DALLAS and BEIJING, November 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NQ Mobile™ Inc. (NQ Mobile) (NYSE: NQ), a leading global provider of mobile Internet services, today announced that gaming subsidiary FL Mobile™ has been selected by Rovio Entertainment LTD. ("Rovio"), the creator of Angry Birds, to be the exclusive publisher of "Angry Birds Seasons" for Android devices in mainland China. The iOS version of the game has already proven popular in the country, as one of the top games in the puzzle category by download.
Angry Birds Seasons is a special edition of the world's most popular game franchise that features the furious fowl bringing their captivating chaos to holidays and celebrations such as Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, the Moon Festival and more. Players are challenged with more than 300 levels and stay engaged through regular updates.
"Angry Birds is more than just the world's most popular game franchise, it is a globally beloved brand and the most downloaded app ever," said Dr. Tony Ni, CEO, FL Mobile. "Being entrusted by Rovio to publish one of their most engaging and dynamic games is a testament to our capabilities and reinforces our position among the top publishers of games in mainland China."
Rovio is the latest addition to FL Mobile's rapidly growing list of partners for whom the company publishes and operates mobile games for iOS and Android. Additional third-party developers who entrust FL Mobile with their popular titles include Tencent, Baidu, Perfect World, Muhe Network, HardCore, Red Infinity, Tianjin Pictographic and 37 Interactive.
About NQ Mobile
NQ Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ) is a leading global provider of mobile Internet services. NQ Mobile is a mobile security pioneer with proven competency to acquire, engage, and monetize customers globally. NQ Mobile's portfolio includes mobile security and mobile games & advertising for the consumer market and consulting, mobile platforms and mobility services for the enterprise market. As of December 31, 2013, NQ Mobile maintains a large, global user base of 481 million registered user accounts and 136 million monthly active user accounts through its consumer mobile security business, 107 million registered user accounts and 20 million monthly active user accounts through its mobile games & advertising business and over 1,250 enterprise customers. NQ Mobile maintains dual headquarters in Dallas, Texas, USA and Beijing, China. For more information on NQ Mobile, please visit http://www.nq.com.
About FL Mobile
FL mobile is a leading mobile game publisher and operator, with a mobile interest-based community platform that engages users in real-time mobile online activities. FL mobile has over 106.9 million registered users and 20.4 million monthly active users at the end of December 31, 2013. According to the data published by the third party marketing research company Sino MR, FL mobile is the top iOS mobile game publisher and operator in Chinese market. FL Mobile has recently published top ranking games, including: "Gods and Dragons," "QQYujian-FL Extreme Edition," "City of Splendors," "Little Ninja," "War Fire 1942," "Gold Lost City," and "Little Dragon." For more information please visit http://www.feiliu.com/en/.
About Rovio Entertainment Ltd.
Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the creator of Angry Birds™ is a global industry-changing entertainment media company headquartered in Finland that creatively combines digital with physical, breaking the boundaries of traditional content delivery. What started as a casual game in 2009 became an international phenomenon within a few months of its release. Today Angry Birds is not only the most downloaded game of all time, it is a worldwide known entertainment brand reaching out into publishing, licensing, animations, books and location based entertainment. Rovio's animated Angry Birds feature film is slated for July, 2016.
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