BABEL OPENS GAMING
COMPATIBILITY LAB
Copyright 2002 www.pmn.co.uk
[ February 14th 2002 ]
Babel
Media, a professional services firm specialising
in the entertainment industry, has opened a handheld
gaming compatibility lab in the UK. The lab will
provide companies with the facilities to test
and refine games for all major handheld platforms,
including Palm, Pocket PC, Symbian and Gameboy
advance.
The announcement
comes amid continuing interest in the market for
mobile entertainment services, including an increasing
number of ventures from major leisure brands.
A number of films and television programmes in
Europe and the US now use mobile technology as
a component of their promotional activities.
Babel
is working with companies such as Microsoft, Nintendo,
Eidos, Infogrames, LEGO, Hasbro and Konami, Vizzavi,
AvantGo and Digital Bridges. It has already tested
games including Tomb Raider and Who Wants To Be
a Millionaire?
Ben Wibberley,
Babel's business development director, said: "It
is essential that publishers are confident that
their games are compatible over the entire range
of handheld devices. We provide them with this
confidence."
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