Gameloft and Disney Interactive Release "Cars: Fast as Lightning" for Smartphones and Tablets

PARIS, October 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Start your Nitro! Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games and Disney Interactive are pleased to announce the release of Cars: Fast as Lightning, a new game inspired by Disney•Pixar's "Cars" franchise. Cars: Fast as Lightning invites players into what promises to be an exciting and memorable experience within the "Cars" universe, thanks to unique storytelling and the official voice of Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson).

"'Cars' is one of the most popular and beloved animated film franchises, and we're excited to be working with Disney and Pixar on bringing the characters to life on smartphones and tablets." says Karine Kaiser, VP Marketing & Licensing at Gameloft. "Children, parents, and fans will embrace loveable and iconic characters through a thrilling blend of high-octane racing and town building in a unique dual-genre experience."

As they plunge into the "Cars" universe, players of all ages can go up against each other in explosive races that can be completely customized with easy-to-use controls, nitro boosts and many other surprises. From the legendary Lightning McQueen to the brash Francesco Bernoulli, fans can choose to play from among 20 "Cars" characters and have fun building their own Radiator Springs, home of Lightning and his friends, with iconic buildings and locations from the film, such as Luigi's Casa Della Tires and Fillmore's Taste-In.

Cars: Fast as Lightning is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android, and Windows Phone.

Experience the first glimpse here: http://gmlft.co/Cars_LaunchTrailer

About Disney Interactive: 

Disney Interactive is the digital entertainment part of The Walt Disney Company. As one of the world's largest creators of high-quality digital experiences, Disney Interactive produces interactive entertainment for the whole family including multi-platform video games, online short form video, mobile and social games and digital destinations across all current and emerging media platforms. 

Entertaining guests of all ages, Disney Interactive's key products include the video game platform Disney Infinity, top virtual world for kids Club Penguin, popular mobile franchises like Frozen Free Fall and Disney Tsum Tsum, top online destinations for kids, parents and fans including Disney.com, Oh My Disney, and Babble.com and the Disney social network reaching more than 1 billion guests on Facebook. For more information, visit disneyinteractive.com.

About Gameloft: 

A leading global publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft® has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including Apple® iOS, Android® and Windows® devices), set-top boxes and connected TVs. Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®, Order & Chaos, Modern Combat or Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel® and Ferrari®.

Gameloft is present on all continents, distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs over 5,200 developers.

Gameloft is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris (Euronext: GFT.PA, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA). Gameloft is traded OTC in the US (sponsored Level 1 ADR ticker: GLOFY).

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