“We are excited to bring some of EA Mobile’s most popular franchises to the BlackBerry App World where BlackBerry customers can easily download them from one location,” said Adam Sussman, VP Worldwide Publishing for EA Mobile. “We look for the BlackBerry App World to become an important channel for EA Mobile, providing convenient access of our great games to BlackBerry customers everywhere.”

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Start on Facebook and switch to iPhone or iPod touch to keep playing on the go. Connect with a Facebook friend from an iPhone or iPod touch or join a public game on Facebook. With easy tracking of scores and statistics, players always know where they rank against competitors. While playing SCRABBLE, gamers can enjoy built-in chat so they can converse with opponents and friends throughout the game. Players can also get help from in-game dictionaries.

SCRABBLE is available on Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore, and on Facebook for users in the U.S. and Canada. Customers who currently own SCRABBLE for the iPhone and iPod touch can download the update for free on their device.

The latest offering in EA’s award-winning franchise locks drivers in a frenetic duel with the law as they rip through the city in eight iconic rides, including the Porsche 911 Turbo and the Nissan GT-R. The streets become a racer’s playground as players blaze a trail through four distinct urban environments in classic Circuit, Sprint, Speed Camera, Highway Battle and Bounty events.

Tetris

The global hit Tetris comes to Android! A touch screen lets you spin, flick and move Minos in three challenging modes. Clear lines and rows as fast as you can to rack up a big score in thrilling 40 Lines mode. Race against the clock to earn points in action packed Ultra mode. See how long you can survive as the Minos rain down faster and faster in Marathon mode. Experience dazzling colors and animations, and entertaining music and sound effects as you complete level after level. Take on the challenge of Tetris.

Bejeweled

The Android version of the best gem-swapping puzzle game features touch screen controls that let you line up sparkling diamonds, gleaming sapphires, twinkling rubies and more in both portrait and landscape displays. Play until no more rows or columns of gems are possible in Classic mode. Or players can race against the clock on their mission to fill the progress bar and advance to the next level in Action mode.

MONOPOLY Here & Now Edition

Build a real estate empire! Play MONOPOLY Here & Now Edition on Android, the world-popular board game – now updated with a modern twist. Touch the screen to control the game. Buy and sell properties like Waikiki Beach, Fenway Park, and more. Dynamic animated tokens include a hybrid car, a mobile phone, and a labradoodle. Demonstrate your trading savvy as you buy, sell, and put your competitors out of business. Compete to win all the MONOPOLY cash!

Announcement from Games Convention Asia 2008

Action on the small screen isn’t letting up either. EA Mobile, also announced today that Spore Origins will be coming soon on Nokia’s N-Gage platform. The game takes full advantage of the NGage functionality whilst allowing players to manouvere their way through a world made of primordial ooze. Spore Origins will sit alongside other EA titles already launched on N-Gage, such as Tetris, The Sims 2 Pets and EA SPORTS FIFA 08.

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“Eidos has a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including the world famous Tomb Raider games,” said Javier Ferreira, VP of European Publishing, EA Mobile. “This deal gives EA Mobile immediate access to not one but four high profile titles, which will appeal to a broad audience on mobile platforms.”

Eat-or-be-eaten in Spore Origins! Designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch, Spore Origins uses the platforms’ motion-sensing technology to let gamers navigate a primordial tidepool on a quest to evolve. Feast on the weak and flee from the strong through two exciting modes and 35 challenging levels. Pinch, pull, and poke your creation in the Creature Editor, customizing the texture, shape and body parts to improve your offense, defense, perception and movement as you evolve over millions of years.

EA Mobile today also announced nine titles in development for the iPhone and iPod touch, pending regional availability. This list includes YAHTZEE Adventures, EA Mini Golf, Lemonade Tycoon, Mahjong, MONOPOLY: Here & Now The World Edition, SimCity, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09, Need for Speed Undercover, and The Sims 3.

“Our customers are downloading entertainment content more than any other category offering, making it clear to us we need to satisfy this growing demand, and that’s why we are working with top content providers like EA Mobile to offer compelling options beyond traditional business and productivity offerings,” said Bill Stone, CEO of Handango. “Electronic Arts is a leader in creating innovative games for all platforms and now, through Handango, more smartphone customers globally will have access to their titles.”

Handango will offer EA mobile games on one of Europe’s largest platforms, Symbian UIQ. Titles including The Sims 2 Pets, EA SPORTS FIFAMANAGER 08 and TETRIS will be available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.

“With smartphones becoming everyday devices, we are excited to offer the fun, and high quality of EA Mobile games to a growing and important worldwide market,” said Travis Boatman, Vice President of Worldwide Studios for EA Mobile. “Offering top titles for the most popular smartphones, and our recent announcement that we will develop for the iPhone, reflect our focus and commitment to emerging platforms and markets.”

Working with Research in Motion (RIM), EA Mobile has released several titles for BlackBerry smartphones. Games that are currently available for the BlackBerry platform include Tetris, Bejeweled, SCRABBLE (in North America only), EA SPORTS Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07, SimCity Societies, and most recently, MONOPOLY HERE & NOW. In addition, EA Mobile continues to distribute its games on Windows Mobile phones. To date, titles on the Windows Mobile platform include Downtown Texas Hold ‘Em, JAMDAT Mahjong, The Sims Bowling, and JAMDAT Mini Golf with more titles on the way.