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JAMDAT MOBILE'S "BEJEWELED MULTIPLAYER" SELECTED "BEST MOBILE PHONE GAME" AT "G-PHORIA - THE AWARD SHOW 4 GAMERS"
Accolade Determined by Nearly 500,000 Online Voters
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (August 4, 2004) -- Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. announced today that "Bejeweled Multiplayer" was chosen as "Best Mobile Phone Game" at "G-Phoria - The Award Show 4 Gamers" - on July 31, 2004 in Los Angeles. Premiering on G4techTV on Friday, August 6 at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT, "G-Phoria" is a celebration of video game culture that honors special achievement in interactive entertainment. Winning games were determined by nearly 500,000 gamers who voted online.
"Bejeweled Multiplayer" is a fast-paced wireless game that allows gamers to engage in exciting head-to-head matches with other players using wireless phones across town or across the country. "Bejeweled Multiplayer" was adapted and published for wireless by JAMDAT under license from PopCap Games of Seattle, Washington.
"JAMDAT Mobile is proud that 'Bejeweled Multiplayer' was selected for this award," said Mitch Lasky, Chairman and CEO of JAMDAT Mobile, Inc. "We are pleased that so many gamers voiced their support for 'Bejeweled Multiplayer' in the 'G-Phoria' online voting."
Commented Brian Fiete, PopCap's founder and President, "JAMDAT has done a great job creating the wireless multiplayer version of PopCap's biggest selling puzzle title - 'Bejeweled.'"
About JAMDAT Mobile Inc.
JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (
http://www.jamdatmobile.com), a leading global wireless entertainment publisher, provides entertainment applications and technologies that support multiple wireless handset platforms in markets around the world. Offering a combination of creative and technological expertise, JAMDAT stands as a preferred mobile entertainment partner for wireless carriers, handset and PDA manufacturers, major media companies, and independent content developers. JAMDAT's investment partners include Benchmark Capital, Apax Partners, Inc., and wireless infrastructure leaders QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC).About PopCap Games, Inc.
Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap Games creates simple yet compelling video games that anyone can enjoy. PopCap has delivered over 10 million downloads of its Deluxe version games such as Bejeweled, Bookworm, and Zuma to players worldwide. For more information about PopCap, please visit
www.popcap.com.About G4techTV
Formed by the May, 2004 merger of G4 and TechTV, G4techTV is the one and only 24-hour television network that is plugged into every dimension of games, gear, gadgets and gigabytes. The network is available to more than 44 million cable and satellite homes nationwide and airs 24 original series. Headquartered in Los Angeles, G4techTV is owned by Comcast Corporation. To learn more, log onto
www.g4techtv.com.
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