this exciting game of strategy and competitive combat. Star
Wars: Commander was the top ranked iPad Free App and ranked No. 4
Free App on overall Apple's App Store.
About CMGE
CMGE is the largest publisher and a leading developer of mobile
games in China with integrated capabilities across the mobile game
value chain. Its fully integrated capabilities include the
development, licensing, publishing, distribution and operation of
mobile games, primarily in China. Its social games are mainly
developed for Android and iOS-based smartphones. CMGE's extensive
distribution network includes its proprietary Game Center
application, handset pre-installations, application stores and web
platforms and mobile network operators. The Company's stock is
traded on NASDAQ under the symbol CMGE. For more corporate and
product information, please visit CMGE's website
at http://www.cmge.com.
About The Walt Disney Company in China
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and
affiliates, is a leading diversified international entertainment
and media enterprise with five business segments. Disney's first
animation screened in China in the 1930s and today our long
association continues with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and
Guangzhou with over 3000 employees. The company is focused on
creating high-quality entertainment experiences and effectively
building local and Disney franchises in China. Disney currently has
several established businesses in the country, including studio
entertainment, parks and resorts, consumer products, media
networks, interactive, and its English language program, Disney
English, which launched in 2008. In September 2005, Disney opened
its doors to its first theme park in China, Hong Kong Disneyland
and in 2011 announced ground breaking for the Shanghai Disneyland
Resort, a joint venture with Shanghai Shendi Group. Disney is a Dow
30 company and had annual revenues of $48 billion in its Fiscal
Year 2014. For more information about The Walt Disney Company
please visit: http://corporate.disney.go.com/.
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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
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"will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans,"
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may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its
periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases
and other written materials and in oral statements made by its
officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that
are not historical facts, including statements about CMGE's beliefs
and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not
limited to the following: CMGE's growth strategies as well as
business plans; its future development, results of operations and
financial condition; its ability to continue to develop new and
attractive products and services; its ability to continue to
develop new technologies or upgrade its existing technologies; its
ability to attract and retain users and customers and further
enhance its brand recognition; the expected growth of and trends in
the mobile game industry in China; PRC governmental policies
and regulations relating to the mobile game industry in China;
and competition in the mobile game industry. Further information
regarding these and other risks is included in CMGE's annual report
on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 and
other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. All information provided in this press release and
in the attachments is as of the date of the press release, and CMGE
undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required
under applicable law.
CONTACT: For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Limited
Tel: +852 2700 6168
E-mail: ir@cmge.com
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