14 DAY TRIAL // Two days after reaching an agreement with Lucasfilm regarding the release of Star Wars franchise on mobiles, THQ managed to close another deal with the latter. The new agreement will enable THQ to create a mobile game and personalization products based on the unforgettable movie Indiana Jones.
THQ Wireless' successful portfolio of Star Wars titles spans over several genres including the side-scrolling Revenge of the Sith, space shooter Battle Above Coruscant, first person shooter Battlefront Mobile, and action titles like LEGO Star Wars I Mobile and LEGO Star Wars II Mobile.
THQ's mobile games division, THQ Wireless Inc., has renewed and expanded its global licensing agreement with Lucasfilm Ltd. to develop an array of mobile games and personalization products that include wallpapers, ringtones and video clips that bring the enormously popular Star Wars saga and the unforgettable Indiana Jones adventures to mobile phones.
THQ Wireless also plans to create the first-ever wireless Indiana Jones game, which will be the only game released in conjunction with, and based upon the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. A second Indiana Jones installment is scheduled to be launched in conjunction with the upcoming LucasArts console game.
"Lucasfilm is delighted to continue its relationship with a worldwide publisher of THQ's caliber", said Paul Southern, Sr. Director of Domestic Licensing and Marketing. "THQ Wireless has garnered considerable acclaim for its library of wireless Star Wars titles, and we couldn't be more excited at the prospect of collaborating with them on future content."
The first mobile game titles to be released under the agreement include Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, scheduled for release in late 2007, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, scheduled for a 2008 release. The latter will coincide with the worldwide debut of the LucasArts videogame that casts players as Darth Vader's secret apprentice during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.