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Telcogames Acquires Fathammer

Telcogames has announced that it has acquired Fathammer, the Helsinki based developer of advanced mobile games. The acquisition expands the reach of Fathammer's games portfolio further globally.

The deal is positive for the mobile game end-customer, and helps move the sector forward by setting the quality bar higher. Fathammer's High End native games will immediately start to be distributed by Telcogames to consumers via carriers, off-portal and retail channels. The games are true 3D games taking advantage of carriers' faster data networks. Currently mobile games tend to be around 40K-200K in file size; Fathammer's new portfolio of titles range from 100K ? 16MB, with the majority of the games ranging from 1 ? 5 MB. Consumers will get a deep, high quality 3D mobile gaming experience.

Additionally, the acquisition gives Telcogames two new territories of operations in Finland and Korea. Finland being one of the leading countries for wireless innovation, and Korea leading the world in advanced mobile games. Telcogames has already begun distributing games in Korea and China via Fathammer Asia contracts with SKT, KTF and Digital Red.



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