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People's Choice Hangman Contest
Written by Modojo Staff on Monday, May 28, 2007
Vivendi Games Mobile Gives Celebrity Fanatics a Chance to Shout Out Their Favorite Superstars in the Award-Winning Game People's Choice Hangman.
We recently reviewed People's Choice Hangman from Vivendi Games Mobile, and thought we'd spread the word about a contest that was recently announced surrounding the game. Read the information below, straight from Vivendi Games Mobile for the details, and enter for a chance to win People's Choice Hangman, and a new phone to play it on!
Contest Details: Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced a celebrity themed contest to highlight the user-generated content capabilities in its latest award-winning title, People's Choice Hangman. Celebrity fanatics can submit customized hangman puzzles and personalized shout out messages featuring their favorite big screen, television and sports superstars for a shot at experiencing the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. One grand prize winner will have his or her celebrity word list and shout out message included in the list of downloadable puzzles available for People's Choice Hangman and win a dream trip for two to Hollywood, CA.
People ages 13 and above can enter the contest by filling out a web form found at www.pchangman.com/hollywood. After submitting the web form, entrants can also refer the contest to their friends by providing their friends' email addresses. The deadline to enter the contest is 12:00 p.m. PST, Monday, June 18, 2007.
The grand prize winner and five runner-up prize winners will also receive a Motorola MOTOKRZR K1 handset, pre-loaded with the People's Choice Hangman mobile game. The "must have" MOTOKRZR K1 handset strikes the perfect balance of design, craftsmanship and functionality, providing consumers with the communications and entertainment features they want most.
Developed by Vivendi Games Mobile's Centerscore Studio, People's Choice Hangman, recently won a Wireless Gaming World Editor's Award and is now available on wireless networks throughout North America.
"Players will be thrilled to play the timeless paper and pencil guessing game on their mobile phones," said Paul Maglione, president of Vivendi Games Mobile. "People's Choice Hangman provides a range of innovative features that will immerse players into a world of continuously new challenges as players can create their own lists, keeping content fresh and culturally relevant."
"Motorola is committed to enabling the best mobile entertainment experiences on our handsets," said Christy Wyatt, vice president, ecosystem and market development, Motorola. "By supporting developers like Vivendi Games Mobile through our MOTODEV developer network, we're making it easy for consumers to enjoy the classic, easy-to-play games they know and love - right on their Motorola mobile device."
"People's Choice Hangman is a great example of our effort to develop fun and innovative games appealing to everyday people," said Oliver Miao, general manager of Vivendi Games Mobile's Centerscore studio. "Hangman is a classic game that everyone knows and the mobile game takes Hangman to the next level."
About People's Choice Hangman
People's Choice Hangman expands on the critically acclaimed mobile title, Amy's Hangman, by enabling players to create and submit their own Hangman lists on the People's Choice Hangman Web site (visit www.pchangman.com). The best lists are selected to appear in weekly download packs. Players whose lists are selected can give the world their own personalized shout-out message. People's Choice Hangman is now available on wireless networks throughout North America.
About Vivendi Games Mobile
Vivendi Games Mobile (www.vgmobile.com), a division of Vivendi Games, creates and publishes quality titles for the mobile games market. The division runs a global business, with its headquarters, operations and an internal development team in Paris, a US-based team in Los Angeles and its Centerscore studio in San Mateo, California. The company publishes games based on original IP, popular entertainment licenses and classic Sierra Entertainment IP, which are distributed by more than 90 operators and dozens of Web portals in 60 countries around the world.
posted May 29, 2007