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Zylom, the European gaming brand of RealGames, has recently announced the launch of a large-scale mobile gaming portal. Powered by BoosterMedia, the mobile destination features an extensive selection of casual games including downloadable Zylom favorites and BoosterMedia’s own browser-based titles. New games are being added all the time.

Reflecting the needs of Zylom’s global audience, the portal is currently available in English and Dutch with French, German and other languages to be added in the near future. The Zylom portal supports the latest iPhone, Nokia, Android, and BlackBerry hardware, many older feature-phones, and a growing list of new devices and tablets. Experience the portal on any mobile device via m.zylom.com.

Keesing Games, the Netherlands-based gaming company and part of Telegraaf Media Groep, has recently launched a mobile portal for its Zigiz gaming brand. The portal is powered by BoosterMedia and provides a variety of casual games that appeal to Zigiz’s core 20-40 year old female audience.

Keesing Games and BoosterMedia also plan to introduce a diverse slate of browser-based mobile social games that connect to various social networks such as Facebook. As the games are added to the portal, they will offer Zigiz users an array of social features that personalize and enhance the gaming experience.The Zigiz mobile portal is currently localized for Dutch and English-speaking audiences with the release of other language versions coming soon. The portal supports the latest iPhone, Nokia and Android handsets, many older feature-phones and a growing list of new devices and tablets. Experience the portal on any mobile device via m.zigiz.com.

Prizee.com, a leading French casual gaming website where users can exchange credits for real prizes, has recently launched a mobile destination. The game portal features a broad selection of browser-based casual games.

Using a combination of both Flash and HTML5 technology, the mobile portal for Prizee.com supports iOS and Android devices, as well as many medium-range feature-phones.

New games and additional features will be introduced shortly. The Prizee.com portal (m.prizee.com) is developed in partnership with BoosterMedia.

Once again BoosterMedia returns to sponsor Casual Connect Europe. This year, BoosterMedia will showcase its browser-based mobile gaming solutions and sneak peek its upcoming cross-platform social gaming capabilities from its all-new Connected GamePlay technology.

If you would like to meet, please contact us to set up a time. BoosterMedia is interested in meeting mobile game developers, social networks and publishers of game websites with no mobile destination, and other relevant players from the ecosystem.

Casual Connect Europe 2011 takes place in Hamburg, Germany on February 8–10, 2011. The conference is the premier event for the social and casual games industry with over 3,500 professionals attending each year. Casual Connect Europe brings together the most talented and knowledgeable experts in the casual gaming field. For additional information on the event and location check out http://europe.casualconnect.org.

BoosterMedia and MediaTrust have launched a mobile portal for spielen.de, MediaTrust’s online destination for German casual gamers.Supporting the majority of handsets, the mobile destination offers a wide variety of free casual games.

BoosterMedia will shortly introduce in-portal high score leader boards and other social gaming features that allow for robust interaction between users on the portal. The mobile gaming portal for spielen.de can be accessed directly on any handset’s browser via mobil.spielen.de.

Urecht October 27 – BoosterMedia today announced that is has secured a new round of investment for an undisclosed amount. Truffle Capital and Solid Ventures are the primary participants in this round. The new round will enable BoosterMedia to rapidly increase its partner network of mobile gaming portals internationally.

Additionally BoosterMedia will accelerate the development of its Connected GamePlay social gaming platform with the investment. This will allow social gaming across different types of mobile devices and integration of social networks with the mobile gaming portals.

With € 400 million under management, Truffle Capital (Paris, France) is a leading Venture Capital firm in Europe, dedicated to investing in and building technology leaders in the IT, life sciences and energy sectors. Solid Ventures (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) invests in young, innovative and fast growing Dutch companies. The private venture fund combines more than 200 years of entrepreneurial and venture capital experience in one team.

BoosterMedia and MSN.nl, Microsoft’s leading online destination in The Netherlands, have now released a dedicated mobile games channel. Powered by BoosterMedia’s gaming solutions, the games section of m.msn.nl offers a wide variety of free casual games and quizzes for most mobile handsets.

The games can be played or downloaded directly from the portal, without complex installations required.

The games channel includes innovative social elements such as high-score leader boards in the portal and tournament-style contests. Additional mobile social gaming features are to be introduced shortly.

The games channel is introduced as part of the all new MSN mobile portal revamp, developed in partnership with MoMac (www.momac.net) and MSN Netherlands. The MSN.nl mobile portal can be accessed directly on any mobile phone through m.msn.nl.

Pelikone.fi, Finland’s number one gaming destination, is now complemented with a mobile optimized games site. A selection of free to play and easy to understand casual games is offered to users visiting the site with their mobile phone.

New concepts around mobile social gaming will be introduced later this year.

Currently, games are available for mobile Flash, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and even PSP (Playstation Portable). Over 600 handsets already support mobile Flash, including almost all Nokia phones, the number one phone-brand in Finland.

Pelikone.fi was introduced by Sanoma Digital in autumn 2007 and soon became the most popular gaming destination. The site focuses on non-violent casual games and is particularly popular among girls and women.

In cooperation with RTL Netherlands, BoosterMedia has introduced a mobile version of Spelsalon.nl, a Dutch casual gaming website mainly site targeted at women. Spelsalon mobile features a selection of free mobile casual games in categories such as puzzles, board games and classic arcade.

The mobile portal offers a selection of popular games for most major phone operating systems. New games supporting an increasing selection of handsets will be added continuously.

BoosterMedia will demonstrate its mobile casual gaming solutions at the Festival of Games 2010. The Festival of Games, blending with media and entertainment, big brands and ICT, is one of Europe’s most effective business events for the digital games industry.

BoosterMedia helps publishers and game developers to take the success of online casual gaming to mobile. During the Festival, BoosterMedia will focus on online mobile gaming technologies for the various platforms (iPhone, Android, Flash, OVI, Bada etc) and show its online mobile games catalogue. Additionally, BoosterMedia will demonstrate its D2C white label portal solutions for gaming companies.

The Festival of Games 2010 takes place in Utrecht, The Netherlands, June 3 and 4, 2010. Please visit us at the Festival (booth E3), or contact us to set up a meeting.