HAMBURG, GERMANY, February 17th, 2009

FISHLABS joins ng Connect Program to develop next generation gaming experiences for ultra-high bandwidth networks

New real-time multi-player mode for mobile phones in Powerboat Challenge™ for LTE and 4G networks at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

FISHLABS, a leading developer of high quality mobile 3D games and a member of the newly announced ng Connect Program, will demonstrate a new multi-player mode for its award-winning racing game Powerboat Challenge™ designed to leverage ultra-high bandwidth networks. The demonstration illustrates the capabilities possible on next generation networks as envisioned by the ng Connect Program. For the first time, mobile players will be able to experience multi-player, high speed racing in real time. Founded by Alcatel-Lucent, the ng Connect Program is a multi-industry collaboration among leading network, consumer electronics, application and content suppliers to bring next generation broadband network services to market.

The mobile phone game Powerboat Challenge™ delivers a real-world racing experience as players demonstrate their gaming skills by maneuvering around buoys and each other at high speeds. An ultra-fast LTE or 4G network environment can support the real-time transmission of the competitors’ position data and the much more data-intensive physical values making the game feel more realistic. This bandwidth-intensive information is required to simulate real-time collision queries for a real-world driving experience. The racing is just as intense as real life, as competitors push their way past each other to claim the better position for rounding the buoys. For the first time, FISHLABS will highlight the opportunities offered by next generation networks for multi-player mobile games at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, from 16-19 February 2009, at the Alcatel-Lucent booth, Hall 8 #A147.

“The real-time transmission of acceleration vectors in racing games was simply not possible with the current mobile telephone networks, because the low data transmission rates and the high latencies only permitted time-lapsed races without collision queries,” explains Michael Schade, CEO of FISHLABS Entertainment. “For the maximum racing experience, head-to-head racing and vying for position are crucial for real excitement. With the new LTE and 4G networks, the mobile multi-player game will achieve a new dimension.”

About FISHLABS
FISHLABS is one of the leading developers and publishers of high quality mobile 3D games. Founded in 2004, FISHLABS is responsible for the development of more than 20 high-end mobile games and employs a team of 30 people at the company's headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. FISHLABS' portfolio of mobile games includes numerous award-winning original IPs, such as Galaxy on Fire™, DEEP™, Blades & Magic™, Rally Master Pro™ or Snowboard Hero™ as well as AAA brands for well-known business partners, such as V-Rally® 3D for Glu, Star Wars™ – Imperial Ace 3D for THQ or Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam™ for Infospace (Activison license) and most recently Gladiator™. The high quality of FISHLABS’ 3D mobile games is demonstrated by numerous awards, such as Best Mobile Game 2008 (Rally Master Pro™) and third-best mobile game 2008 (Snowboard Hero™) according to Pocket Gamer Analysis. FISHLABS is also the Best Mobile Game Developer 2008 according to MobileGamesDB.
Thanks to the high-performance, platform-independent games engine ABYSS® which supports about 300 different Java™ and BREW™ devices and the iPhone™, FISHLABS’ titles are able to offer a quality never before attained in the sphere of mobile gaming. FISHLABS 3D mobile games are distributed worldwide over more than 160 well known network providers such as T-Mobile, Vodafone, O2, Orange, 3, Telefonica, Cingular, Sprint and Verizon as well as directly over www.fishlabs.net.
Since July of 2008, the company has offered the mobile phone game community myFISHLABS, where users can benefit from features such as price advantages, easier payment, additional features, credit kick-backs, upgrades, and the exchange of information about their favourite mobile games with other community members.
For more information visit www.fishlabs.net.

About The ng Connect Program
The ng Connect Program is an industry organization committed to the development and rapid deployment of the next generation of broadband services based on Long Term Evolution (LTE) and other ultra high bandwidth technologies. Founded in 2009, the ng Connect Program is supported by leading network, consumer electronics, application and content providers including 4DK, Alcatel-Lucent, Buzznet, chumby, Connect2Media, dimedis, FISHLABS, HP, QNX, Samsung, SIGNEXX, Total Immersion, TuneWiki and Words & Numbers. For more information on the ng Connect Program, please visit: www.ngconnect.org.

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