Greystripe Strikes 'Sweet Deal'
with Leading Mobile Game Developer, Digital Chocolate, to
Deliver Ad-Supported Mobile Games to Players Worldwide
Today Greystripe, the largest distributor of ad-supported
mobile games and applications and the creator of the first
mobile in-game advertising network, announced a Tier-1 game
publisher deal to distribute free mobile games with award
winning publisher, Digital Chocolate.
A selection of Digital Chocolate's mobile games will be
delivered through all 20 of Greystripe's Catalog Platform
partners in addition to GameJump.com, the world's largest free,
ad-supported mobile game portal. Additionally, Digital Chocolate
will monetize their content via Greystripe's AdWRAP advertising
network, which includes brands like Yahoo!, New Line Cinema,
Progressive Insurance and Zagat.
"We are very supportive of new models that drive discovery and
trial of mobile content, partnering with Greystripe is a big
step towards this goal," said Jason Loia, COO at Digital
Chocolate. "Greystripe's approach of ad-enabling content could
open up a large segment of new consumers to our award-winning,
made-for-mobile games."
The Digital Chocolate games to be distributed by Greystripe are
as follows:
• Tower Bloxx: IGN Editor's Choice Award, Pocket Gamer Gold
Award, WGWorld Editor's Award
• Café Solitaire
• Johnny Crash: Gamespot Editor's Choice Award
• Mafia Wars Yakuza: IGN Editor's Choice Award and Game of the
Month, Mobile Choice Award
• Night Club Empire: IGN Editor's Choice Award
• Rollercoaster Rush: IGN Editor's Choice Award, CDG Game of the
Year 2006
"It's a delight to offer our consumers such high quality,
community driven, original mobile content. Digital Chocolate has
proven their content works in mobile and use is what drives real
monetization inside an ad based channel, like Greystripe," said
Erica Chriss, VP Business Development and Strategy at Greystripe.
Greystripe's patent-pending AdWRAP technology automates the
process that enables advertisements to be wrapped directly with
mobile games and applications without any complex coding and
development for the content owner. AdWRAP provides game
publishers, Web and mobile media portals, and carriers with an
additional source of revenue, while simultaneously building
customer retention and loyalty.
About Greystripe:
Greystripe is the world's first ad-supported mobile games and
applications distributor. Greystripe's AdWRAP technology enables
publishers to gain advertising revenue by serving ads through
their games; advertisers to reach a new mobile audience; and
consumers to download great games for free. The AdWRAP system is
protected by a broad array of patents pending and currently
serves ads to more than 800 game titles from 70 publishers and
supports over 1,000 handset models. Greystripe reaches millions
of mobile game players through its online portal GameJump.com,
through the mobile web (http://gjmp.tw), and through its AdWRAP
Catalog Program. Visit Greystripe at http://www.greystripe.com