Mobile Development News

The acquisition provides Digital Chocolate with relationships with some of the world's largest wireless carriers, international distribution channels, and a catalog of leading games for mobile phones. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Digital Chocolate applications will be available through major U.S. wireless carriers later this summer.

About Digital Chocolate

Digital Chocolate is a developer of innovative applications for mobile phones, including games, lifestyle and entertainment applications. Based in San Mateo, California, and founded in 2003 by software gaming pioneer Trip Hawkins, Digital Chocolate is backed by Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, as well as angel investors, including Bob Pittman, former COO of AOL/Time-Warner and founder of MTV. The company is planning to launch its first series of applications in July 2004.

About Sumea

Sumea is a game development and publishing company specializing in downloadable mobile games. Many Sumea games are already mobile classics. Based in Helsinki, Finland, the company was founded in 1999 and focuses on creating high quality, innovative and technically superior games for J2ME and BREW platforms.

Digital Chocolate Acquires Sumea, Leading European Mobile Games Publisher