Hasbro to Offer More Games on Mobile

By Yiorgos Frangeskou on June 1, 2009 12:22 PM

Hasbro, announced that more than a dozen of its popular toy and game properties will land on various video game platforms in the second half of this year through licensing alliances with video game leaders. Here's the scoup on what mobile games will be coming from these alliances.

This summer will kick off with major action and adventure based on the launch of Activision's TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, Glu Mobile will release the game on a variety of mobile devices as well as a mini-application on the iPhone.

EA will in August launch G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra on the Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION3, Wii, PlayStation2, PSP, Nintendo DS and mobile devices.

For board game fans, EA will relase BATTLESHIP, YAHTZEE, CONNECT 4, SCRABBLE, BOGGLE and SORRY! CRANIUM, YAHTZEE, THE GAME OF LIFE, and CLUE in a variety of mobile formats.

"Through our strategic alliances with the world's most talented video game developers and publishers such as EA, Hasbro has continued to re-invent the play experience of its brands in a way that is meaningful to today's digital consumer," said Mark Blecher, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media and Gaming at Hasbro

Recognizing that every gamer needs cool gear, PDP will create a new line of Hasbro-branded video gaming accessories and products for the Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION3, PlayStation2, iPod and a variety of mobile phones. Licensed accessories will feature TRANSFORMERS and G.I.JOE in support of the movie and video game launches this summer as well as LITTLEST PET SHOP and NERF.