Orange to release its own iPhone games in April
Also launches two new mobile gaming platforms
Orange has announced that it will be introducing two new games platforms for mobile customers and a whole new series of games developed by the company for the iPhone.
Playtomo was launched yesterday and ‘integrates directly into social networks’, essentially acting as a quick way of securing bragging rights on mobile games.
The games themselves are ‘free classics’, with versions of Breakout, Suduko and Tetris demonstrated on the website, and the company promises two new titles every month.
The second platform is a £5 subscription-based service called Games Zone, which will be launched tomorrow. The subscription cost covers two free mobile games a month along with a 20 per cent discount on any subsequent purchases from the Orange catalogue.
Orange’s games for the iPhone are expected to hit the App Store in ‘late April’, and consist mainly of classic games such as Blackjack, Poker and, ‘Off-road racing’.
No further details are available on exactly what titles will be available at launch, but a Duck Hunt style game in which you shoot the people from the Orange Wednesday adverts would probably see some success.
