IN-FUSIO, a leading mobile games publisher and players' community management provider, announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group for worldwide mobile content rights to the TV blockbusters Battlestar Galactica and The Munsters. Under the terms of this agreement, IN-FUSIO will develop, publish and distribute interactive games for mobile devices based on the licenses, as well as the rights to create other mobile entertainment products such as logos and ringtones. The first IN-FUSIO game to utilise the Universal licenses is expected to ship in Q3 2005.
"We are very excited to partner with Universal Studios and to develop new mobile gaming franchises that appeal to audiences worldwide," stated Juergen Goeldner, executive vice president of publishing for IN-FUSIO. "The mobile gaming market has seen an impressive growth over the past 12 month due to advances in technology and improved playability. The combination of our publishing power and the popularity of the Universal brands should result ingreat gains for both companies. We are thrilled to jointly bring mobile gaming to another level."
"IN-FUSIO has enthusiastically embraced these two iconic, yet very different, titles from the Universal Studios television library," said Jeremy Laws, vice president of media licensing and strategy for Universal Studios Consumer Products Group. "We firmly believe that they will bring a unique vision to these applications and create true mobile entertainment with massive global appeal."