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London, UK – 21/11/11
GameGadget announced today the launch of their first “Go
Anywhere - Play Everything” games console, The GameGadget
1.0. Built alongside a revolutionary software service
(GameGadgetGames), GameGadget offers Gamers, Game Developers and
Game Publishers, unrivalled choice and flexibility in how they
play, create and sell games.
GameGadget will make its worldwide debut at the end of
2011.
Jason Cooper, the creator of the GameGadget said:
“
GameGadget has been designed with the ultimate goal of playing
every game on a single device, just as the “iPod” was
for music. Hundreds of thousands of games are currently
“archived” and no longer being enjoyed by Gamers, with
no value being generated for the Developers and Publishers. The
launch of GameGadget creates a market for gamers to play the games
they want to play. The GameGadgetGames service, just like
“Apple’s App Store”, allows the owners of these
games, to re-market their back catalogue, in their original format,
set the appropriate pricing and gain incremental revenue, BUT with
no additional investment”.
The GameGadget 1.0 will be available exclusively from
www.gamegadget.net SRP £99.99.
GameGadgetGames is scheduled to launch January 2012.
GameGadget for Gamers
GameGadget has been created to allow Gamers to purchase legal
and secure downloads of their favourite games through an iTunes
style application onto a single portable device.
GameGadget for Game Developers and Publishers
Through a simple and secure platform, programmers, publishers,
developers, rights and license holders can monetize existing games
instantly. GameGadget ensure the rights of the original owners of
the content are protected. All games played on any GameGadget that
are delivered via “GameGadgetGames” are encoded using a
unique DRM (Digitial Rights Management) system.
Publishers can establish a brand new and unique digital revenue
stream without any further investment by simply uploading games in
their original format to GamesGadgetGames. Operating on a revenue
share model, publishers are able to set and manage pricing in line
with their commercial goals.
Anyone interested in licensing their games for download on
GameGadgetGames should register their interest at
www.gamegadget.net
Interested in a Career in video games? GameGadget is also
an Open Source development Platform.
GameGadget provides all the tools to help users to create their
own games - even if they have no experience in video game
development! GameGadget hardware has also been developed to
be freely programmable, to encourage individuals and small
developers to create exciting new content, just as Sony Computer
Entertainment did for the PlayStation One with Net Yaroze and with
the Linux Platform for PlayStation 2,
GameGadget 1.0 uses a Linux based Operating System which has
been highly optimized for handheld consoles. This allows
programmers to develop content just like they would do for any
other Linux based system.
Popular game development libraries such as SDL and DirectFB are
fully compatible, creating a cross compiling environment.
GameGadget provides all documentation, start-up guides for
developers, lists of available libraries and specific platform
notes.
Anyone interested in developing games for GameGadget should
register their interest at
www.gamegadget.net
Jason Cooper further commented:
“We have developed GameGadget to restore the video gaming
experience to how it should be, for both gamers and developers.
GameGadget is a unique gaming device, a bespoke software
application and digital store. Our catalogue is ever expanding;
allowing users fast and secure downloads all supported by an online
community, giving gamers the total gaming experience.”
To register for more information and updates go
to
www.gamegadget.net
GameGadget Contact Details:
Sales, Licensing & Marketing:
Mark Garrett
Hanger 3,
Fourth Avenue,
Robin Hood Airport,
Doncaster,
DN9 3GE
Tel: +44 1302 776480
Email:
mark.garrett@gamegadget.net
Press Enquires:
Andy Pearson,
Hanger 3,
Fourth Avenue,
Robin Hood Airport,
Doncaster,
DN9 3GE
Tel: + 44 1302 776480
Email:
press@gamegadget.net
Developer Enquires:
Phil Bradley,
Hanger 3,
Fourth Avenue,
Robin Hood Airport,
Doncaster,
DN9 3GE
Tel: +44 1302 776480
Email
dev@gamegadget.net
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