Drive and party from London to
Rome on your phone!
Kuju Wireless brings Cannonball
8000 games to mobile phones.
10th January 2005. Godalming,
Surrey, UK. Kuju Wireless Publishing, Kuju Wireless Publishing Ltd, the dynamic,
wholly owned subsidiary of Kuju Entertainment PLC (AIM: KUJ) today announced
that it is developing a series of games based on the super-charged Cannonball
8000 event.
The games will capture the thrills
and high-octane excitement of the Cannonball 8000, now in its third successful
year.
Kevin Holloway, Managing Director of
Kuju Wireless commented, ‘Cannonball 8000 is an ideal property for wireless
games – the awesome cars, the racing, the antics of the drivers and sheer
adrenaline-fuelled excitement of the event combined with our technology is
surely a winning formula.’
Conrad Wall – Owner and Founder of
Cannonball 8000 Limited We are delighted with our new partnership with Kuju
Wireless, with the development of the games for the wireless network it’s a
great opportunity to share with a larger audience all the antics and fun that
can be had on the Cannonball 8000."
The first game is currently under
development and is slated for release in Q3 2005 to coincide with the event.
About Cannonball 8000
Commencing on 16th September 2005 at
Hyde Park, drivers will race over 48 hours to reach the beautiful city of Rome
via the Austrian Alps, Tuscany and a lap of the Nurnberg Circuit in Germany.
In true Cannonball style drivers
will be expected to drive all day and party all night with pit-stops at a lavish
hotel in Belgium, the OktoberFest and a final champagne-fuelled party an
essential part of the event
The event has rapidly grown in
popularity and 2005 will see over 100 cars and 200 drivers compete to reach Rome
in the fastest time.
www.cannonball8000.com
About Kuju Wireless Publishing
Limited Kuju Wireless Publishing Limited is a leading publisher of high quality
games for mobile phones. Its growing portfolio of games, including recent hit
products such as Lotus Challenge: City Racing, Pat Cash Pro Tennis, Judge Dredd
and Sensible Soccer, are distributed via many major operators and portals around
the world. Kuju Wireless Publishing is a Kuju PLC group company.
www.kujuwireless.com
