Jump Games, a leading publisher and developer of games across mobile platforms and a part of Reliance Entertainment, have announced a mega deal with football club Manchester United FC as their official mobile games partner.
Jump Games have signed an exclusive global deal to design, develop and distribute mobile games with Manchester United. Starting April 2008, six exclusive games based on the football club will be released. The first of the six, called MANCHESTER UNITED Word It!, will be available on all top operators globally.
The global tie-up and game announcements were celebrated in London and Mumbai, where a video message from the club’s manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, stated: “Manchester United, all of us, are delighted in our new arrangement with Jump Games. I think it's a fantastic venture. And to all our fans all over the world it's an opportunity to get involved.”
Rajesh Sawhney, President, Reliance Entertainment, said: “Reliance Entertainment is committed to forefront Reliance Group’s foray into the media and entertainment space. Jump Games’ tie up with Manchester United brings us a step closer to our core focus on providing quality entertainment to audiences across the globe."
On the occasion, Salil Bhargava, CEO of Jump Games, said: “Our experience in creating and distributing quality content puts us in a great position to help brands launch new and exciting content to entertainment-hungry consumers of mobile content globally. Our association with Manchester United is the ideal platform for us to strengthen our offerings and reach a much larger audience worldwide.”


