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NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, December 8 -- Sonic Boom, a leading mobile publisher of cross-platform interactive entertainment, and PlayFirst, the leading publisher of award-winning interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that Sonic Boom will exclusively publish a number of PlayFirst titles for mobile, including the massively popular Diner Dash®. The games will be available for purchase on all major NA carriers to approximately 250 million subscribers.
The mobile games to be released include: Diner Dash®: Hometown HeroTM, Chocolatier® 2: Secret IngredientsTM, Cooking Dash®, DinerTown Tycoon®, and Wedding Dash® 2: Rings Around the WorldTM. The mobile games will follow the original PC versions and players will have the opportunity to play their favorite PC games on the go. The mobile games will have extensive levels and striking design environments. Dream Chronicles®, the award-winning PlayFirst PC adventure game, was published by Sonic Boom on Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility earlier this year.
"Sonic Boom is proud to work with PlayFirst to bring these broadly popular games and unique characters to the ever-expanding mobile platform and allow fans of top-selling PC games to play anywhere, anytime," said David Danon, CEO of Sonic Boom. "Sonic firmly believes that all major online casual games such as PlayFirst's titles should exist across mobile platforms and be an extension of the casual game consumer's lifestyle." Players of the mobile games will also receive promotional opportunities for the PC and Mac versions of these games.
"PlayFirst is looking forward to expanding our mobile publishing partnership with Sonic Boom to bring our latest casual games to the mobile platform," said Mari Baker, CEO of PlayFirst Inc. "Sonic Boom has had an excellent track record of publishing mobile entertainment including our top franchise, Dream Chronicles."
For more information about getting Dream Chronicles on your mobile phone visit http://www.sonicboomgames.com/dc, and stay tuned for the launch of Diner Dash®: Hometown HeroTM in mid-2010.
About Sonic Boom
Sonic Boom is a leading mobile publisher of cross-platform interactive entertainment based in New York City. Founded in 2003, Sonic's portfolio of published games and applications includes ToneMaker®, Virtual Villagers®, Dream Chronicles®, Puzzlings, iKnow Movies, Redneck Fishin'®, Tattoo Shop, Graffiti Writer, Hidden Expedition®, Wallpaper Maker and Alice In Bomberland. Visit www.sonicboomgames.com for more information.
About PlayFirst
PlayFirst is an innovative entertainment company dedicated to making games appealing to everyone. By creating engaging story worlds that capture the imagination and bringing them to life across popular platforms worldwide, including PC, Mac, mobile, handheld, and console, PlayFirst teams make quality gaming experiences available everywhere consumers want to play. The company's portfolio includes world-renowned titles, such as Diner Dash®, Wedding Dash®, Cooking Dash®, Chocolatier®, and Dream Chronicles®. PlayFirst games are available in major retailers and on more than 500 sites in 20 languages. For more information, visit www.playfirst.com.
PlayFirst, Diner Dash, Wedding Dash, Cooking Dash, Chocolatier, DinerTown Tycoon, Dream Chronicles, and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of PlayFirst, Inc.
SOURCE Sonic Boom
Copyright 2009 PR Newswire
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