HONG KONG, June 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Hong Kong-based Artificial Life, Inc. (OTCBB:ALIF), a leading provider of award-winning mobile 3G technology, games and applications, announced today their partnership with SevenOne Intermedia GmbH to develop and launch a series of "POPSTARS on Stage" mobile games in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The "POPSTARS on Stage" mobile games are based on the highly successful and widely popular reality TV talent competition in which dancers and singers compete against one another to realize their dreams of becoming a Popstar. From the audition stage over the weekly challenges to finally performing for the masses, players can live the entire Popstars experience right on their mobile phones. Players who ace all of the challenges can live like virtual Popstars! New games based on the TV show will be released every month during the show's broadcast season.
The first episode of the sixth season of Popstars aired June 14th, 2007 on the ProSieben network, which is German television's leading brand for the young media generation. ProSieben, along with SevenOne Intermedia, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the media conglomerate ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (MDAX:PSM).
Christian Rymarenko, Head of ProSieben Multimedia with SevenOne Intermedia: "We are very excited to be able to offer the viewers of 'POPSTARS on Stage' several high-quality mobile games. With the games, we are able to extend the successful program to our mobile division whilst reducing the time our users and fans have to wait for the next episode of 'POPSTARS on Stage.'"
The mobile games will be available as a download at Popstars.ProSieben.de. The first game will be released at the beginning of July, 2007.
"The ProSieben 'POPSTARS on Stage' show is extremely popular in the German-speaking countries in Europe. Combined with a total of around 100 million mobile subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, we expect high demand for this new mobile game series," said Eberhard Schoneburg, CEO of Artificial Life, Inc.
About SevenOne Intermedia GmbH
SevenOne Intermedia GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the media conglomerate ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (MDAX:PSM). Together with MM MerchandisingMedia, SevenOne Intermedia is one of the core companies in the ProSiebenSat.1 Group's Diversification segment. As a multimedia center of competence, SevenOne Intermedia handles a broad range of digital and interactive platforms, including teletext, the Internet, mobile services, games and costumer relationship management. For more information, please visit: www.sevenoneintermedia.de.
About Artificial Life, Inc.
Artificial Life, Inc. (OTCBB:ALIF) is a public U.S. corporation headquartered in Hong Kong and a leading global provider of award winning mobile technology, content, games and applications (see also the Company's homepage: www.artificial-life.com; and the product websites www.toonmates.com; www.v-girl.com; www.virtual-boys.com; www.v-penguins.com; www.poli-the-bear.com; and our m-commerce portal: www.botme.com).
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