Classic Amiga Games Now Available for BlackBerry PlayBook
SEATTLE, Washington, USA. — September 26, 2012 — Amiga, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of classic Amiga games for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
Amiga is pleased to announce the initial batch release of authentic classic Amiga games from the late eighties and early nineties, selected and repackaged for the BlackBerry platform. Amiga looks forward to continuing working with publishers and developers to bring many more original Amiga games to BlackBerry device owners. “RIM continues to extend the depth and breadth of gaming titles on the BlackBerry PlayBook and BB10 platform. We’re excited that legendary Amiga first entered the mobile space on our platform and it’s with great anticipation we await a long list of classic games many of us grew up with!” said Anders Jeppsson, Director, BlackBerry Gaming, Research In Motion.
“In partnership with Amiga, we are excited to announce the re-release of our chart-topping early games”, said Debbie Bestwick, Managing Director of Team 17. “Seeing the original versions of these Amiga games run on the BlackBerry PlayBook brought back many fond memories for us, as the tablet was passed around the Team 17 offices. We look forward to continued cooperation with Amiga to see more of our classic titles revived for fans old and new.”
The first Amiga computer shipped in 1985 and was an immediate hit with game developers and publishers. Many of today’s best known game publishers made their start on the Amiga. The high quality production of games from the likes of Team 17, Ocean, EA, Factor 5, Lucas Arts, Bitmap Brothers and Cinemaware, to name just a few, coupled with the state-of-the-art hardware made an unbeatable combination. Today Amiga, Inc. is working with these publishers to make many of these amazing games available to play once again.
Calling all classic Amiga game developers and publishers… If you hold the publishing rights to a commercial Amiga game or application, or know somebody that does, then we are seeking to get in touch with you. Amiga can bring Classic applications written for the Amiga platform to life on Blackberry devices that don’t have the same user controls on the platform. Amiga Anywhere 2’s Virtual Classic Controls fill the gaps on Blackberry devices and allow users to control games similar to the way they were controlled on Amiga computers. Please contact us at developer@amiga.com
About Amiga
Amiga, Inc. holds the intellectual property related to the AMIGA® personal computer that was developed and sold by Commodore International and Amiga Corporation, including hardware designs, software, operating systems, trademarks, and other intellectual properties. Amiga, Inc. also produces and distributes enabling technologies and applications for wired and wireless devices that provide technology to developers for writing and porting applications to a new multi-media operating system that is hardware agnostic, enabling applications to run unchanged on various support platforms including Cell Phones, Tablets, Desktops, Set Top Boxes, and Digital Televisions. For more information, visit www.amiga.com or email press@amiga.com
About Research In Motion
Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionised the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry® solution in 1999. Today, BlackBerry products and services are used by millions of customers around the world to stay connected to the people and content that matter most throughout their day. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.
About Team 17
Team 17 Digital Limited (Team17) is a leading independent developer and digital publishing company. Founded in 1990, the company develops and publishes interactive software worldwide for digital game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. More information about Team 17 products can be found at www.team17.com.