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Gameloft slam dunks NBA license

Stuart O'Brien
Gameloft slam dunks NBA license

Mobile games publisher will develop and release two NBA titles this year.

The first game scheduled is NBA Smash!, an arcade-style 2-on-2 street basketball game to be released in May.

A second as yet unnamed 5-on-5 simulation-style game is scheduled to launch in September, just in time for the start of the 2008/09 season.

NBA Smash! will include selected NBA players, while the second game will feature all 30 teams and all their players, in addition to a full 80 game season and the NBA All-Star game.

Gonzague de Vallois, SVP of publishing at Gameloft, said: "The NBA is one of the great global sports leagues whose tremendous popularity spans from North America to Europe and Asia, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to develop NBA mobile games."

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