BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Hong Kong-based Artificial Life, Inc. (OTCBB:ALIF), a provider of award-winning mobile 3G technology and applications, announced today that it has signed an exclusive two-year license deal with the very popular German and emerging European cult band Tokio Hotel to produce mobile games.
Artificial Life will release and produce at least two mobile games for the band. The scheduled release date for the first mobile game is the Christmas season 2007. The games will specifically target the large fan base of the band. Besides a German version, the games will also be available in English, French, Spanish, Italian and several Eastern European languages. The games will be distributed off-deck through Artificial Life's mobile portal: www.botme.com as well as on-deck through several European carriers and resellers.
Tokio Hotel has quickly risen to the top of the charts. Since the release of their first and most famous single, "Durch den Monsun" ("Through the Monsoon"), in August 2005 Tokio Hotel has quickly gained popularity in Germany, reaching No. 1 on August 26, 2005 on the German music charts. Their second single, "Schrei" ("Scream"), climbed to No. 5 on the charts. They released their debut album, Schrei, in September 2005. In early 2006, their third single, "Rette Mich" ("Rescue Me"), was released; and reached No. 1 as well. Their first single from their latest album "Zimmer 483" ("Room 483"), called "Ubers Ende der Welt" (released in English as "Ready Set Go"), was released in January 2007 and quickly reached No. 1. The "Zimmer 483" album was released in February 2007. Their hit single, "Spring Nicht" ("Don't Jump") was released in April 2007.
The band has also won numerous awards such as: The German Bambi Award for Pop-National in 2005; the World Music Award for Best Selling German Act in 2006, the European Border Breakers Award, the Viva Comet Award for Best Band in 2007, and many others.
"It's an honor and an exciting business opportunity to work with Tokio Hotel. The band is currently becoming very popular all over Europe. They are even popular among teens in France, Spain and Italy which is very rare for a German band. The target audience of mostly female teens is interesting for us as well, as many of our mobile products target the same audience already. We expect the Tokio Hotel games to be very successful" Eberhard Schoneburg, CEO of Artificial Life, Inc.
About Artificial Life, Inc.
Artificial Life, Inc. (OTCBB:ALIF) is a public U.S. corporation headquartered in Hong Kong with offices in Berlin and Tokyo and a leading global provider of award winning mobile technology, content, games and applications (see also http://www.artificial-life.com and http://www.botme.com).
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