Europe
: Swedish mobile gaming supplier Daydream launches the sequel to the
successful mobile online game BotFighters together with mobile operator
3.
BotFighters
2 is an online game where thousands of players meet in an action adventure
happening out on the streets of the real world.
Daydream
has via its daughter company It's Alive signed an agreement with mobile
operator 3 to launch the new game BotFghters 2. The agreement includes
3 in Sweden and Denmark. It's Alive is already developing games for
3 UK, and Daydream is also operating multiplayer games servers for
3 in Sweden, Austria and Denmark.
BotFighters
2 is a sequel of the earlier version of the game that had great success
among others in Russia, generating up to one million SMS per week.
The new version now launching is an action oriented roleplay game
where thousands of players can meet in the same game world, joining
rebel groups fighting against a corrupt global government in a future
a hundred years from now. The game is moved out on the streets of
the real world with the help of the mobile location technology available
in most mobile networks.
The display of the mobile phone is turned into a radar screen showing
the real world locations of your enemies, in a world that is now suddenly
filled with dangers such as virtual booby traps and computer controlled
enemies that must be avoided when moving around in the city. The game
is downloaded from the mobile portal of 3 and stored locally in the
phone, and is then automatically connecting via the mobile network
to an online game server where all players can interact. A monthly
subscription fee gives unlimited access to play the game.
"BotFighters
2 is an exciting game concept, and with its strong community elements
it fits perfectly with our Between Friends concept. We have also had
great success with our Find-A-Friend service, and this game is a fun
and natural next step on location based products.", says Rikard
Ljungman, Commercial Manager for Media Services at 3.