LOS ANGELES, BERLIN and HONG KONG, Sept. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artificial Life, Inc., (OTCBB:ALIF), (http://www.artificial-life.com), and VfB Stuttgart announced the recent release of VfB Stuttgart 2009/10 - The Official Mobile Game for the traditional soccer club in the German League. The game is already available on designated channels in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Established in 1893 in Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, VfB Stuttgart is the biggest sports club in its state and the fifth largest in Germany with more than 45,000 members. The team has won the German Soccer Championship five times, with its most recent success in the 2006/07 season. VfB is also a three-time winner of the German Soccer Federation Cup (DFB Cup).
The official mobile game for VfB Stuttgart offers an exciting soccer experience for the fans. Players can create their own starting line-up, formation and playing strategy before kick-off and customize options such as match time, level of difficulty and location for each match.
A great variety of kicking and shooting commands are implemented in the game to test players' skills as well as to offer a realistic soccer experience. In the game VfB Stuttgart plays a variety of match types including the league, friendly match, and tournament, which include precise free kicks, corner kicks and penalty kicks performed by players. Players guide VfB Stuttgart in every aspect of the matches in order to win cups and trophies to become the ultimate champion!
The mobile game features animated avatars of the stars of VfB Stuttgart wearing their official 2009/10 jerseys. The performance of each player is varied according to his individual skills. These fine details contribute to a very realistic, competitive, and highly entertaining mobile game. Moreover, with the refined visual and audio presentation, players are able to feel the passion of playing in front of a cheering crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, the home stadium for VfB Stuttgart.
"This unique mobile game has further enriched our portfolio," said Jurgen Zahn, Head of Merchandising VfB Stuttgart.
"It's our honor to work with VfB Stuttgart to develop a dedicated mobile game for the team, bringing a virtual soccer experience to VfB's fans. I would like to take this opportunity to thank VfB Stuttgart for their generous support and contribution throughout the whole development process. This collaboration has produced an exciting game that allows fans to interact with the VfB Stuttgart team in a whole new way on their mobile phones," said Eberhard Schoeneburg, CEO of Artificial Life, Inc.
About Artificial Life, Inc.
Artificial Life, Inc. (OTCBB:ALIF) is a public US corporation headquartered in Los Angeles, with its production center in Hong Kong and additional offices in Berlin (EMEA headquarters) and Tokyo. As a leading, full-service provider of mobile broadband 3G technology, mobile participation TV, mobile gaming, content and business applications, Artificial Life provides 2D and 3D multi- and single player rich-media applications for 3G, 3.5G and 4G network-enabled mobile phones. Recognized internationally for outstanding content quality and technology, Artificial Life transcends traditional modes of mobile communications and interactive gaming. For more information, please visit http://www.artificial-life.com or the company's m-commerce portal at http://www.botme.com.
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