Gameloft Announces Heroes - The Mobile Game

Gameloft just announced an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with NBC Universal to develop and publish Heroes: The Mobile Game.

If you don't know it already, Heroes is the epic drama from NBC that chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities and that they are destined to save the world. The wildly popular television series was recently named the �Favorite New Television Drama" by the People's Choice Awards.

"'Heroes' has created a large, die-hard fan culture and we are excited to bring the action and intrigue of NBC's leading drama series to gamers and 'Heroes' fans alike," said Gonzague de Vallois, vice-president of Publishing, Gameloft. "With an international cast and rapidly growing international level of success, Heroes has achieved a massive global appeal and as such, Gameloft is the perfect publisher to deliver Heroes: The Mobile Game worldwide."

"Gameloft's unwavering commitment to quality mobile games, their track record with top-tier TV and film properties and their unrivaled worldwide distribution capability make them uniquely qualified to launch Heroes: The Mobile Game," said Jeremy Laws, senior vice president, Universal Mobile Entertainment.

Heroes: The Mobile Game will allow fans of the show and casual gamers the chance to experience the thrill of the superhuman abilities of the show's characters. The game's action will be based on the events from the electrifying first season as well as the hotly awaited second season with the game script being contributed to by writers of the hit television series. Players will assume the roles of the time-travelling Hiro Nakamura, the beautiful, but deadly Niki Sanders, telepathic cop Matt Parkman and the enigmatic Peter Petrelli, as they enjoy game play styles based on their unique powers.