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Discovery Communications and Capcom Mobile Launch Cash Cab Game on App Store
| Source: Capcom Interactive
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 16, 2009) - Discovery Communications and Capcom Mobile
today announced the availability of the Cash Cab game on the App Store.
Based on the hit Discovery Channel game show series, the Cash Cab App for
iPhone and iPod Touch features tons of questions, 21 New York City
landmarks, the ability to play your own music in-game, and players can now
post their favorite scores directly to Facebook. Additionally, question
expansion packs are now available from within the App for near limitless
replayability.
In the television show Cash Cab, contestants ride in the back seat of a New
York City taxicab and are quizzed on general knowledge questions all the
way to their destination. As the meter ticks, the questions get harder and
the stakes get higher. Miss three questions and the Cash Cab pulls over and
ejects the contestants onto the sidewalk, no matter where they are in the
city.
The Cash Cab App uses the Emmy Award-winning show's signature concept and
challenges players to answer a series of progressively difficult questions
before they get to their destination. Extending the TV show experience,
gamers can keep coming back for more as questions are pulled from subjects
as diverse as History, Pop Culture, Language and Science. The app also
features a "Ride with a Friend" feature similar to the "Shout Out" option
featured in the show.
The Cash Cab App is available for $4.99 from the App Store on iPhone and
iPod Touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.
Cash Cab, hosted by comic turned cabbie Ben Bailey, first premiered in
December of 2005 and airs weekdays on the Discovery Channel. The Emmy
Award-winning original series is currently in its fourth season.
The Cash Cab App is part of Discovery's larger portfolio of mobile
services, which includes short-form content and long-form episodes of
popular titles through distribution partnerships with the majority of
mobile carriers including V Cast and PrimeTime2Go; a collection of
Smartphone apps including the Discovery Channel App, a top ranked
entertainment app; and direct-to-consumer mobile websites for multiple
brands including Discovery Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet, available at
www.discoverymobile.com.
For additional information please visit www.capcommobile.com/iphone.
About Discovery Communications:
Discovery Communications is the world's number-one nonfiction media company
reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170
countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy
their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery
Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green, Investigation
Discovery and HD Theater as well as leading consumer and educational
products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media
services including HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications is owned by
Discovery Holding Company (NASDAQ : DISCA ) (NASDAQ : DISCB ), Advance/Newhouse
Communications and John S. Hendricks, Discovery's founder and chairman. For
more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.
About Capcom Interactive, Inc.:
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of
interactive entertainment. Founded in 1983, the company has created
world-renowned franchises including Resident Evil®, Street Fighter®, Mega
Man®, Breath of Fire®, Devil May Cry® and the Onimusha® series.
Headquartered in Osaka, Japan the company maintains operations in the U.S.,
The United Kingdom, Germany, Tokyo, Korea and Hong Kong. More information
about Capcom and its products can be found on the company's web site at
www.capcom.com.
Since its establishment in November of 2005, Capcom Interactive, Inc. has
published several mobile games based on Capcom's celebrated intellectual
property, including 1942, Ghosts n' Goblins, Mega Man® and Resident Evil®,
to commercial and critical acclaim. For additional information on the
company and its offerings, please visit www.capcommobile.com.
Capcom, Mega Man, Resident Evil, Onimusha, Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe
are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the
U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom
U.S.A., Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective holders.
©2009 Discovery Communications, LLC. Discovery Channel, Cash Cab and
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license. All rights reserved. discovery.com