RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2006--Oasys Mobile, Inc.
(OTCBB: OYSM), a leading provider of premium mobile media content,
products and services, today announced that Alltel (NYSE: AT) will
begin offering its “Crazy 8's” mobile card game to more than 10
million wireless customers. Oasys Mobile's version of “Crazy 8's” is
designed with a powerful new engine and interactive graphics and
sounds to give users a creative and fun wireless experience.
According to a recent report from M:Metrics, a mobile market
measurement authority, Oasys Mobile is one of the top mobile gaming
companies in market share. Oasys Mobile has a long history of working
with premium content providers to create and deploy popular branded
gaming titles including UNO(R) Challenge, Texas Hold'em by Phil
Hellmuth, Secrets of Hold'em with Howard Lederer and Kentucky Derby(R)
Championship Racing.
The launch of "Crazy 8's" on the Alltel network marks the first
original non-branded content game developed by Oasys Mobile and
creates a direct new revenue stream for Oasys. The game will be
available to Alltel customers on the Axcess(SM) service through a
subscription basis for $2.49 a month and through Oasys Mobile's mobile
lifestyle portal at www.OasysMobile.com.
Oasys Mobile's “Crazy 8's” stays true to the original “Crazy 8's”
card game that has entertained generations and adds the following new
mobile twists:
-- “Game Stats” let users keep track of how well they are doing
at any time
-- Single player and hot seat multiplayer options
-- Players can pick their own "personas" with one of five
character options
-- Game characters express facial expressions and animations when
good and bad things happen like winning a hand, being skipped,
reversed or forced to draw two cards
-- Multiple skill level options
-- Animated game-win celebration and game-loss screens
-- Playing tips and tricks and control features let users quickly
get in the game
"Oasys Mobile is focused on giving consumers the applications they
want to personalize their mobile experiences and support their mobile
lifestyles," said Gary Ban, CEO of Oasys Mobile, Inc. "We are uniquely
positioned to reach new customers and generate revenue through carrier
relationships, content partnerships and our consumer mobile lifestyle
portal, OasysMobile.com. The creation of our own Oasys Mobile branded
game is yet another way we will leverage our mobile industry expertise
to bring fresh new content to the mobile market."
About Oasys Mobile, Inc.
Oasys Mobile, Inc. is a leading provider of premium mobile media
content, products and services distributed through OasysMobile.com and
top-tier wireless carriers in the U.S. and abroad. Oasys Mobile is
uniquely positioned to give consumers the ability to manage their
mobile lifestyle by delivering a breadth of offerings including
OasysMobile.com, a leading-edge mobile lifestyle portal that is
changing the way teens and young adults buy, own and keep their mobile
content. Oasys Mobile also develops, publishes and distributes more
than 30 branded mobile applications in all major categories, from
personalization and games to messaging and entertainment. The Oasys
Mobile white-label services give carriers and content companies access
to an exciting new venue which will extend their mobile offerings
off-deck and reach new customers.
Whether it's OasysMobile.com, the branded mobile products or the
white-label service offerings, Oasys Mobile is Wireless Refreshment.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties concerning Oasys Mobile's business,
products and financial results. Actual results may differ materially
from the results predicted. More information about potential risk
factors that could affect our business, products and financial results
is included in Oasys Mobile's annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2005, and in reports subsequently filed by Oasys
Mobile with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All
documents are available through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering
Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov or from Oasys
Mobile's website at www.oasysmobileinc.com. Oasys Mobile hereby
disclaims any obligation to publicly update the information provided
above, including forward-looking statements, to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances.
All trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
CONTACT: Schwartz Communications
Dawn Sullivan or Lisa Astor, 781-684-0770
oasys@schwartz-pr.com
or
For Investors:
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
David K. Waldman, 212-838-3777
dwaldman@lhai.com
SOURCE: Oasys Mobile, Inc.
